Consumer Reports Communications Internship

 
Job Board Overview:
Consumer Reports has exciting opportunities for full-time summer interns in Editorial, Advocacy, Information Technology (Computer Science), Publishing, Design, Web Production, Communications, Business, Fundraising/Development, Engineering, and Finance.
Location: Yonkers, NY
Consumer Reports (CR) is a 250 million dollar non-profit organization focused on testing products, informing and protecting consumers. CR has the largest subscriber-based website in the world (3.5 million) and a combined online/print base of over 8 million. Headquartered in Yonkers, NY, the company has 675 staff with offices in Washington, DC, Austin, TX, San Francisco, CA and Richmond, VT.
Join a team of professionals dedicated to protecting and informing consumers through various communication channels. This is a wonderful summer internship opportunity for students interested in gaining invaluable experience in a vibrant organization.
Job Board Qualifications:
Summer internships will be available to current full-time students (undergraduate and graduate college students) or recent graduates (must be graduating in May 2011). Academic credits can be applied if applicable (please specify in your application if your internship will be for credit and provide contact information for your academic institution representative).
Internship positions will start in late May and run through mid-August (total of 12 weeks). Interns will be paid $15 per hour based on a 35-hour workweek. In addition, interns will be invited to participate in activities including lunch with the President of Consumer Reports, interactive panel discussions with expert staff, and tours of our world-renowned product testing labs.
In addition to coursework in your area of interest, qualifications include:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Computer/word processing skills;
• Well organized, detail oriented and able to handle changing priorities.
All of our individual internships can be viewed at our corporate career center located at
https://jobs-consumers.icims.com/jobs/intro
PLEASE SUBMIT RESUME AND COVER LETTER FOR CONSIDERATION. PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH INTERNSHIP YOU ARE APPLYING FOR. ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE.