Institute for Local Self-Reliance · 22 hours ago

Communications Intern

United States

Internship

Remote

Intern

$18/hr - $19/hr

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Responsibilities

Drafting and posting to social media and ILSR’s website, and tracking engagement

Maintaining website (such as updating tags and posts, supporting a website reorganization)

Designing and implementing targeted outreach campaigns to disseminate our training, policy and other resources

Composting for Community podcast (such as conducting background research, scheduling interviews, reviewing audio and and editing transcripts, drafting web posts, pushing out posts)

The Compost Pile, a monthly email newsletter that highlights the Initiative’s recent work, upcoming events, and relevant news

Developing outreach lists and contact management via Sales Navigator and HubSpot

Workshops and webinars (such as registration, outreach, analyzing feedback surveys and participation data)

Membership maintenance (recruiting and onboarding new members, adding new members to the Composting for Community Map)

Communicating with existing members (drafting and sending Mailchimps, drafting Circle.so posts)

Populating resource databases on Circle.so (a networking platform)

Assisting with the Peer Learning Community (following up with people interested in presenting, uploading PLC recordings to Circle.so)

Analyzing data from feedback surveys

Tracking a calendar of events (C4C events, Food Waste Prevention Week, Earth Day, ICAW, World Soil Day)

Other projects as assigned

Qualification

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Social mediaCommunications strategyWordPressMailchimpGoogle WorkspaceGraphic designCanvaSales NavigatorCircle.soEnvironmental issues

Required

An effective storyteller: A good communicator in both written and visual formats. Able to synthesize and convey complex ideas and policies in a clear and compelling way.

Experience with social media with a firm grasp of available tools and platforms.

Highly organized, motivated, and detail-oriented: Strong sense of ownership over goals. Able to juggle competing demands and prioritize without sacrificing quality. Flexible and able to adapt to shifting priorities. Leave things better than you found them.

Reliable and collaborative: Follow through on commitments. Welcome feedback and able to adapt to new ideas and priorities. Respect diverse cultures and working styles.

Strong communicator: Pride in providing clear, helpful information. Effective writing and speaking skills and comfortable with email communications. Attention to detail.

Committed to racial equity and social justice: Recognize ways that race, income, and other identities intersect in shaping societal disparities. Interest in joining a team who are working to recognize how our own identities show up in the work, and welcome, reflect on, and act on feedback with an eye toward continuous learning about race, ability, and other lines of intersection.

Computer proficient and able to work remotely: Comfortable with computers with proficiency ideally in WordPress, Mailchimp, Canva, and Google Workspace (Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, Meet and more). Prepared to participate in virtual meetings and spend long hours on a computer.