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Head Office Positions
Communications & PR Intern
Positions: 1
Location:Toronto, Ontario (Head Office)
Posted: August 5th, 2010
Deadline: September 1st, 2010
Start Date: week of September 7, 2010
End Date: December 17th, 2010

Hours per Week: minimum 24 , additional if available*

Responsibilities:
  • The Communications Intern will assist jhr with general communications, such as website updates, writing, collecting information and working on promotional material. The intern will also be coordinating with staff on event preparation, promotional material for events and will likely be communicating with professionals outside of the organization for various campaigns..
Qualifications:
  • Recently obtained or currently completing a degree in communications, public relations, international development, journalism or related field
  • Experience or demonstrable interest in communications
  • Excellent writing skills are essential
  • Excellent inter-personal skills
  • Very self-motivated and shows initiative
  • Proficiency with various computer programs (Word, Excel, Photoshop,)
  • Experience in web development (wordpress, css, html) a major asset
  • Fluent in English (fluency in French an asset)
  • An interest in journalism
  • An interest in human rights
All positions are unpaid but do provide networking and upwards promotional opportunities within the organization. Email Resume and Cover Letter to aileen@jhr.ca. Please include "Internship" and position title in subject of email.

No calls or emails, please.

* Hours are flexible to allow for participants to pursue other part time work or attend school on a part-time or full-time basis.
Volunteer Graphic Designers, Animators and Developers
Positions: n/a
Location: Toronto, Ontario or virtual
Posted: Feb. 26, 2009
Deadline: n/a
Start Date: ongoing
End Date: ongoing

jhr is looking for experienced designers and developers who would like to contribute their talents and skills on high profile projects, ranging from viral campaign, posters, brochures, motion video, banner campaigns, flash micro-sites to full database driven websites.

We are looking for passionately creative and innovative creatives, designers, front-end and back-end developers that either want to be part of future projects, or have ideas of their own they would like to drive and make a reality. We're looking for individuals with experience in one or more of the following qualifications:
  • Online design and layout (websites, banners, micro-sites, etc.)
  • Print design and layout (brochures, booklets, posters, etc.)
  • Front-end coding (HTML, CSS, AJAX, etc.)
  • Solid understanding of web standards and IA/UI best practices
  • Flash animation and action-script 3.0
  • PHP, JSP or similar.
  • Have strong skills in the Adobe CS2 suite.
  • Ability to work independently, propose and meet deadlines.
  • Knowledgeable of current web-trends.
  • Have fresh and creative ideas to contribute to the growth of jhr.
We are committed to always producing leading edge, creative and innovative solutions across all of our outreach efforts. Chosen applicants will be contacted on a per-project basis, but idea pitches are always welcome. Although proximity to our head office in Toronto, Ontario is an asset, it is not necessarily a requirement.

If you would like to be part of our roster of designers and developers and wish to work on challenging and unique projects, please email a coverletter, resume and a link to your online portfolio to Jonathan Wong.
 
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jhr travels to Africa with Editor of the Toronto Star

jhrs International Programs Director Rachel Pulfer recently spent three weeks traveling though Ghana and the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the Editor of the Toronto Star, Michael Cooke. Cooke conducted three workshops in Ghana and four workshops in the DRC on topics such as freedom of the press, investigative journalism and good governance. His workshops were attended by three hundred journalists, journalism students, editors and publishers.

Click here to read Rachel's article.

jhr to send 40 more young Canadians to Africa

In collaboration with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), jhr will be sending 40 interns to work with and learn from jhr’s media partners in Malawi and Ghana over the next two years. The internship program serves as a way to give Canadian youth work experience in developing countries. The first group of interns depart in early July, with placements in Star Radio, the Daily Times and Capital Radio in Malawi and Critical TV and the Daily Guide in Ghana.

Social Media is transforming jhr! Get involved!

Social media is completely transforming the media landscape and jhr believes that it can be actively used to spread human rights awareness and incite change. We need you to consume, share, and encourage the production of rights media by blogging, tweeting, or sharing on Facebook, stories which have the real potential to change lives. Where and how do you start?

Click here to find out.