Intern - Public Information
Organizational Context
The internship is within the Chinese Unit of the Web Services Section, Department of Global Communications. This section supports the UN's public website, www.un.org. The intern will report to the Chief of the Chinese Language Unit and contribute to web content management and development projects.
Job Purpose
This internship aims to provide practical experience in web content management and development within the UN's Department of Global Communications. The intern will support the Chinese Unit by conducting research, adapting and translating content, updating websites using HTML, CSS, WordPress, or Drupal, and assisting with multimedia content creation. The role involves drafting, formatting, editing, and posting web content, including graphics and videos, and analyzing web metrics to produce reports. This experience will contribute to the effective dissemination of UN information to a Chinese-speaking audience.
Responsibilities
Conduct web research on thematic issues and adapt content by rewriting or translating from English to Chinese. Assist in updating websites using HTML, SHTML, CSS, WordPress, or Drupal. Draft, format, edit, and post original website content, news stories, graphics, photos, and videos. Support video editing, including adding subtitles or audio, and producing short videos. Utilize multimedia communications and IT/web tools like Adobe Creative Suite, PHP, HTML5, CSS3, and digital editing tools. Analyze data and web metrics to generate necessary reports.
Work Experience
No professional work experience is required for this internship. However, a field of study closely related to the internship is necessary. Experience with standard software applications like MS Word, Excel, and Teams is expected. Desirable experience includes drafting, formatting, editing, and posting website content, and using web tools like Adobe Creative Suite.
Skills
Web research, content adaptation and translation (English to Chinese), website updating (HTML, CSS, WordPress, Drupal), content drafting, formatting, editing, posting, multimedia content creation (graphics, photos, videos), video editing, use of IT/web tools (Adobe Creative Suite, PHP, HTML5, CSS3), data analysis, web metrics reporting, computer literacy, interest in UN work, cross-cultural communication.