Monday 29 October 2012

London International Model United Nations, 15th - 17th, February 2013

Deadline for the core London-based team: 30 September 2012.
Deadline for international journalists: 31 October 2012.

Would you like to participate in the press team of the biggest annual university-based Model United Nations conference in Europe?
Applications for the Press Team of the London International Model United Nations (LIMUN) 2013 are now open! This year the organisers are expecting more than 1,500 delegates from across the world to London to debate some of the most pressing problems on the global agenda.
The organizers will provide the press team with exclusive and free access to the whole event with possibilities for interviews with the guests’ speakers and participants. Your work will be read and viewed bydelegates coming from all over the world.
The team is composed of the “core” London-based group that will work in advance for the conference and the International journalists that will cover the LIMUN 2013 session between 15th and 17h February 2013.
The following positions are open for applications:

2 video journalists

  • Responsibilities: The video team will create a 4-5 min video, which will include the highlights of the conference and some vox pops with the key guests and organizers of the event.
  • Eligibility: Experience in video editing and camera shooting.
  • Application: Please send CV and your previous video work.

2 photographers

  • Responsibilities: The photographers’ team will shoot the official pictures of the event. Then they will be published on the LIMUN website, Facebook page and as part of our newsletters.
  • Eligibility: You will have to provide your own camera equipment and demonstrate previous experience in photography.
  • Application: Please send a CV and portfolio with your pictures.

5 writers

  • Responsibilities: The Press team will produce 2 newsletters and texts for the website. Each member will have to write 1 feature article related with United Nations’ topics and 4 small reports from the LIMUN conference, which can be impressions from the sessions, interviews, vox pops etc.
  • Application: Please send a CV and idea for a feature article on UN topic.

1 social media journalist

  • Responsibilities: The social media journalist will have to visit briefly all of the sessions and update with some snapshots and catchy messages the LIMUN Website, LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.
  • Eligibility: No previous experience required, but having lively blog or twitter accounts are an asset.
  • Application: Please send CV and/or examples of blog/Twitter/Facebook page.

1 layout editor

  • Responsibilities: The layout editor will be responsible for the design of the 2 newsletters and also all promotional material related with the conference.
  • Eligibility: Previous experience in the field.
  • Application: Please send a CV and portfolio with previous work.
All the applications should be send as PDF Documents to publicrelations@limun.org.uk . Please state your name and the position you are applying to in the subject of the e-mail.
Please note that participants are responsible for their own travel expenses and accommodation in London.

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