Communication Intern

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The mission of Rescuing Leftover Cuisine is to become the world’s most widely used solution for companies and individuals to eliminate food waste in their communities, making food rescue sustainable and universal, and food hunger a thing of the past.

One of the ways Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, Inc. ("RLC") helps companies reduce food waste is by bringing leftover food from restaurants and caterers to local agencies such as homeless shelters and soup kitchens.

RLC is currently accepting applications for the Fall 2017 Internship Program. RLC is seeking talented, entrepreneurial, and passionate young leaders with the emotional intelligence and organizational skills needed to work in a self-driven and quality-driven work environment.

Position Summary:

RLC Team is seeking a Communication intern to assist in forming partnerships with companies for sponsorships, help with formulation of donation campaigns, provide assistance in arranging fundraising events in New York City, and help applying for grants.

Responsibilities:

• Managing social media pages, including researching content, creating and responding to posts
• Create appealing and relevant content for our social media pages in the form of blog posts, photos, videos, etc
• Coordinate with team members to promote different campaigns.
• Create newsletter to update RLC supporters on our accomplishments, events, and initiatives.

RLC interns will work closely with the founders and have the opportunity to make true, meaningful impact in their time with the organization. All interns will have entry, mid-stage, and final evaluations to further hone the intern’s technical and professional skills. This is a part-time, unpaid internship. Interns are expected to work 20 hours per week. May lead to a position with more responsibility.

Qualifications:

• Self-motivated; ability to initiate, implement and complete tasks independently.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize.
• Ability to work quickly to meet the demands of a fast-paced environment.
• Passionate about food rescue and field of communication.
• Social media savvy
• Strong writing skills.

Apply
Please email your resume to le.phan@rescuingleftovercuisine.org