Social Media Intern

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Social Media Intern

CLEAR BLUE SEA is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in San Diego, CA with a mission to cleanse the oceans of plastic pollution. Clear Blue Sea’s innovative marine debris removal system is an unmanned, solar-powered Floating Robot for Eliminating Debris (FRED). Three small-scale FRED prototypes have been built and tested in Mission Bay and several new FRED projects are currently in work, including a FRED Do-it-Yourself (FREDDY) Instructional Package and the design of a 50-foot FRED to be implemented in Hawaii as a pilot. Our FRED projects have involved over 200 student interns as we are dedicated to training and mentoring younger generations in methods and innovations needed to increase awareness of ocean plastics and solutions for ocean cleanup and conservancy.

We are looking for volunteers or interns to help build an online community who advocates for solutions and supports Clear Blue Sea’s efforts. This position is ongoing and offers flexible hours with specific roles and responsibilities defined in collaboration with the Clear Blue Sea team. If you are passionate about saving the oceans, please get in touch!

Roles and responsibilities include:

• Research and analyze strategies across social media platforms of relevant organizations to help inform CBSea’s approach to social media

• Help develop long term strategies for crowdfunding or advocacy campaigns to leverage the CBSea community
• Create and share educational material (images, videos, short articles) on the sources of plastic pollution, the resulting damages to Earth and multiple marine industries, and Clear Blue Sea’s marine robot "FRED" - our Floating Robot for Eliminating Debris
• Build on our professional network with complementary businesses and nonprofit organizations in San Diego and worldwide to strengthen Clear Blue Sea’s name recognition and to enhance our collaboration within the Blue Tech community
• Redesign social media platforms to align with Clear Blue Sea mission and image, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn , etc.
• Upkeep of social media presence, interacting with the community and informing all of Clear Blue Sea progress and events

• Attend weekly meetings with Clear Blue Sea leadership to present status, brainstorm issues, discuss next steps, and secure guidance and collaboration as needed

Preferred capabilities include:

• Passionate about finding and implementing solutions to remediate the oceans of plastic pollution
• Excited about applying technical and artistic skills for building our online community
• Knowledge and experience with designing fronts for social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or LinkedIn
• Knowledge and experience using graphic design programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Corel, Photoshop, or GIMP
• Effective verbal and written communication skills to convey technical concepts to a general audience and work collaboratively with the Clear Blue Sea marketing, engineering, and business teams
• Experienced in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) and documenting marketing strategies, implementation planning, and analyzing improvements

Clear Blue Sea values the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.

Apply via our online form (https://forms.gle/QqZG4rBcw22Snyh28)

Contact Clear Blue Sea with questions: personnel1@clearbluesea.org