The animal advocacy internship is perfect for the individual with a drive to create meaningful change for all farmed animals through education! You will primarily work with Animal Place program staff in the education office at our 600-acre sanctuary while also occasionally going offsite to interact with the public at outreach, tabling, and adoption events.
Benefits:
- Learning the daily operations of a sanctuary for farmed animals
- Helping change behavior
- Intimate knowledge of rescued animals and their stories
- Opportunities to educate the public about veganism and farmed animal behavior
- Improving communication skills
- Learning to table and prepare for events
Duties & Responsibilities:
Advocacy interns primarily assist program staff in our education office, which means that this is a desk job with occasional opportunities to assist with guided tours, sanctuary events, and off-site tabling and outreach.
- Creating social media and website content
- Writing articles for magazine or outreach
- Interviewing adopters
- Managing and updating adopter database
- Assisting with guided sanctuary tours
- Assisting with adoption and outreach events
- Assisting with organizing events at the sanctuary
- Assisting with other programs as needed
Qualifications:
- Interest and commitment to advocating on behalf of farmed animals
- Basic knowledge of animal rights issues pertaining to farmed animals
- Comfortable discussing veganism in a positive manner
- Strong communication skills: public speaking skills if you are interested in helping with guided tours, and writing skills if you are interested in writing (you may be asked to submit writing examples)
- Ability to manage projects independently and take initiative
- Comfortable with MS Word and Excel
- Works well with others
- Comfortable communicating with staff supervisor
- Comfortable receiving feedback on job performance
- Capabilities: Able to meet the requirements outlined in the Essential Capabilities document, with or without reasonable accommodation.