Historypin Internships

Historypin Internship: Content & Promotion

We are looking for interns who are passionate about helping people and archives share their history.

Historypin is a way for millions of people to come together to share glimpses of the past and build up the story of human history. People around the world are creating a global communal archive by sharing photos, video, audio clips and stories on the Historypin website and app.

Launched in NYC in July 2011, the site has had over 2 million visits, 60,000 pieces of content uploaded and won the 2011 Webby Award for the Best Charitable/Non Profit Organisation.

The Historypin team is working with 100s of cultural institutions, local communities and individuals around the world to open up access to historical photograph collections and bring people together to create rich communal histories.

We need committed interns to help us maintain the site, upload content, promote Historypin and support ongoing projects, including Pinning Reading’s History and our Diamond Jubilee project.

Main activities

  • Uploading and moderating content (photos, video & audio recordings) on Historypin, including geo-tagging, dating, captioning and layering images onto Google Street View
  • Curating content into exciting Collections & Tours
  • Promoting Historypin through blogging, Facebook and Twitter
  • Research to support ongoing projects
  • Supporting the Content and Community Managers with their archive and community partnerships

Benefits

  • Contribute to an award-winning global communal history project
  • Be part of a small creative team
  • Improve IT and research skills
  • Improve social media and marketing skills
  • Be based in an innovative behaviour change organisation and learn how our projects are designed and implemented
  • Training and support on how to use Historypin will be provided.

Desirable interests, skills & experience

  • Interest in history and/or photography and/or sharing cultural collections and communal histories
  • Data collection and input experience
  • Confident IT and internet user
  • Research experience
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Quick learner
  • Ability and willingness to work as part of a small and dynamic team

Time Commitment

2–3 days a week (flexible).
Ideally 2–3 months.

Location

Farringdon, London.
Expenses Paid (Lunch and Travel).

Closing date

Wednesday 30th November.
Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis.

If you are interested, please email Rebekkah on rebekkah.abraham@wearewhatwedo.org.

We Are What We Do

Historypin was created by We Are What We Do as part of our work to bridge generational divides and get young and older people spending more time together.

We are a not-for-profit behaviour change company that creates ways for millions of people to do more small, good things. We make stuff that people want to buy or use and which have positive behaviours built in, aiming to reach massive audiences and help address major social and environmental issues. We have created a range of products and tools, including I’m Not a Plastic Bag, Change the World for a Fiver and Internet Buttons.