What are the responsibilities and job description for the Communications Intern position at Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School?
Are you passionate about promoting and showcasing the impact of our programs?” Do you enjoy working collaboratively with others? If so, then Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School (CRIPCS) is the place for you.
Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School (CRIPCS) is an adult charter school that delivers high-quality education, career training, and supportive services that enable adult immigrants to realize their dreams while strengthening our community and economy. When you join the team at CRIPCS you become part of a unique, performance-driven organization where students are the center of our work and excellence permeates.
The mission of Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School is to deliver high-quality education, career training, and supportive services that enable adult immigrants to realize their dreams while strengthening our community and economy.
Our organization's values guide our behavior:
- Integrity
- Respect
- Perseverance
- Compassion
- Inclusivity
- Collaboration
Communications Intern
The Communications Intern supports the school’s communications, marketing, media relations, and outreach efforts. This position assists with content creation, digital storytelling, project coordination, and administrative support to help amplify the school’s mission, programs, and community impact.
Essential Functions
- Assist in collecting quotes and testimonials from partners, supporters, volunteers, and students in various media formats
- Assist in documenting school activities and events through photography and video
- Assist in the creation of social media content, including student stories, classroom activities, event highlights, and visual storytelling
- Support the planning and execution of interactive social media campaigns that celebrate student creativity using existing photo and visual assets
- Assist in developing content for newsletters and other communications materials
- Support web content creation, including updating the website calendar and ensuring content remains fresh, accurate, and relevant
- Assist with project coordination by organizing digital content folders, checklists, and visual planners to support ongoing communications and marketing campaigns
- Track and analyze social media engagement metrics across platforms, compiling basic reports and sharing insights to support continuous improvement
Secondary Functions and Responsibilities
- Maintain and update email contact lists, including adding new contacts
- Maintain and update media lists
- Assist with graphic design projects, as needed
- Maintain, categorize, and organize the school’s photo archive to ensure easy access and long-term usability
- Support content management by keeping shared folders, checklists, and visual assets well-organized and up to date
- Assist with technical and administrative tasks related to digital asset management, campaign tracking, and reporting
- Perform other duties as assigned
Required Education
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Current undergraduate or graduate student studying English, Communications, Journalism, Media, Digital Design or Marketing preferred
Required Core Competencies
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills
- Ability to speak in a foreign language is preferred (Spanish/Amharic/French)
- Ability to work collaboratively as a team player and function effectively in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency with Windows and Microsoft Applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, as well as Canva and the Adobe suite
- Knowledge of general office practices, including coordinating routine requests across teams, maintaining organized records, supporting data cleanup efforts, and following standard administrative procedures and techniques.
- Strong attention to detail, organization, spelling, grammar, and basic math skills appropriate to the level of the position
- Ability to interact with populations of diverse cultural, social and economic backgrounds.
- Deep commitment to CRIPCS's core values and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) and ability to model those values in relationships with colleagues and partners.
- Must be able to provide proof of completed COVID-19 vaccination
- To ensure that you understand the school’s commitment to our work and the expectations of all school community members in advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging work. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Physical Demands of the Position:
These physical characteristics are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job safely. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Mobility sufficient to move about, stand, and/or sit for extended periods, and access all locations in the work environment.
- Manual skill to appropriately control and manipulate objects, tools, materials, and equipment used on the job, including a telephone and a computer.
- Flexibility and strength to reach with hands and arms, bend and stoop.
- Ability occasionally to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
- Ability to hear and understand speech at normal room levels, and to hear and understand speech on the telephone.
- Ability to speak clearly in audible tones so that others may understand.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus and peripheral vision.
Schedule:
Monday 10:00 am -2:00 pm
Tuesday: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Wednesday: 10:00 am -3:00 pm
Thursday: 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Friday: 10:00am-2:00pm
Saturday: Must be Flexible
Salary:
$23.00 to $25.00 per hour, depending on experience.
Even if you don’t feel that all of the requested qualifications aren’t your current strengths, we still welcome you to apply. We invite all candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply.
Apply directly at Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School’s career page at https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=33b607f4-564d-4335-b098-98dd2b218da4&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=542378&lang=en_US&source=CC2
This position will be posted until filled.
Salary : $23 - $25