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2021: Internships Details: 2 Internships available

  1. Looking for an intern with design experience to help us create Brushstrokes for our upcoming IP Issues:

What is In Plainspeak?

In Plainspeak, TARSHI’s eMagazine, creates content and generates knowledge and discussion on issues of sexuality and sexual and reproductive health and rights in the Global South, from a sexuality- affirming and feminist perspective. We publish two issues on a single theme every month, and have a different theme for each month. In the last five years, we have published articles on over 60 different monthly themes ranging across themes like Popular Culture and Sexuality, Sports and Sexuality, Science and Sexuality, and so on. In Plainspeak also has an interesting selection of features like video interviews, thematic short films, and webcomics, illustrations, and photo-essays . A cross-cutting theme across all forthcoming issues is: How can we expand safe, inclusive self-affirming spaces in the context of gender and sexuality?

What does the Summer Internship Entail?

In Plainspeak’s summer internship is an online internship where you get to directly participate in the process of creating  In Plainspeak’s first-ever logo, and create/design and edit audio and visual content in keeping with our perspective and themes for our ‘Brushstrokes’ section. ‘Brushstrokes’ is a section in In Plainspeak’s ‘Visual Corner’ which includes a display of visual artwork, photo-essays, illustrations, etc, based on the theme of the month. As we strive to create and offer more visually engaging content which aligns with our aim of building and strengthening safe, inclusive, and self-affirming spaces in the context of gender and sexuality, we aim to expand ‘Brushstrokes’ by designing our own illustrations, comics, and artwork. 

The is an online internship open to individuals from anywhere in India.

Duration: This is a full-time, 4-week summer internship with the start date of 1st July 2021 to 31st July 2021

Last day to submit applications: 7th June 2021

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a Zoom/Skype interview.

Compensation: The intern will receive a stipend of INR 4,000 a month.

The intern will have the following responsibilities:         

Required Qualifications/skills:

  • A portfolio that demonstrates proficiency at graphic design and inventive approaches to visual storytelling.
  • Designing skills for visual content (knowledge and subscriptions of designing softwares such as Adobe Premiere Pro).
  • Experience and/or qualifications around design and digital media.
  • Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or higher degree.
  • Excellent command over English and eye for detail.
  • Ability to work both independently as well as part of a team.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Flexible work timings but responsible to keep up with deadlines.
  • Familiar with Internet search tools and good at looking up things on the web.
  • Strong engagment with and a keen interest in issues around gender and sexuality, and a willingness to learn and match TARSHI’s rights-based pleasure-affirming and feminist perspective on sexuality, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in order to work towards SISA spaces. 

Additional desirable skills:

  • Experience in graphic design. 
  • Strong Hindi writing skills.
  • Ability to translate from English to Hindi.
  • Any experience in curating events/digital magazines/visual content.
  • The ability to adopt a rights-based approach to sexuality, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), in order to work towards SISA spaces. To know more about TARSHI’s approach and SISA Spaces, please follow this link: https://www.tarshi.net/index.asp?pid=13

Application Guidelines:

Please go through our submission guidelines here: https://www.tarshi.net/inplainspeak/submission-guidelines/

  • We request you to submit your portfolio, or at least three samples of your work in design.
  • We also request you to send us a one-page CV and a cover letter to blogeditor@tarshi.net with ‘Summer Internship 2021’ in the subject line by 7th June 2021.
  • Lastly, we request you to submit a 150 word write-up based on your understanding of any one of the following ‘Brushstrokes’ pieces:

Looking forward to connecting with you! Let us know if you have any questions.

Thank you,

The In Plainspeak Team