Marketing Intern

Basic Function: 

This is a hybrid position.

We are seeking a talented intern to support the communications and marketing efforts required to advance our mission to empower, educate, and employ people to change lives and strengthen communities. The agency was founded in 1919 by its namesake — a visionary school teacher and social reformer who invested all her time and personal resources to serve African American World War I veterans and support southern families fleeing to Chicago during the Great Migration. For over a century, Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc. has been a pillar of support for families and communities, primarily on Chicago’s South side.

Now in its 106th year of service, Ada S. McKinley is one the largest, most respected and impactful health care, education, and human service social enterprises in the Midwest. The agency serves more than 10,000 individuals annually at over 70 locations in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin through vital services that fall under the umbrella of child development and youth, employment and community support, and behavioral health and clinical.

The Communications/Marketing department plays a major role in telling the organization story through events, social media, video production, copywriting, publication production, social media management, content creation, and brand management.

Reporting Relationship:

Reports to: Tina Battle (Communications/Marketing Director)

Supervises (Position Title): Tina Battle (Communications/Marketing Director)

Principal Duties/Responsibilities:

The Marketing/Communications Intern will be assigned various internal and external marketing projects related to communications and marketing.

Requirements:

• Age range for this internship is 16-24.
• Available 15-20 hours per week (schedule to be mutually agreed upon)

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

• Technology-savvy
• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Proficient using the latest versions of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent interpersonal skills both in person and by phone, with high professionalism and customer service
• Experience working with a nonprofit is a plus

Mental/Physical Demands:  Ability to conceptualize and solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.  Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to sit.  The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.  The employee must lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally life and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Environmental Conditions:  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.  Duties are performed in a typical office environment.  No unusual or adverse working conditions exist.

This description documents the general contents and requirements of the job.  It is not to be construed as an exhausted statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.  The principal duties and responsibilities shown are all essential job functions except for those indicated with an asterisk (*).  The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.