Communications Internship with Landmarks

COMMUNICATIONS INTERN (COURSE CREDIT)

Appointment: Spring 2020; applicable for course credit, avg 10 hours/week, flexible within M-F 9-5p

Overall purpose of the position:

This position is responsible for assisting the Communications Coordinator with public relations, marketing initiatives, and content management. This includes collecting press materials, strategizing and scheduling social media, website/technical support and promoting ongoing events.

Key Responsibilities:

General Public Relations and Marketing:

• Post Landmarks’ events on university and local event calendars
• As requested, accompany Communications Coordinator to represent Landmarks in university-wide communications meetings as well as peer group meetings on and off campus

Media Relations:

• Social Media
  • Gather content and prepare posts
  • Develop strategies to increase social media engagement
  • Regularly track and report metrics for technological platform performance

• Work with administrative assistant to maintain press book and clipping archive
• Filter specific press inquiries including images, captions, quotes, etc.

Design:

• Maintain Landmarks’ brand and style guidelines throughout all materials

• Maps
  • Track printed map and brochure inventory and oversee distribution to campus and community partners

Photography and Video:

• Provide photography and video with captions to media outlets and stakeholders
• Photo & Video Archive
  • Maintain Smugmug archive for all Landmarks image content
  • Title files in accordance with Landmarks standards and tag

Administration and Assessment:

• Assist with tracking press, website interaction, and social media reach
• Additional duties upon request

Qualifications:

• Be an undergraduate or graduate student
• Strong writing and verbal communication skills and experience crafting messages to engage an audience
• Adept in social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc)
• Ability to multi-task and manage deadlines
• Enthusiasm to learn new things

Applications Due by 2 December, 2019

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Three references