• Fall 2023: Approximately 3–5 hours a week during the fall semester, mid-August to early December
• Spring 2023: Approximately 1 hour a week orientation and training during the spring semester, late March through April*

Themester 2023 Light and Truth program will be presented in the fall. If a student cannot take part in spring training (currently abroad, for example), this is not disqualifying. Apply for the internship and note your limited availability.

• Strong academic or personal interest in Themester 2023's theme, Light and Truth
  
• Interest in practicing or developing strong writing and/or verbal communication skills
• Ability to think creatively to solve problems and generate ideas
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Social media literacy a plus
• Strong copy-editing skills a plus
• Familiarity with InDesign or Photoshop a plus
• Interest and willingness to develop the aforementioned skills
• Preference given to College of Arts and Sciences majors and minors (including includes students pursuing degrees in The Media School, Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design, and the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies) or students planning to declare majors and minors in the College

The general duty of a communications and outreach intern is to support the director of academic initiatives in communicating with students and the broader community about Themester, a College of Arts and Sciences undergraduate program, and assisting with select Themester events. An outreach and communications intern’s duties could include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Communicate with IU and community partners to gather information about Themester events and activities
• Help create and implement a social media plan
• Help craft ADA-friendly social media alt text, graphics descriptions, and accessibility-minded web and calendar content
• Help manage and update the Themester calendar
• Help create print and online publicity materials
• Help write promotional content
• Create news briefs and feature articles related to Themester plans and activities for the News+Events section of the Themester website
• Connect IU students and community members to Themester through promotional activities such as the College Expo
• Represent the Themester office at events and activities
• Assist in the implementation of events and activities such as Themester's First Thursday presence and Themester faculty/student lunch discussions
• Assist at Themester activities as needed
• Document Themester events and activities

The Themester internship is a paid internship with an hourly rate of $12 an hour.