The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) is comprised of people who love Nebraska. Our mission is to attract and retain businesses and talented people throughout this great state. We know that living in Nebraska is a Good Life that provides great opportunity.
We are an agency of about 70 people within the State of Nebraska government. This position would work with our Talent Development division helping us showcase Nebraska as both a great place to do business and the best place to live, work, play and stay. We are looking for a student who is excited to support our Talent Team mission by maintaining our social media channels and assisting in a variety of talent focused events to promote Nebraska to people and businesses within and outside of the state. A successful intern will be someone who is enthusiastic about learning more about what makes Nebraska great and finding the best way to tell Nebraska’s story.
We are looking for a Social Media/Marketing intern to join the Department of Economic Development! This internship will go through at least Summer 2022 and may be extended based on performance and business needs. We are looking for a student who can commit to working between 15 and 25 hours, at least 3 days a week. DED office hours are M-F 8am to 5pm. We will be flexible with the student’s class schedule and would like this internship to start on June 14, 2021.
Projects could include:
> Plan and produce social media content for multiple social media channels. Content will include highlighting Nebraska internships, things to do across the state, interesting Nebraska news, real Nebraskans’ stories, and more.
> Conduct extensive research on Nebraska content and stories, as well as be responsible for maintaining a content calendar.
> Create engaging captions to accompany social media posts.
> Ensure our talent attraction website (http://www.TheGoodLifeIsCalling.com) stays relevant with current things to do and new stories about people in Nebraska.
> Collaborate with other DED employees on creating some of the social media posts.
> Collaborate with the Talent team and other Business Development teams in planning business recruitment and talent events.
Duties Include:
> Social Media – 50%
> Research – 30%
> Marketing – 15%
> Graphic Design – 5%
Required Qualifications:
> Should have knowledge or experience in: corporate social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, SocialToaster, etc.), graphic design, public relations and marketing strategies.
> Experience with Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop and Canva.
> Undergraduate sophomore or junior student currently enrolled in a college or university.
> Communications, Journalism, Business, or Marketing majors with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
> Top candidates will be asked to submit a portfolio and/or create content as a part of the interview process.
Preferred:
> Knowledge or experience in video production.
> Proficient in capturing and editing photos.
*Application deadline: May 31, 2021.
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