We work to accomplish our mission through an active partnership of resident leaders, private businesses, and with the support of our community partners.
We are seeking an intern to assist in a neighborhood marketing initiative. The intern will assist the Community Builders in collecting and documenting stories. This is a unique opportunity for an individual to gain valuable field-experience in assisting a new project from the ground up.
Responsibilities:
• Brainstorm and create interview questions and thought-provoking story recommendations
• Photograph, video and edit all necessary content
• Obtain appropriate releases
• Create and maintain a database
• Appropriate plan for storage and duplication
• Follow-up with appropriate questions, thank you cards and documentation
• Aggregate and/or create article and video content
• Develop questionnaires and evaluations
• Assist in neighborhood engagement events
• Utilize word-of-mouth and social media marketing techniques to increase the “neighborhood brand” awareness
• Provide support and ideas to social media efforts
• Perform other tasks as assigned
Required qualifications:
• Previous interview training
• People skills and positive community outreach skills
• Familiar with all MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to work with people from a variety of socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds
Benefits:
• This is a 3 month, unpaid internship with a $250/month stipend
• Exposure to local, regional and national issues
• Hands-on skill development
• Flexible and casual work environment (5-10 hours/week)
• Intern will receive a letter of reference, and formal evaluation to help further their future career path, upon successful and positive completion of the internship
Complete applications will include: resume, a writing sample and if available video and/or social media content and cover letter specifically addressing this posting, to: alex.cowsky@nwlincoln.org. We will be in contact only if you have been selected for an interview. Please do not call. Thank you for your understanding. NWL is an equal opportunity employer.