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Form of workPOSITION SUMMARY
The Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) is the not-for-profit organization responsible for the oversight and administration of accounting and reporting standards established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). FAF is seeking a detail-oriented intern to support the publishing team in updating key technical content on our websites.
We are looking for a student or recent graduate who is detail-oriented, a logical thinker, and highly efficient to assist the team in processing updates to XML content. This position will be located onsite at our FAF offices, in Norwalk, CT; it is suitable for students looking to gain experience in a corporate environment while enrolled in pre-or post-graduate course work or committed to other part-time obligations, as well as recent graduate students.
The intern will work with our content management systems as well as collaboration tools, such as Microsoft SharePoint and JIRA.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
- Update XML (link ranges, redirect links, metadata, archive files, and other content as needed)
- Validate updates to XML
- Maintain logs of work
- Perform all other related duties as assigned
REQUIREMENTS
- Full-time student
- Have a minimum of a B average (cumulative 3.0 on 4.0 scale)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and a general understanding of a business environment and routines
- Self-directed and able to work independently with minimal supervision
- Demonstrate full responsibility for assigned tasks and target a high level of accuracy and efficiency.
- Familiarity with HTML, XML, usage of content management systems, topic-based authoring and Oxygen is preferred but not required.
The FAF is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. The FAF strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, gender, gender identity or expression, marital or civil union status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship, military service, mental or learning disability or physical disability, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All Employees are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This Policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.
