Description

WooFood, a unique 501(c)3 nonprofit that certifies restaurants and beyond that make the healthful choice the easy choice - is looking for aspiring writers, journalists, and food bloggers with a passion for food, nutrition, and public health.  Opportunities for networking with local media exist! WooFood provides training, including basic nutrition, so a nutrition background is not required.  

Responsibilities

• Complete the WooFood Core Training Course accessible at www.udemy.com/woofood-training
• Document all progress diligently using Google Docs
• Under the instruction of WooFood Directors Contact WF newly WooFood Certified restaurants and conduct interviews
• In Collaboration with WooFood Certification Specialists and Photographers, draft articles to introduce newly Certified restaurants, highlighting specific offerings consistent with WooFood, and the restaurant’s personal story including Human Interest pieces.

Requirements

The intern who fills this position will be expected to be diligent and responsive with communications including emails and be familiar with Google Docs.  Applicants should possess excellent people skills and be open to learning new concepts about nutrition and choice psychology.  Enthusiasm, teamwork, and excellent interpersonal skills are highly valued.

Majors/Experience

Journalism, English, Communications

About WooFood:

WooFood is young and innovative company founded by three medical students at UMass Medical School.  WooFood targets the challenge of changing people’s eating behaviors with a simple mantra: Make the healthful choice the easy choice. WooFood helps these restaurants develop healthful dishes and employs innovative strategies to make those dishes end up in front of patrons. The WooFood model takes lessons learned from the fields of behavioral economics, choice architecture, and choice psychology and applies them to improving dietary patterns. It is not enough to have healthful options available at a WooFood Certified food service - they must be delicious, creatively named, and easy to order.