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Internships

American Legacy Foundation is currently searching for energetic individuals for the Summer 2010 Internship Program.

In addition to working with their respective department, students will be exposed to tobacco knowledge, current issues in public health and career development opportunities.  The internship duration is May 17, 2010-Aug 13, 2010.  Interns are paid $9.75 an hour and are eligible to participate in the program for two semesters.

Positions are currently available in the following departments:

• Collaboration and Outreach
• Development (located in our NY office)
• Government Affairs
• Information Technology
• Marketing
• Research and Evaluation

Please see below for detailed description of each position.

Ideal candidate is a current student pursuing their undergraduate degree.  An interest in public health or tobacco control is a plus.  Those interested in applying should send their resume, references, and answers to the following questions (in 250 words or less).  Please indicate which department you are applying to. 

Why are you interested in interning at American Legacy Foundation?  What do you hope to contribute to American Legacy Foundation during your time as an intern?  How will this help you in your future career?

Applications should be sent to the following:
American Legacy Foundation
Attn: Internship Application
Lauren Balog
1724 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-454-5597 (fax)
jobs@legacyforhealth.org
http://www.legacyforhealth.org/
No phone calls please.

Collaboration and Outreach
The Collaboration and Outreach Intern will work with the Senior Vice President, Collaboration and Outreach on special projects on stakeholder outreach.

Development
Provide day-to-day support for development team, assisting with direct mail programs, gift acknowledgements, preparation for NYC Marathon, funding proposals and other development/fundraising efforts as needed.

Government Affairs
The Government Affairs Intern will support the efforts of Legacy’s outreach with various governmental entities. This internship also provides opportunities to become familiar with the political process including Capitol Hill via hearings, briefings, and delivering materials to Congressional offices.

Information Technology
The IT intern's primary responsibility will be to respond to user questions and issues about PC's, and provide Help Desk support.   PC support responsibilities will include, but not be limited to installing new and upgrading computers for staff, assisting with staff moves, and resolving hardware and software problems.  The intern will also provide project based support in areas of interest to IT.

Marketing
The Marketing team internship will include a comprehensive view of brand and campaign marketing from the client perspective.  The selected intern will assist the internal brand marketing team in planning, executing, and measuring all aspects of the integrated marketing plans.  This includes television, radio, print, interactive, and grassroots executions.  The intern will have self managed projects, administrative duties, and be asked to contribute ideas and feedback for truth^® and EX^® marketing initiatives.  If you can keep up in a fast-paced environment and have a strong interest in marketing and advertising, as well as youth culture then this is an ideal opportunity.

Research and Evaluation
The Research intern will contribute to the work of the foundation and department by assisting in searches for information and data, and by clearly communicating this information to audiences which include youth, other researchers, or the public in general.  He or she will be expected to research and respond to requests for information related to tobacco control and public health.  The intern will also assist in managing the resources of the department, working with electronic and physical libraries and databases.  This position provides assistance for the Teen Video Exposure to Tobacco (TVET) project, an American Legacy Foundation effort which will be conducted in part through grant funding to ERA. The intern will review and provide content coding for selected network and non-network television.

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Legacy^SM is dedicated to building a world where young people reject tobacco and anyone can quit. Located in Washington, D.C., the foundation develops programs that address the health effects of tobacco use, especially among vulnerable populations disproportionately affected by the toll of tobacco, through grants, technical assistance and training, partnerships, youth activism, and counter-marketing and grassroots marketing campaigns. The foundation’s programs include truth^®, a national youth smoking prevention campaign that has been cited as contributing to significant declines in youth smoking; EX^®, an innovative public health program designed to speak to smokers in their own language and change the way they approach quitting; research initiatives exploring the causes, consequences and approaches to reducing tobacco use; and a nationally-renowned program of outreach to priority populations. The American Legacy Foundation was created as a result of the November 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) reached between attorneys general from 46 states, five U.S. territories and the tobacco industry. Visit www.legacyforhealth.org.