2024 Unification Media Group (UMG)
Host Organization: Unification Media Group
Website: https://www.uni-media.net/?lang=en
Organization Profile: Unification Media Group (UMG) is a Seoul-based NGO that advocates for freedom of information for the people of North Korea. This includes our daily radio broadcast produced and broadcast specifically for North Korean audiences to inform listeners about international news, North Korean local news, and civic education in a manner tailored to their specific needs and interests. UMG is part of a consortium with Daily NK, a North Korea-specialty news site with a focus on the stories that impact ordinary North Koreans. UMG and Daily NK work in tandem to provide the international community with greater insight into North Korea, help North Koreans in turn become more informed about the outside world, and create a brighter future for the Korean Peninsula.
City: Seoul
Internship format: In-person
Internship Department: Overseas Outreach
Role Tittle: Outreach intern
Project description: As part of Overseas Outreach, the intern will help promote Unification Media Group and Daily NK’s work to international audiences by assisting with brainstorming outreach strategies, drafting promotional materials (incl. original writing and analysis), and translating key reports and articles to make them accessible to broader audiences. Much of our support comes from overseas, but as a Korean NGO, it can be hard to connect with donors to discuss our exciting work and explore new collaboration opportunities. We are looking for students with a vested interest in North Korea and human rights to join our team and help us find creative new ways to expand awareness of the pressing issue of freedom of information inside North Korea. In turn, we hope to help aspiring North Korea scholars break into the field, make new connections inside Korea, and have a chance to apply their skills to one-of-a-kind challenges through the chance to tackle “personal projects” with support and input from UMG.
Previous interns have helped research and put together an exhibition of North Korean media devices, created new promotional brochures and materials that were distributed to members of Congress, written and illustrated a storybook about North Korean human rights, etc. Other possibilities include hosting a movie screening for expats in Seoul, writing articles and analysis for Daily NK or other publications, organizing a hackathon or technical challenge to tackle North Korean technological issues, contributing a special segment to UMG’s radio program or YouTube channel, etc.
Key responsibilities:
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Translation assistance for reports, videos, and other outputs (Korean->English)
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Translation of Daily NK articles (Korean -> English, small-scale reporting of local events inside North Korea)
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Working with an overseas outreach team to think of ways to make UMG’s work more accessible and meaningful to foreign stakeholders (esp. in the US)
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Personal Project: A 2-month long task based on the intern’s abilities and interests (see role description for examples)
Key Competencies:
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Korean-English translation
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Familiarity with and interest in North Korea, East Asian affairs, and/or human rights (esp. Freedom of information)
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All majors and backgrounds welcome! UMG will create and choose tasks that best utilize whichever skills the intern can bring to the table.
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Number of Opening(s): 1
Work Hours and Internship Start/End Dates: (Monday to Friday, June 24 – August 16, 2024): Full Time (35-40hours) /Five days a week
Work attire: Business Casual
Local language: Korean
Local language level needed: Working Proficiency or Advanced Korean language skills (two-year or above level at Stanford). Office language is Korean.
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