Internships: Austin
3M (Austin)Position:Supply Chain Department Intern; Supply Chain Outsourcing Department Intern
About: 3M is a diversified technology company with a worldwide presence in the following markets: consumer and office; display and graphics; electro and communications; health care; industrial and transportation; and safety, security and protection services.
Website: www.mmm.com
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360 Training (Austin) Position: Marketing Intern; Real Estate Marketing Intern; Finance Intern, Technical Skills & Safety Intern; Information Technology Intern, Business Operations Intern
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360training services over 1500 e-learning partners who together have trained more than 3 million users worldwide. Their integrated strategy of technology, content and service helps organizations and professionals in a wide range of industries best manage career, compliance and certification needs
Website: www.360training.com
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Phone: 512-441-1097
Email: jobs@360training.com
Attorney General of Texas: Child Support Division (Austin)Positions: Child Support Intern; Child Support Litigation Intern; Administrative Intern
About: The Attorney General's Child Support Division has a responsibility to assist parents in obtaining the financial support necessary for children to grow up and succeed in life. To encourage parental responsibility, the Attorney General establishes paternity of children, establishes court orders for financial and medical support and vigorously enforces support orders. The Attorney General promotes the emotional involvement of both parents in the life of the child by working with community groups, schools and hospitals..
Website: www.oag.state.tx.us
Contact: Alicia Alvarado
Phone: 512-358-3215 or 1-888-687-6063 x 26
Email: alicia.alvarado@cs.oag.state.tx.us
Austin American Statesman (Austin) Positions: News, Business or Sports Reporter; Features or Editorial Writer; Copy Editor or Page Designer; Photographer or Graphic Artist; Online Content Editor; Information Specialist; Archivist.
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Website: www.statesman.com
Contact: Drew Marcks
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Email: interns@statesman.com
Austin Children's Museum (Austin)Positions: Graphic Design Intern, Development/Grant Writing Intern, Museum Education/Gallery; Programs Intern, Museum Education/Guided Tour Program Intern, Event Planning Intern
About: The Austin Children's Museum is a non-profit agency dedicated to inspiring young children and the adults in their lives to experience the joy of learning through the power of constructive play.
Website: www.austinkids.org
Contact: Kristin Garbarino
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Email: garbarinok@austinkids.org
Austin Convention Center (Austin)Position: Public Relations Intern
About: The Austin Convention Center's gracious, professional staff is committed to serving you and your group. From the initial planning to the post-event wrap up, you can count on a combination of expertise and hospitality in every aspect of meeting planning. Our efforts are focused on making sure your event is a success.
Website: www.austinconventioncenter.com
Contact: Terri McBride
Phone: 512-404-4020
Email: terri.mcbride@ci.austin.tx.us
Austin Ice Bats (Austin)Position: Marketing/Promotions Intern
About: Professional Hockey Team
Website: www.icebats.com
Contact: David Moore
Phone: 512-927-7825
Email: moore@icebats.com
Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin)Position: Center for Regional Development Intern
About: The primary focus of CAPCOG is to serve as advocate, planner and coordinator of initiatives that, when undertaken on a regional basis, can be more effective and efficient. These include emergency services, elderly assistance, law enforcement training, criminal justice planning, solid waste reduction, infrastructure development, and housing and economic development.
Website: www.capcog.org
Contact: Sean Moran
Phone: 512-916-6000
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Capital Metro (Austin)Positions: Media & Video Production Intern; IT Project Assistant Intern; Risk Management Intern
About: Capital Metro is the provider of public transportation in the city of Austin and designated metro areas.
Website: www.capmetro.org
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Phone: 512-389-7445
Email: tanya.eychner@capmetro.org
Cartis Group (Austin)Position: Advanced Account Services Intern
About: Our philosophy is inherent in our name and in how we build value for our clients. The name Cartis is a word created from three Latin words meaning life, business and art. Life always comes first — quality of life for our clients, vendors, our team members and our families. We are in the business of driving revenue, creating loyalty and inspiring emotion for our clients. Art is the inspiration and passion of our business.
Website: www.cartisgroup.com
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Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (Austin) Position: Communications/Marketing Intern
About: The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority is an independent government agency created in January 2003 to improve the transportation system in Williamson and Travis Counties. Our mission is to implement innovative multi-modal transportation solutions that reduce congestion and create transportation choices that enhance quality of life and economic vitality.
Website: www.mobilityauthority.org
Contact: Melissa Hurst
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Email: mhurst@ctrma.org
Children at Heart Ministries (Round Rock)Position: Communications Intern
About: Children At Heart Ministries is a family of Christian ministries that exists to honor God and build a better world by serving children and strengthening families through four not-for-profit programs.
Website: www.childrenatheartministries.org
Contact: Bill Martin
Phone: 512-255-3668
Email: bill.martin@cahgift.org
GENaustin (Austin) Position: Community Relations Intern
About: GENaustin’s mission is to foster healthy self-esteem in girls by engaging them to explore and define their personal values and to build skills that empower them with confidence and courage to make wise choices.
Website: www.genaustin.org
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Helping Hand Home for Children, Inc. (Austin)Position: Camp Discovery Intern
About: Our mission is to maintain a therapeutic home for children and to restore each child to a healthy family setting. Our goal is for the children to take responsibility for their own actions, leave with a sense of worth, improve their academic skills and gain an increased sense of trust.
Website: www.helpinghandhome.org
Contact: Rosemary Mendiola
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Email: rmendiola@helpinghandhome.org
Hispanic Scholarship Fund (Austin)Position: Administrative Intern
About: The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) exists for one simple reason: to strengthen America by advancing the college education of Hispanic Americans. HSF is committed to the mission of doubling the rate of Hispanics earning a bachelor’s degree to 18% by 2010.
Website: www.hsf.net
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Phone: 512-637-5234
Email: avillalobos@hsf.net
Holt, Rinehart and Winston Publishers (Austin)Position: Science Intern
About: By providing a wide range of instructional materials that include curriculum-based textbooks, CD-ROMs, and other support and reference materials, HRW is creating learning adventures. Our organization is composed of five editorial groups: Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, and World Languages, as well as Design, Marketing, Production, and Administration departments. The combination of strong traditional materials and innovative new products makes HRW the best publishing company in the industry.
Website: www.harcourt.com
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House of Representatives (Austin)Position: Speaker’s Internship Program
About: The Speaker's Internship Program is designed to provide outstanding graduate and undergraduate students in Texas four-year colleges and universities with first-hand experience of the legislative process by working in the Office of the Speaker during a regular legislative session. The program will introduce interested young leaders to the most pressing issues facing the state and will allow them to participate in policy design and implementation.
Website: www.house.state.tx.us/employment/welcome.htm
Contact: Dr. Harrison Keller
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Jim Stauber Campaign (Austin)Position: Election Intern
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Website: no longer active
Contact: Skylor Williams
Phone: 512-484-9196
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KVUE-TV (Austin)Position: Sales Intern
About: Since 1999, KVUE has been owned by Belo Corp. It is one of the nation's largest media companies with a diversified group of market-leading television, newspaper, cable and interactive media assets.
Website: www.kvue.com
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Email: jmcthompson@kvue.com
Lance Armstrong Foundation (Austin)Positions: Fundraising Intern; Finance/Accounting Intern;, Marketing/Public Relations, Community Programming, Administrative Intern; Merchandise/Donor Relations Intern; Graphic Design Intern
About: The Lance Armstrong Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Austin, Texas. Founded in 1997 by cancer survivor and champion cyclist, Lance Armstrong, the LAF inspires and empowers people with cancer.
Website: www.livestrong.org
Contact: Daniela del Castillo
Phone: 512-279-8376
Email: Daniela.delcastillo@laf.org
Latinitas Magazine (Austin) Position: Club Latinitas Program Leaders
Mission: To empower Latina youth through media and technology.
Website: www.latinitasmagazine.org
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Email: intern@latinitasmagazine.org
Lifeworks (Austin)Position: Friendship Group Helper/ Alternative Activities and Special Events Helper/ Community Presentations Intern
About: Lifeworks provides services for youth and families including housing and homeless services, free & affordable counseling services, youth development training and opportunities that prepare youth to become healthy, successful adults.
Website: www.lifeworksweb.org
Contact: Melinda Mitchiner
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Email: Melinda.mitchiner@lifeworkweb.org
Lower Colorado River Authority (Cedar Creek)Position: Outdoor Recreation and Science Intern
About: The mission of the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) is to provide reliable, low-cost utility and public services in partnership with our customers and communities and to use our leadership and environmental authority to ensure the protection and constructive use of the area's natural resources.
Website: www.lcra.org
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Phone: 512-473-3200
Email: asklcra@lcra.org
Mark Strama Campaign (Austin)Position: Campaign Intern
About: Mark Strama, elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2004, is a native Texan who has divided his career between public service and private business, always fighting to empower voters and make government more responsive to every American.
Website: www.markstrama.com
Contact: Kate Crawford
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Email: kate@markstrama.com
Moreno/Rangel Legislative Leadership Program (Austin) Position: Internship Program
About: This program provides a unique opportunity for Latino undergraduate and graduate students from across the state of Texas to gain first-hand governmental experience working in the Texas House of Representatives during the 80th Legislative Session.
Website: www.mallfoundation.org
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Phone: 512-499-0804
Email: director@mallf.org
NARAL Pro-Choice Texas (Austin)Positions: Campaigns and Elections Intern, Campus Organizing Intern, Legislative Intern
About: NARAL Pro-Choice Texas is a non-profit, non-partisan organization and the political arm of the pro-choice movement in Texas. Our mission is to recruit, develop, and sustain a constituency that uses the political process to promote public health policies that guarantee every woman access to the full range of reproductive healthcare. This includes responsible sexuality education, short and long term contraceptive methods, adequate pre-and post-natal care, and legal abortion.
Website: www.prochoicetexas.org
Contact: Laurie Felker-Jones
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Email: laurie@prochoicetexas.org
National Instruments (Round Rock) Positions: Academic Product Marketing Communications Intern; Advertising Intern; Community Relations Intern; Corporate Content Team Intern; Direct Marketing Intern; Events Intern; Media Relations; Product Marketing Communications Intern; Research Analyst Intern; Web Content Group Intern; Web Design Trafficking Intern
About: For the past 30 years, National Instruments has been a technology pioneer and leader in virtual instrumentation – a revolutionary concept that has changed the way engineers and scientists in industry, government, and academia approach measurement and automation.
Website: www.ni.com
Contact: Lauren Niver
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Email: Lauren.niver@ni.com
National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline (Austin)Position: Crisis Prevention Intern
About: The Helpline and loveisrespect.org offer real-time one-on-one support from trained advocates. The Texas Council on Family Violence operates the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline and the National Domestic Violence Hotline from their call center in Austin, Texas.
Website: www.loveisrespect.org
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Phone: 512-685-6297
Email: teenvolunteers@loveisrespect.org
Office of State Representative Abel Herrero (Austin)Position: Legislative Intern
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Website: www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist34/herrero
Contact: Zulema Zapata
Phone: 512-463-0462
Email: zulema.zapata@house.state.tx.us
Office of State Representative Dwayne BohacPosition: Capitol Intern
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Contact: Patrick Gurski
Phone: 512-463-0727
Email: patrick.gurski@house.state.tx.us.
Office of State Representative Eddie Lucio III (Austin)Position: Legislative Intern
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Website: www.eddielucioiii.com/indexe.htm
Contact: Charlie Leal
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Email: TexasHouseInternship@yahoo.com
Office of State Representative Mark Strama (Austin) Position: Legislative Intern
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Website: www.markstrama.com
Contact: Karla Buitrago
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Email: Karla.buitrago@house.state.tx.us
Office of State Representative Michael Villarreal (Austin)Position: Legislative Intern
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Website: www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist123/villarreal
Contact: Gina Amatangelo
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Email: gina.amatangelo@house.state.tx.us
Office of State Representative Rafael Anchia (Austin)Position: Policy Intern
About: Rep. Anchía maintains a genuine passion for helping people and true empathy for their struggles and aspirations. These qualities are a byproduct of his personal background and life experience, his extensive travels, varied professional training and numerous public, civic and volunteer commitments. During his first term, Rep. Anchía worked on legislation to fight crime, improve public safety, reform ethics laws and fund health coverage for women and children.
Website: www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist103/bio/anchia.htm
Contact: Damien Brockmann
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Email: damien.brockmann@house.state.tx.us
Office of State Representative Ryan Guillen (Austin)Position: Legislative Intern
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Website: www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist31/guillen.htm
Contact: Robert McVey
Phone: 512-463-0416
Email: robert.mcvey@house.state.tx.us
Office of State Representative Terri Hodge (Austin)Position: Capitol Intern
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Website: www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist100/hodge
Contact: Clint Magee
Phone: 512-463-0586
Email: clint.magee@house.state.tx.us
Peer Group Consulting (Round Rock)Position: Creative Department Intern; Research Intern; Public Relations Intern; Media Planning Intern
Mission: To equip our clients with the tools they need to represent, implement, and cultivate their business. Lay a foundation for brilliantly effective programs by defining a public identity for our clients, then build upon that with innovative, integrated marketing techniques.
Website: www.peergroupconsulting.com
Contact: Kristin Unger
Phone: 512-671-9400
Email: kunger@peergroupconsulting.com
People for the American Way (Austin)Positions: Communications Intern; Public Policy Intern; Development Intern and Legislative Intern
About: People For the American Way is a national organization with over 900,000 members and supporters that defends constitutional and civil rights and promotes the democratic values of citizen participation, freedom of expression, freedom of religion, and respect for diversity. The Texas and Southwest Region Office is currently seeking applicants for legislative advocacy and research internships during the next session of the Texas Legislature.
Website: www.pfaw.org
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Phone: 512-476-7329
Email: pfawtx@pfaw.org
Phenix & Phenix Literary Publicists (Austin)Position: Literary Publicity Intern
About: Our mission is to continue building Phenix & Phenix into a company that is respected by both our clients and our peers, while maintaining our firm resolve to effectively deliver professional publicity services with skill and integrity.
Website: www.phenixpublicity.com
Contact: Jennifer McAndrew
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Email: jmcandrew@phenixpublicity.com
Pierpont Communications (Austin)Position: Public Relations Intern
About: Pierpont Communications Inc. is one of the largest communication firms in the Southwest. Established in 1987 with offices in Houston, Austin and Dallas, we help our diverse roster of clients grow through strategic services in public relations, investor relations, public affairs and marketing.
Website: www.piercom.com
Contact: Nicole Hubik
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Email: nhubik@piercom.com
PR by the Book, LLC. (Austin)Position: Public/Media Relations Intern
About: The mission of PR by the Book, LLC is to attain, or aid in attaining, as many quality media “hits” as possible. PR by the Book, LLC has the experience and connections to attract media on a local, regional or national level. We start with unique positioning angles, sculpt them into an attractive pitch and look for the appropriate placements in the media.
Website: www.prbythebook.com
Contact: Marika Flatt
Phone: (512) 560-6787
Email: marika@prbythebook.com
SIMS Foundation (Austin)Position: Development/Public Relations Intern
About: The purpose of the SIMS Foundation is to provide access to health and mental, emotional, and addictive health services for Austin-area musicians and their families.
Website: www.simsfoundation.org
Contact: Mo Stoycoff
Phone: 512-472-1008
Email: mstoycoff@simsfoundation.org
Springbox (Austin)Position: Public Relations Intern
About: Springbox is an interactive marketing firm that provides best-in-class digital marketing services. Clients have included JCPenney, MSN, Sony, Dell, Austin City Limits, Citi, Lollapalooza and others.
Website: www.getspringbox.com
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Phone: 512-391-0065
Email: careers@getspringbox.com
State Farm (Austin) Position: Marketing Intern; Auto Claims Intern; Fire Claims Intern; Community Citizenship Intern; Fire Underwriting Intern; Auto Underwriting Intern
About: State Farm's mission is to help people manage the risks of everyday life, recover from the unexpected and realize their dreams.
Website: www.statefarm.com
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Steel Advertising & Interactive, Inc. (Austin)Positions: Creative Design Intern, Creative Copy Writer Intern, Web Development Intern, Account Services Intern, Media Intern, Office Management Intern, Accounting Intern
About: Steel Advertising & Interactive, Inc. is a full-service advertising and interactive agency in Austin, supporting both national and regional clients. Steel is a collective of national creative, marketing and technical talents that offer their clients brand development advertising, media planning & buying, and interactive development.
Website: www.steeladvertising.com
Contact: Cheryl Habbe
Phone: 1-866-STEEL-64, ext 8004
Email: Cheryl.habbe@steelstudios.com
Sustainable Food Center (Austin)Position: Public Relations and Marketing Intern; Volunteer Intern
About: The Sustainable Food Center is an Austin based non-profit organization, which implements the downtown Austin Farmers’ Market Saturdays and a mid-week market at Plaza Saltillo. Our mission is to create a food secure community by improving access to local, healthy and affordable food for children and adults in Central Texas. Our mission for the Austin Farmers’ Market is: To provide Austin and the surrounding Central Texas region with locally-grown foods and farm products in a direct farm-to-consumer marketing venue that will serve diverse populations, preserve and promote regional agriculture and improve our quality of life.
Website: www.sustainablefoodcenter.org and www.austinfarmersmarket.org
Contact: Suzanne Santos
Phone: 512-236-0074
Email: Suzanne@sustainablefoodcenter.org
Temple-Inland Corporate Services (Austin) Position: Tax Compliance Intern
About: At Temple-Inland, we are working together as one company to create superior and sustainable value for shareholders, customers and employees. We have made significant progress implementing major initiatives to lower costs, improve operational efficiency, increase asset utilization and drive return on investment. The efforts of the Temple-Inland team are making a difference.
Website: www.templeinland.com
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Phone: 512-434-5800
Email: information@templeinland.com
Texas Association of Community Development Corporations (Austin)Position: Foundation Communities Intern; People Fund Intern, TACDC Intern
About: TACDC's mission is to improve the lives of low and moderate income Texans by strengthening the capacity of community development organizations as well as generating resources and relationships that enhance and sustain the community development industry in Texas.
Website: www.tacdc.org
Contact: Eduardo Magaloni
Phone: 512-916-0508
Email: Eduardo@tacdc.org
Texas Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates, Inc. (Austin)Position: Office Administrator and Political Director Intern
About: The Texas Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates is the statewide advocacy office for Planned Parenthood in Texas. Our mission is to promote and secure public policies that protect and expand access to medical care and information people need to plan their families and their futures.
Website: www.ppaction.org/pptx/home.html
Contact: Beth Cox
Phone: (512)236-8555 x12
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (Austin)Position: Administrative Intern; HOME Program Intern
About: The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs provides funding for affordable housing developments across the state of Texas.
Website: www.tdhca.state.tx.us
Contact: Tom Cavanagh
Phone: 512-475-3800
Email: tom.cavanagh@tdhca.state.tx.us
Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation (Austin) Position: Communications Intern
About: The Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation created by the Supreme Court of Texas in 1984, administers funds to create community capacity to provide civil legal services for low-income Texans, also known as Legal Aid. The organization is committed to the vision that all Texans will have equal access to justice, regardless of their income.
Website: www.teajf.org
Contact: Laura Figueroa
Phone: 512-320-0099 x102
Email: lfigueroa@TEAJF.org
Texas House Appropriations Committee (Austin)Position: Public Policy Intern
About: The House Appropriations Committee is comprised of 29 members and handles all bills and resolutions appropriating money from the state treasury.
Website: www.house.state.tx.us/committees/030
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Phone: 512-463-1091
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Texas Legislative Council (Austin)Position: Research Intern
About: The Texas Legislative Council provides bill drafting, computing, research, publishing, and document distribution services to the Texas Legislature and legislative agencies. The council also serves as an information resource for state agencies, citizens of Texas, and others.
Website: www.tlc.state.tx.us
Contact: Human Resources Office
Phone: 512-463-1155
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Texas Music Office (Austin)Position: Web Publishing and Marketing Music Intern
About: The Texas Music Office is the information clearinghouse for the Texas music industry, and is the sister office to the Texas Film Commission.
Website: www.governor.state.tx.us/music
Contact: Casey Monahan
Phone: 512-463-6666
Email: music@governor.state.tx.us
Texas Residential Construction Commission (Austin)Positions: Administration/Accounting Intern; Registration Intern; Communications Intern; Computer Services Intern; Executive Intern; General Counsel Intern; Human Resources Intern; Legislative Intern
About: The mission of the Texas Residential Construction Commission is to promote quality construction for Texans by registering industry members and residential construction projects; providing information and educating homeowners and the residential construction industry; acting as a resource for complainants; and offering a neutral, technical review of alleged post-construction defects.
Website: www.trcc.state.tx.us/default.asp
The Alternative Board (Austin)Position : Sales Intern
About : Established in 1990, The Alternative Board® facilitates monthly peer advisory boards comprised of local owners, presidents and CEOs who run non-competing businesses. Each month members gather to share experience and solve challenges to grow to the next level.
Website : www.tabaustin.com
Contact: Elaine Meenehan
Phone: 512-331-1822
Email: Elaine@tabaustin.com
The Salvation Army (Austin)Position: Development Intern; Social Services Case Intern; Disaster Recovery Case Intern; Kids Camp Intern
About: The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
Website: www.uss.salvationarmy.org/uss/www_uss_austinma.nsf
Contact: Kathleen Ridings
Email: Kathleen_Ridings@uss.salavationarym.org
TPS, LLC (Round Rock) Position: Receptionist/Processor Intern
About: Training and Performance Solutions works with companies to identify and satisfy job performance needs and opportunities related to management and team development, communication and new hire orientation. A primary focus is to recommend solutions for emerging organizations and leaders.
Website: www.tpsaustin.com
Contact: Elizabeth Wilkins
Email: elizabethwilkins@austin.rr.com
Travis County: Transportation and Natural Resources (Austin)Position: Safety Intern
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Website: www.co.travis.tx.us
Contact: Dennis Miller
Phone: 512-854-4691
Email: dennis.miller@co.travis.tx.us
United Way of Round Rock (Round Rock) Position: Public Relations Intern
About: The mission of United Way of Williamson County is to mobilize the caring power of our community to improve life for everyone in Williamson County.
Website:www.unitedway-wc.org
Contact: Jennifer Edwards
Phone: 512-255-6799
Email: jennifer@unitedway-wc.org
