Communications Intern

Position Description

Communications Intern

Salary: This is an hourly position, $12 per hour.  In addition, class credit is available depending on your schools’ guidelines.

Location: Chicago, IL

Reports To: Chief External Affairs Officer

How to Apply: https://platform.teachermatch.org/jobsboard.do?districtId=569404168

Candidates invited to interview should bring along two references.

Start Date: Seeking candidates available for summer 2018. Start and end dates are negotiable.  This position will not exceed 17 weeks of work.

Hours:  10-20 hours per week, both in office and on-site at schools.  Specific hours negotiable depending on class schedules.

Position Overview

This internship is an excellent opportunity to experience various aspects of external affairs, including communications, marketing, government relations and fundraising while working for a nonprofit organization. The intern will work primarily on Communications functions including learning how to develop and manage a social media editorial calendar, developing written content for social media channels, assisting in market research as well as event management.

The intern will acquire valuable resume-building experience and put into practice the skills learned in class. At the completion of this internship, the intern can expect to gain experience in how marketing materials are developed, from idea to production; how nonprofits use social media to advance their missions; how potential donors are prospected, cultivated and asked; and how database management can make all efforts manageable and increase productivity.

Core Responsibilities

•  Social Media: Work with Public Affairs Manager in the development and management of social media editorial calendar. Help provide event details and updates for social media and other communications channels. Provide research for social media best practices to inform the development of the network social media strategy.

• Marketing Communications: Develop content for flyers, postcards, brochures and other marketing materials to promote Acero Schools. Assist Marketing Specialist with light graphic design work (layout, design, editing). Assist in market research to define goals for network marketing plan.

•  Enrollment: Support Family Engagement team in enrollment marketing efforts, including researching events, organizations and businesses to improve outreach capabilities and assisting with the planning and execution of community outreach campaigns.

•  Database: Assist in database clean-up and contact management.

•  Giving: Assist in assembling donor communications. Provide on-site support at organization’s fundraisers.

•  Government: Assist in web-based research assignments and preparation for meetings with regulatory organizations and industry groups. Assist with logistics and planning for lobby day activities.

•  Other duties, as assigned: May include reporting on meetings, providing on-site assistance for marketing activities, providing assistance with on-site marketing logistics and attending relevant weekly meetings.

Qualifications

Education:

• Working toward a college degree, preferably in a related field (e.g., Public Affairs,  Marketing, Communications or Public Relations)

Experience:

• Must be computer literate (working knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
• Strong social media skills, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Basic knowledge of Adobe InDesign or other graphic design platforms
• Ability to communicate in a professional manner when dealing with colleagues, families and other external contacts
• Ideal candidates will be detail-oriented, organized, possess a professional work ethic and be eager to learn how to apply their education to professional assignments

Certification: 

• Must hold permanent residency in the United States

Physical Demands

Nature of work requires an ability to operate standard business office equipment.  Requires ability to communicate and exchange information, collect, compile and prepare work documents, set-up and maintain work files.  Physical demands require the ability to stand, bend, reach high and low, stoop, and walk around the classroom 60% of the day.  In addition, walking up and down stairs several times a day.  Must be able to lift 15 to 20 pounds for short periods of time and push and pull 15 to 20 lbs. 

Working Conditions

Majority of work is performed in a general office environment.  Position requires availability for extended hours plus non-traditional hours required to perform job duties.  Also requires participation and attendance at organization-sponsored events and meetings.

NOTE: The foregoing list of essential duties and responsibilities is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. It is not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the class. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.

The Acero Schools is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals. Acero Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.