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Economics, Political Science & Global Studies
Economics, Political Science & Global Studies
Join Vienna’s leading English-speaking media marketing & production team
Spots: 3
Organization: The International is a Viennese media outlet offering daily news, podcasts, and events for Austrian residents who speak English better than German. The International is a European Union trademark brand operating under their legal entity, Crossroads Media GmbH (the Austrian equivalent of an LLC).
In Austria, more than 20% of the population is comprised of foreign nationals, with Vienna having 36% of its residents as foreigners. This often comes with language and networking barriers, which The International wants to bridge through information and events. Their day-to-day activities include scouting and publishing daily local news on their website, sharing it on Instagram and LinkedIn, and continuously seeking out podcast guests and event partners.
The International is a small company with a small international team, and English is their common language. Through their team, you will gather experience in the fields of media production and journalism and expand your network in Vienna. You will be attending industry events and will be constantly introduced as a team member.
Task Description: You are welcome to choose one or both of the areas (media production and/or events) below:
The podcast:
One of their goals is to empower their podcast by producing, distributing, and marketing as many episodes as possible. For this, they need support in the backstage (controlling the camera & sound, editing the video, and creating short snippets for social media). This can be combined with more video editing from the information department (daily news).
Daily News:
For their daily news, they’d like to offer their 50k+ monthly visitors different audiovisual ways of engaging with their content. For example, a daily video or reel recap of their news, featuring a human face narrating the daily news, or highlighting some of the most important stories. For this task, a person slightly more interested in journalism (no professional experience required) might love it.
Events:
They're planning more and more events, and they’re also looking for people who can support them in building momentum until the day of the event, such as through social media posts, email invitations, LinkedIn/Instagram outreach, or any other tasks you think could be done.
Requirements and Expectations:
Creativity and/or interest in journalism.
Excellent English-language skills.
Basic social media content creation knowledge.
Video editing and article writing skills are valuable assets.
Entrepreneurial & well-organized mindset is a plus.
The use of AI in society and its implications – a comparison between the US and EU
with Roger von Laufenberg, Senior Researcher and Managing Director, and Victoria Kontrus, Researcher at Vicesse
Spots: 1
Organization: The Vienna Centre for Societal Security (VICESSE) is a private non-profit research organization, financed through project funds of the European Commission as well as national funds. VICESSE focuses on the analysis of a wide array of security issues in a broader societal context.
Project: Participants will create case studies based around the central topic of AI (Artificial Intelligence). To do this, participants will research the use of AI in a specific context or setting (e.g. in law enforcement, advertisement/marketing, health & care, political campaigning…). Additionally, participants will look into the implications that AI has on the chosen topic, which will allow them to analyze how the EU and the US both address potential negative implications of AI usage on a broader scale. A comparison between the US and the EU, both in terms of AI usage, as well as the means of addressing negative implications, is central in this project. The student(s) will present their findings and write a report about their results.
Requirements: Applicants should be aware that self-initiative is very important for this internship as the intern will very likely work on an independent research project. The mentor takes the lead and supports the intern to do research on the topic proactively. It can be an advantage if students already have some experience in conducting social-scientific research and a talent for debating, also in the written, e.g. by writing a short essay.
Preferred backgrounds: Juniors and Seniors in Sociology, Engineering, Computer Science and/or other relevant disciplines, preferably with an understanding of the basics of Science and Technology Studies (STS) and with an interest in the sociological implications of AI systems.
Preparing social media campaigns: supporting the international expansion of an Austrian social education business
with Christine Deibl and Andreas Kruisz, Sindbad
Spots: 1-2
Organization: Sindbad Social Business is a mentoring program, which supports socially and economically disadvantaged youth in their future educational planning. Sindbad was founded in 2016 and now includes 1500 mentoring teams at eight locations across Austria. The mentoring program seeks to expand and implement the Sindbad business model in an international context. For now, Sindbad is based on the German speaking context which is why students a basic level in German is recommended, even though the workforce at Sindbad is proficient in English.
Project: This internship includes tasks regarding the coordination of the mentoring program as well as the preparation of social media campaigns. The students will gain an insight into the social and entrepreneurial part of a social business.
Required backgrounds: Students in German, Business, Marketing, Translation/Interpreting, Social Work, Education, Global Studies, Informatics (Software development) or other relevant disciplines. The interview will be done in both English and German to assess the student's language skills.
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