SSEC Summer Communications Internship

Job no: 508966
Position type: UW Student Jobs
Location: Not Remote
Division/Equivalent: Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
School/Unit: Space Science & Engineering Center
Categories: Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Digital Technology, Teamwork/Collaboration, Communications, Broadcasting, and Media Arts, STEM

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Department Overview:

 The University of Wisconsin Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) is a research and development center with an international reputation for developing instrumentation for both terrestrial and space flight applications. SEEC's mission includes the support of faculty and academic staff research, development, fabrication and implementation of space flight experiments, as well as the development of new meteorological research tools for national and international use.

The intern will work individually with SSEC employees to define the work to be completed. The intern will be provided with self guided tutorials on the tools that will be used for the summer projects. Access to experts within our communications team will be available as a resource throughout the summer for questions on the tutorials and summer projects.

Anticipated Start Date:

 5/27/2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 8/1/2025

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 40 

Schedule:

 Internship dates are flexible; 10 week internship.

Monday - Friday, between 8am - 5pm

Potential to continue employment in the fall based on funding and job performance.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 $17.00 

Number of Positions:

 1

Qualifications:

 Must be currently enrolled for Summer or Fall 2025 at UW-Madison.
-Undergraduates currently completing their freshman year or higher are eligible.
-Graduate students (including Professional MS students) are eligible.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Previous communications experience and/or science communications are helpful, but not required.

The following skills and abilities are required for the hybrid internship:
• Ability to work both collaboratively and independently
• Effective communication skills (verbal and written)
• Time management skills with an ability to meet deadlines
• Creative thinking
• Ability to follow instructions
• Willingness to work with and learn Adobe Products
• Proficiency with Microsoft products
• Awareness of social media trends and audience behaviors
• Familiarity with social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram

Preferred:
• Familiarity and experience with newswriting style and standards
• Experience with WordPress or similar content management system
• Knowledge of basic photo and web graphics editing

Position Summary/Job Duties:

The intern will work with Space Science and Engineering Center communicators to write journalistic online and print articles spanning a variety of atmospheric and science stories. This intern will help promote SSEC’s mission through a variety of digital communication forms and gain experience working with news stories, graphics, photography, video, social media, and web.

Job duties include, but are not limited to:
1) Work with SSEC communications team to research, interview, write, edit, and publish research news stories about SSEC and CIMSS science
2) Strategize visual content for digital and print news stories and other communication forms
3) Write content for internal newsletters
4) Upload and edit content for SSEC webpages
5) Create and publish content for social media
6) Other assigned tasks


To be considered for employment, candidates must submit a resume and a cover letter that includes the following information:
- Statement of interest to work at the SSEC.
- Example of a journalistic story you have written or multimedia communications project relating to science communication.

Physical Demands:

N/A

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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