Digital Animation Intern: Enfoque a la Familia

The Focus on the Family Internship Program provides valuable experience, professional and spiritual development, and lasting friendships for over 30 college upperclassmen each summer. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Focus on the Family has nearly 700 employees who work to achieve the mission of enriching the lives of families, engaging the culture, advocating for life and spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The work is meaningful, the culture is rewarding, and the purpose is eternal.
What you would be a part of:
Focus on the Family is a Christian non-profit media ministry that offers practical, everyday help to families at every age and stage of their journey. We encourage kids and adults to grow in their faith; we prepare men and women for marriage and show them how to cherish one another for a lifetime; we provide training and support for moms and dads so they can navigate real-time parenting challenges; and we stand up for all human life, from conception to natural death. We are unashamedly pro-family, pro-life, and pro-Jesus.
As the Digital Animation Intern for the Hispanic team, Enfoque a la Familia, you will utilize your motion graphics skills to help animate and bring to life values-based stories for kids. The position will work closely with the Hispanic team (in the U.S. and abroad) to contribute to a collection of stories that parents can use to teach their children Biblical values. Applicants should possess excellent artistic skills, a strong work ethic, the desire to make an impact in kids' lives and the ability to work well independently and as part of a team setting.
What a day in the life looks like:

• Work with the art team to create notable, innovative, and outstanding 2D motion graphics
• Create quality animation using digital tools for values-based kids' stories
• Add music and voice over recordings to video stories
• Participate and contribute to art meetings to shape and develop digital content projects
• Publish finished digital content in Enfoque a la Familia's (Focus on the Family's Hispanic ministry) social media and mobile app

Our goals are for you to:

• Develop a portfolio of digital content showcasing ministry impact through the video animated stories
• Gain experience with storytelling and motion graphics
• Learn team work in a business environment

What makes you an ideal candidate for the Enfoque a la Familia's team:

• Understanding of the principles of 2d animation / motion graphics
• Familiarity with Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premier, Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator
• Self-starter and willing to take initiative
• Willing to take instructions and to receive constructive comments aimed at pushing and improving the final work
• Skilled at working with deadlines.
• Experience with software like Blender or Maya preferred
• Web experience with Wordpress preferred
• A digital media portfolio may be requested during interview process

As a non-profit ministry, Focus on the Family is committed to hiring staff and interns who are dedicated to sharing the Gospel. Therefore, all candidates must be:

• Exemplifying Ephesians 5:1-2, "Therefore be imitators of God as dear children and walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us..."
• Pursuing the Great Commission given by Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:19-20, "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
• A consistent witness for Jesus Christ; maintaining a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Focus; adhering to the Standard of Moral Conduct and Statement of Faith; upholding Focus on the Family's ministry in prayer
• Demonstrating behaviors aligned with Focus on the Family core values

Additional Notes:
This position is an intern position only. There will be no compensation or pay with this position, but a $2500 honorarium, workday lunch, and housing for out-of-town students will be provided.
Only upperclassmen college students need apply for the summer internship.
Transportation is the responsibility of the intern and may be a condition of acceptance.
Helping Families Thrive in Christ! Focus on the Family is a 501c3 Christian Non-Profit Ministry.
Other details

• Employment Indicator Internship
• Required Education Some College
• Job Start Date Monday, June 3, 2024
• Job End Date Friday, August 9, 2024

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