Sea Turtles 911, a non-profit organization, is now looking for interns for the upcoming winter, spring, or summer session. Interns will leverage the natural appeal of sea turtles as a flagship species to raise funds and public awareness for marine conservation. They will become the voice for the endangered sea turtles, speaking for the increased protection and conservation of the species through public communications. In the past, interns have worked with professional journalists from renowned media organizations. See their interviews and articles published on:
Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement social media marketing campaigns on various platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
- Assist in communication with news agencies and partners
- Develop public service campaigns sponsored by partners and an integrated marketing communications program
- Draft press releases to highlight events and project milestones.
- Advertise and promote conservation events to local community and tourists.
- Create media content, including photos and videos, to advance the project’s public communications message.
About the organization and its mission:
Did you know that thousands of sea turtles are slaughtered every year in Asia? Because Hawaii is such a wonderful refuge for sea turtles, it’s easy to forget that in other places in the world, sea turtles are still the victims of human consumption. In Asia, green sea turtles are killed for their meat, and hawksbill sea turtles are killed for their shells
Many tourists in Hawaii are from Asia, where the illegal poaching and trade of endangered sea turtles are happening everyday. Together, our goal is to give the turtles a voice and educate the tourists about both the devastating decline of the turtle populations in Asia, including plastic pollution issues, and what they can do to help, such as adopting a sea turtle to give them a chance of survival. By educating tourists effectively, they return to their home countries and stop buying products made from sea turtles, thereby reducing the market demand and supply of endangered sea turtles. To help with this conservation effort in Hawaii, non-profit organization Sea Turtles 911 hosts an Internship Program in Hawaii which provides students and young professionals with experiences working on the ‘frontlines’ of endangered species conservation and research. Students gain unique work experiences while giving back to the community and living on the tropical Paradise island of Hawaii.
For more information about the program, please visit:
http://www.seaturtles911.org/program/internship.htm
The summer 2020 interns created a video about their experience here:
