VOICE UP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY PURPOSE PATHWAY INTERNSHIP
Exploring Purpose at the Intersection of Digital Innovation, Storytelling, and Social Impact
Voice Up invites students to explore how purpose-driven creators and technologists use media and digital tools to amplify voices and drive positive social change. This 8-12 week internship connects authentic storytelling, ethical technology design, and community engagement to transformative work in media production and technology innovation—from digital journalism to content creation, social media strategy, tech ethics, UX design, and digital advocacy.
PROGRAM FOUNDATION
Fuller Method reflective mentoring and narrative identity development
B Curriculum for clarity, self-discovery, and meaning-making
Voice Up's Five Core Principles
Real-world media and technology challenges
LEARNING GOALS
Students develop: Understanding of media and technology as purpose-oriented disciplines shaped by ethical responsibility, authentic storytelling, and digital equity • Connection between personal creative voice and opportunities to create meaningful content serving communities • Critical skills in digital storytelling, content strategy, social media management, video production, podcast creation, UX design, and data ethics • Purpose-based media campaigns, digital platforms, content series, or technology solutions • Professional identity through narrative writing, mentorship, and reflective practice
INTERNSHIP STRUCTURE
Weeks 1-2: B Curriculum, personal creative narrative, Fuller Method mentoring, exploration of media's role in society
Weeks 3-4: Digital storytelling, platform dynamics, tech ethics analysis, content strategy techniques
Weeks 5-6: Systems mapping, digital production fundamentals, designing media campaigns or technology solutions
Weeks 7-8: Capstone design, media portfolio or technology prototype, contribution to Purpose Library
Optional Weeks 9-12: Research support, audience analytics, impact metrics, presentations to media professionals
KEY DELIVERABLES
Media & Technology Identity Statement integrating creative narrative with professional vision
Digital Impact Map visualizing content creation and audience engagement
Digital Strategy Brief applying media principles to communication challenges
Purpose-based project: multimedia campaign, digital platform/app, podcast/video series, or digital literacy program
PARTICIPATION & ALIGNMENT
Three Pathways: Academic Credit • Volunteer Service • Voice Up University
Professional Standards: Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), User Experience Professionals Association (UXPA), Digital Marketing Institute (DMI)
Career Pathways: Digital journalism, content creation, social media strategy, UX design, tech ethics, media education, digital advocacy
Industry: Media & Technology Type: Academic Credit Internship
How Voice Up Connects People to Purpose
Voice Up helps people connect to purpose through a blend of reflective practices, mentoring, community engagement, and applied challenges. Participants explore questions like:
What experiences shaped me—and what do they reveal about what I care about?
What problems or needs do I feel pulled toward, and why?
What strengths, skills, and values do I want to bring into the world?
What does contribution look like for me right now—not someday, but now?
Instead of treating identity and purpose as abstract ideas, Voice Up makes them practical. People learn how to translate what matters to them into a plan for action—whether that action is a small step in their community, a project, a career direction, a research question, or a new way of showing up for others.