Apply Now: Postgraduate Internship

The Digital Media Internship provides an opportunity for a graduating student or recent graduate of Dartmouth College to spend a year learning digital media technology as applied to the academic curriculum and careers in librarianship. The internship may be tailored to the individual interests of the candidate where their skills support the mission of the Jones Media Center.

Successful applicants will be highly motivated and innovative individuals, with strong academic records and an interest and aptitude for working with digital media hardware and software. Outstanding interpersonal and communications skills and an enthusiasm for helping students, faculty and other library patrons use new technology are essential.

Responsibilities:

• Develop skills using digital media hardware and software
• Produce multimedia exhibits and promotional materials
• Present at a national media conference
• Assist students, faculty, staff and alumni with their multimedia projects
• Teach workshops on digital media software applications
• Gain experience with library collections, systems and services

Eligibility:

This internship is open to graduating seniors and graduate students of Dartmouth College with an interest in digital media technology and libraries. Please note: Candidates must have completed their undergraduate degree before July 1, 2012.

Pay, Benefits and Tenure:

This is a one-year, full-time paid internship with Dartmouth benefits that runs from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013. If you have additional questions regarding this internship, please send email to: Helmut.Baer@dartmouth.edu

Application Process:

Please submit the following materials to Helmut Baer, Jones Media Center, 6025 Baker-Berry Library, Hanover, NH 03755, or through Hinman mail to Helmut Baer, Jones Media Center, HB 6025.

• Resume
• Cover letter describing how this position will help you meet your future goals; contributions you can make to this position, the Center and the Dartmouth College Library; and unique qualifications you bring to the position.
• Short writing sample (e.g., a recent term paper).
• Examples of digital media projects or presentations that you have completed (please limit this to 10 minutes of video and/or audio, or 20 graphics).
• Names and contact information for three (3) references

Please make sure your name is on all materials and submit them together to ensure they are properly reviewed.

Deadline: Monday, April 9, 2012

In their own words:

"For me, the opportunity was huge because I had graduated with a major I was no longer interested in. Working at Jones gave me an opportunity to explore a brand new field and turn what started as a hobby into a passion and ultimately a career…. To this day, I still call or email the staff for advice on the latest hardware and software."

—Gino, Senior Instructional Technologist at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, JMC Intern 2004-2005

"The internship gave me the opportunity to work in diverse roles within the media center. I used my internship experience to develop teaching skills I would use later on in teaching college writing courses."

—Jennifer, Teaches College Writing at SUNY Adirondack, JMC Intern 2006-2007

"[The] Media Center is such a dynamic place that you will never be short of motivation to try new things."

—Julie, JMC Intern 2008-2009