Social Media Internship

About the organization:

Studer Community Institute (SCI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to improve the quality of life for all people in the diverse communities we serve.

SCI’s Building Jobs department provides programs, training and resources to narrow skills gaps, develop successful leaders, grow organizations, create jobs and drive economic development. The Building Brains program focuses on early brain development, specifically ages 0-3, and informing, equipping and supporting parents with the tools and skills needed for their child’s future success.

There are so many benefits of joining our team, just a few include:

· Positive working environment and team camaraderie

· Downtown office location and flexible scheduling

· Values training and development, committed to your personal and professional growth!

About this specific role:

This role will work with all SCI programs and staff. The role will focus on SCI’s social media presence and engage with the community. This internship will also be responsible for content creation and marketing of events and SCI programs.

What does “a day in the life” of this role look like? Some things you’ll be doing include:

· Manage and create content for SCI’s social media presence (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn)

· Collaborate with other departments (Studer Family of Companies entities) and contracted parties (Marketing companies) for the creation of event print materials and media.

· Work with the SCI team, and Events Coordinator to ensure partner contracts and benefits are fulfilled.

· Create content for promotional materials for EntreCon, Gingerbread Competition, Light Up Learing and Building Brains programs

· Leverage marketing opportunities to promote ticket sales and event attendance.

· Design email campaigns for Building Jobs and Building Brains programs.

· Use program management tools to effectively plan the yearly event and media calendars.

· Assist Data and Communications Coordinator with a website redesign and update

You’ll be a good fit if you:

· Are currently enrolled in an accredited university seeking a degree program in Marketing, Social Media Management, Communications, or similar degree program.

· Are a driven professional, able to engage with community members in person and virtually.

· Are passionate about helping businesses, supervisors and employees grow their skills and are passionate about early brain development.

· Are both collaborative and self-motivated and you can move fast on executing multiple projects.

· Think like an entrepreneur and are cost-conscious.

· Love professional development, training events and helping the community.

· Are highly organized and can simplify complex problems.

· Have experience in social media and print content creation

Requirements

Knowledge and competencies required:

· Experience with social media and leveraging marketing opportunities

· Tech and computer savvy with proficiency in Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Constant Contact, Survey Monkey, Canva

· Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills including experience working with external clients

General skills required:

· Enthusiastic, and love helping people succeed

· Ability to prioritize responsibilities and to operate with changing priorities

· Advanced organizational and time management skills

· Function collaboratively as part of a client-orientated team

· Self-starter, ability to perform under general management guidance

· Effective skill interacting tactfully and effectively in difficult situation

· Must adhere to all company policies and the standards of behavior

Position type and working hours:

This is an unpaid, part-time internship. Days, hours and length of role will be based upon needs and availability and will be set with SCI’s Executive Director. Applicants must currently be enrolled in an accredited university seeking a degree program in Marketing, Social Media Management, Communications, or similar degree program.

Physical demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this internship. They include sitting, walking, bending, stooping, lifting up to 25 lbs., keyboarding and the use of standard office equipment including computers. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.