Why Medecins Sans Frontieres USA
FY2024 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filedDoctors Without Borders / Medecins Sans Frontieres USA provides emergency medical care to people affected by disasters, conflicts, and crises worldwide.
- Emergency and medical programs - in 2024, doctors without borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (msf) provided emergency medical care to millions of people caught in crises in more than 70 countries around the world. Msf USA provided grants to support programs in…$637M spent in FY2024
- Msf-USA engages in the recruitment and placement of medical and other professionals from the united states to work on various medical humanitarian emergency programs. Msf-USA employed 187 medical staff and other professionals on a total of 262 international assignments in…$5.7M spent in FY2024
- Communications - bearing witness to humanitarian needs and speaking out for the health and wellbeing of our patients are central to msf's founding principles. These activities aim to improve conditions for people caught in crisis or facing barriers to health…$4.2M spent in FY2024
Before you apply
FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the orgAbout the role
The org's own posting, as writtenAbout MSF USA | Doctors Without Borders Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international organization that provides medical care to the people who need it most. The organization cares for people affected by conflict, disease outbreaks, disasters, and social exclusion in more than 70 countries. MSF offers medical humanitarian assistance solely based on need, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, or politics. Our international project teams include medical, logistical, and administrative staff, most of them hired locally and working with their own communities.
Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of independence, impartiality, and neutrality. We also bear witness and speak out about the experiences of our colleagues and patients. MSF USA is one of 24 sections supporting the global movement, primarily through staff recruitment, fundraising, advocacy, and communications. We welcome candidates who bring a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences to join us in working toward MSF’s social mission.
ROLE OVERVIEW
We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented intern to assist in various aspects of audiovisual (A/V) support and multimedia content production within the Communications department of our organization. This role offers a hands-on opportunity to gain more experience in content production, planning, and visual storytelling within a dynamic and creative environment. The intern will be involved in supporting the production of a video podcast and editing a steady stream of video content, assisting with other elements of day-to-day content production, A/V room organization, analytics reporting, and multimedia event support.
The intern will work closely with an experienced Multimedia team and could have the opportunity to participate in high- profile events and projects. Candidates must have demonstrable experience shooting and editing video in Adobe Premiere and must submit a portfolio link consisting of 3 –5 videos with your application. Please indicate what work you did on each piece, and when each was created.
DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTABILITIES The Communications Department is responsible for developing a coherent voice and delivering clear public messages to inform both US and international audiences of MSF, its field activities and the humanitarian principles that underpin them; to raise awareness about the plight of the populations we serve; to promote public communication aimed at exposing and describing the field reality, including dilemmas and challenges; and to garner public understanding for our advocacy messages related to field operational concerns and the Access Campaign, via the media, print and digital channels, public awareness and advocacy campaigns, conferences, etc.
External Communications Develop and distribute external communications products across multiple channels to bear witness to humanitarian needs, speak out with patients and communities, engage with…
About Medecins Sans Frontieres USA
From its Form 990- Budget $776.9M · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
- Staff 547 · founded 1987
- Pays its leaders $224K–$351K (12 reported)
- Open jobs 4 · Jobs at Medecins Sans Frontieres USA · Full 990 report
