INT499 – Photography & Visual Communications
Discipline(s): Internships
Credits: 3
Course Type: Internships
Taught in: English
Number of Internships Available
Two (2)
Course Information
INT499 (3 credit hours)
Unpaid internship for academic credit
Position Length
Semester Internship: 12 weeks
Summer Internship: 8 weeks
Position Hours
Approximately 135 hours total
Summary of Position
Interns will assist the Marketing and Communications staff with visual story-telling with a focus on student life, academic programs, and scholarly activities as well as on self-reflection. The Intern will help document, through the use of visual imagery (photography, video, or other), the following areas: 1) curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular work of students; 2) scholarly accomplishments of ISI Florence faculty; 3) students and Global Leaders; 4) student life in Florence; 4) the Institute’s academic programs. The intern will also assist with organizing and cataloging ISI Florence’s photographic archive as well as help the Marketing team develop new visual communications projects
Roles and Responsibilities
– Create a brief and storyboard for the visual project to be pursued.
– Report on all aspects of ISI Florence (student life, academics, extra-curricular and co-curricular, Florence, travel, etc.) through the use of photography, video or other visual media.
– Create and organize a visual archive on Pinterest.
– Help with the development of ISI Florence’s Photographic Archive Project which documents the history of The Institute at Palazzo Rucellai and ISI Florence.
– Research and analyze current trends in visual communication for higher education and, based on the findings, suggest, find, or make new photos/videos for the ISI Florence website.
– Assist with the marketing team on the visual development and promotion of the Institute
Qualifications
– Passion for photography, video, film, or art
– A minimal knowledge of Visual Literacy
– Familiarity with visual story telling
– Good organizational and problem-solving skills
– Enthusiastic and proactive work ethic
Acquired Skills
– Advance visual literacy and how it pertains to good communication
– Project management skills including planning, organization, and execution
– Advance visual story telling skills
– Completion of projects with community-engaged work in a multicultural environment
– Increase knowledge of the use of imagery for marketing and communications