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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Intranet Intern, CannonDesign (Manhattan)

Job ID: WNYISI417

Intranet Student Intern

 
Overview
CannonDesign has an exciting opportunity for an Intranet Student Intern to work on a full or part-time temporary basis in our Buffalo, NY or New York, NY offices. We are an integrated global design firm that unites a dynamic team of strategists, futurists, researchers, architects, engineers, and industry specialists driven by a singular goal - to help solve our clients' and society's greatest challenges.
 
The successful candidate will collaborate with our Knowledge Management and Communications team, primarily supporting a special project to update our intranet instance, hosted on the Jive platform. Primary responsibilities will include the following:
 
  • Working with a wide group of teams to update page layouts and archive outdated documents, clean up keywords and structure to enhance search results, and support the revision of an ongoing strategy that ensures the best content is the easiest to access.
  • Work in a diverse setting across multiple markets including corporate, healthcare, and education.
  • Assist with intranet management and archival processes.
  • Work with key stakeholders to enhance the findability of key documents.
  • Other duties as assigned.
 
Qualified candidates must be working towards a Bachelor or Master in Communications, MLIS or related. Candidates should have strong organizational skills and attention to detail, tech-savvy, an interest in digital asset management, knowledge of taxonomy and archival principles, familiarity with intranets or content management systems, excellent verbal/written communication skills and the ability to work well independently or in a team setting. The ideal intern will be interested in supporting and learning more about these activities in a dynamic design firm. Knowledge of the education, healthcare, or corporate industries, and/or knowledge of architecture and design trends is a plus. Microsoft Office skills required. Click on apply now to upload your resume and portfolio.
 
As a condition of employment, all CannonDesigners are expected to complete mandatory training, including compliance training, within required timeframes and adhere to our internal policies and our Code of Conduct.
 
CannonDesign recognizes the value of diversity in our workforce. We are committed to equal opportunity. We consider all qualified employment applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, partnership status, protected veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Individuals who hold legal work authorization applicable to employment at CannonDesign in the United States will be considered without regard to citizenship/alienage.