Communications Intern

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Truly Thrive is seeking a virtual communications intern to support the organization’s communications efforts, including working with the team to on projects across the organization. Interns at Truly Thrive have the opportunity to provide significant support to our work we and learn what it’s like to work in a fun, fast-paced and challenging environment. The successful candidate will have strong leadership ability, some related internship experience, and be a curious, proactive, high-achieving student.

Primary Responsibilities:

Collaborate closely with the Communications team on integrated execution of materials and channels for advocacy, fundraising, recruitment of partners, and program participant engagement

Help to build strategy to acquire and retain website visitors and social media followers, and grow our email list with attention to diversifying our audiences around race, gender, and interest area

Implement social media strategy across multiple channels and multiple target audiences

Align social campaigns with organizational brand strategy, and create social media outreach around fundraising and messaging/awareness campaigns and special events

Work closely with communications staff to create regular, interactive, and dynamic content across various platforms, including writing, posts, graphics, videos, and blogs, resulting in increased engagement with target audiences

Measure, track, and report on the organization's social media presence, and learn from the data to grow our digital reach and engagement on existing and new channels

Identify trending topics in the press, social media, and popular culture relevant to Truly Thrive and tap into them to build brand awareness

Maintain an organized, searchable, and highly usable digital media asset library of photo, video, and audio files. Acquire new media assets by collaborating with professional photographers and partners in the field

Help to train Truly Thrive partners and staff on successful management of local social media channels and blogging

Provide additional help as needed on all communications projects

Skills of the Ideal Candidate:
2-4 years experience with digital communications, social media and website management

Experience managing a brand's social media presence across multiple platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram

Experience with Wordpress and/or basic HTML/CSS coding and troubleshooting

Experience with SEO, Google AdWords and an understanding of online measurement platforms and tools

Strong writing and editing skills; ability to produce original, clear, concise content for both web and print within tight deadlines; attention to detail

Intellectual curiosity about, understanding of and enthusiasm for the work of Truly Thrive, with an interest in education reform, positive youth development, and/or public policy

Ability to work independently and as part of a very collaborative team

Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks for multiple stakeholders and meet deadlines

Knowledge of graphic design and Adobe Creative Suite a plus

Experience with and interest in inclusive, equitable communications that increase the diversity of our audiences