Employer: ANA (Association of National Advertisers)
Website: www.ana.net
Location: 708 Third Avenue (44th Street) | New York, NY 10017
Timeframe: Summer 2009
About the Employer
Founded in 1910, the Association of National Advertisers leads the marketing community by providing its members with insights, collaboration and advocacy. ANA’s membership includes 400 companies with 9,000 brands that collectively spend over $100 billion in marketing communications and advertising. The ANA strives to communicate marketing best practices, lead industry initiatives, influence industry practices, manage industry affairs and advance, promote and protect all advertisers and marketers.
Overview
We’re looking for an intern MLS (or related field) candidate to assist us with carrying out daily tasks and supporting projects that allow us to provide members with the best possible service. Since we are a small organization (about 50 people total), you will obtain broad-based experience in a variety of areas related to information science, while reporting to the Web Content Specialist.
As Web Content/Research Intern, your responsibilities will include:
· Assisting the Web Content Specialist with day-to-day content updates and audits.
· Assist in the creation of a searchable online database.
· Assist in the development of a FAQ page designed for website visitors.
· Assist with the deaccessioning of print resources.
· Assist department staff by providing background research on information requests.
· Assist with other projects as needed.
· Write new content as necessary.
Requirements
· Minimum GPA of 3.0
· Attention to detail and organizational skills
· Strong communication skills and the ability to work alone and collaboratively
· Proficient at Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
· Knowledge of HTML language
· Experience conducting research using online databases such as Nexis, as well as print resources including vertical files and standard print reference tools
Candidates must submit a writing sample.
This internship can be full or part-time, with a minimum of 16 hours per week.
If interested, please reply to careers@ana.net
ONLY APPLICANTS RECEIVING ACADEMIC CREDIT WILL BE CONSIDERED
THIS IS A NON-PAID INTERNSHIP
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
About the SLA-NY Chapter Internship Program
Our internship program is sponsored and supported by our chapter members. It is designed to be as flexible as possible for both students and sponsors. For this reason we do not follow an academic calendar. We do ask that you become a student SLA member and commit at least 1 full business day per week to the internship. The more days per week you commit to the internship; the larger the pool of internship opportunities. Generally, host sites require that you be a currently matriculating graduate library school student.
The types of internships that our program offers vary greatly. We encourage you to express the types of internships you wish to explore. Below are just a few examples of our host sites:
- finance
- advertising
- market research
- law
- news / journalism
- publishing
- public relations
- nonprofit
Internship descriptions range from general reference, online research, to Intranet content indexing/management. In keeping with our flexibility directive, we believe that the student and the sponsor should clearly understand that along with some clerical-type duties, majority of the responsibilities of an intern is to learn new skill sets and add to their experience.
We ask that the sponsor supervises the intern with an ALA-accredited degreed librarian to ensure that the experience will be worthwhile and resume-building for the intern and provides the sponsor with professional quality work.
Most of our internships are located in Manhattan, but there have been exceptions. Generally our MLS students attend the following programs:
- Palmer SLIS, Long Island University - CW Post and Manhattan campuses
- Pratt Institute
- Queens College
- Rutgers University
- St. John's University
- University of Southern Connecticut.
Not a SLANY student member? SLA membership is recommended, but not required. Let us know how we can help you.
Contact Information
SLA Student Internships Chair | Heidi Weinkam Crowe sla_ny@yahoo.com |
LLAGNY Internships Co-Chair | Kit Hartnett, co-chair Proskauer Rose LLP 1585 Broadway New York, NY 10036 (212) 969-5010 (212) 969-2931 (fax) khartnett@proskauer.com |
| LLAGNY Internships Co-Chair | Sonal Pandya, co-chair Linklaters LLP 1345 Ave of the Americas 18th Fl New York, NY 10105 (212) 830-9515 (212) 424-9100 (fax) sonal.pandya@linklaters.com |
Contact SLANY.