Description:
Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (:30 minute lunch).
Schedule will likely be flexible Monday - Friday
Dates: 04-27-2020 - 12-31-2020
Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Location: Cedar City Field Office
Overview:
The BLM Color Country District Office is responsible for the management of three field offices covering nearly a quarter of southwest Utah, stretching into central Utah. Public affairs specialists provide the district and field offices with guidance and support regarding community relations, public/external information and internal information. Guidance includes the development of communication plans that identify best practices to convey information to a variety of audiences and identifying trends in communication methods and messages. Additional efforts include writing and disseminating information to employees/media/general public, developing social media plans and posts and basic photography and videography.
The public affairs function exists throughout the Federal Government at all major organizational levels including headquarters, agency, region, command, district, and local installation in both domestic and foreign locations and is staffed by public affairs specialists who support a variety of agency program functions. While public affairs specialists deal with varied fields, they are not necessarily experts in them. However, through on the job experience they develop a knowledge of the concepts and issues of the subject of agency programs. Although public affairs specialists do acquire a substantial degree of program knowledge, it is their knowledge of the full framework of communication that enables them to facilitate the effective communication between management and various publics.
Position Responsibilities:
The BLM Color Country District Office has one internship position available for the 2020 summer field season. The focus is directed primarily to drafting media releases and developing products for release, including short videos, photographs and audio. Imagery and audio are collected on Panasonic mirrorless cameras and GoPro cameras, and edited using Adobe products, including Premiere, Photoshop, Lightroom and Audition. Microsoft products are used for spreadsheets, word processing, and slide show presentations.
Work Load:
- Field Work (includes video/audio editing) – 70%
- Office Work – (includes the development of media releases and presentations) 30%
Qualifications:
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of journalistic principals and techniques
- Knowledge of basic video production
- Knowledge of basic photography
- Flexibility to adapt to changing conditions
- Ability to work in a professional office setting and in an outdoor field environment
- Applicants who possess these skills and who are pursuing a degree in fields related to Communications, Journalism, Broadcast Journalism, Public Relations or Marketing will be given the greatest consideration.
ALL IIC INTERNSHIPS ARE REQUIRED TO BE TIED TO THE EARNING OF AN ACADEMIC CREDIT. Credits can be EDGE projects, departmental internships, cooperative education, practicums, assignments, research, etc.