Intern Job Description: Marketing and Communications Intern
Iris House provides comprehensive services and advocacy for women, families, and communities infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS, while simultaneously providing prevention and education services for our clients and at-risk communities.
Position: Marketing and Communications Intern
Description:Iris House seeks a dynamic, self-starter to assist marketing and communications
efforts. This internship is an excellent opportunity to experience various aspects of marketing while
working for well-known community based nonprofit organization.
Responsibilities:
- Update and maintain Iris House social media presence, including scheduling Facebook and Twitter updates
- Assist in planning, writing and managing monthly eNewsletter and blogs
- Draft news releases, media alerts and other stories
- Designing flyers, graphics, e-vites and other marketing material for major events hosted by IH
- Working on a comprehensive marketing and communications plan for our 8th Annual Women as the Face of AIDS Summit
- Attend monthly Summit committee meeting
- Reach out to the community organizations, general public and donors with the message about Iris House and the opportunities for people to become involved with the Summit and beyond.
- Collaborating with staff on new ideas, directions, and venues for marketing and communications
Qualifications:
- Firm grasp of available tools and platforms in the social media space
- Completed or working toward a college degree, preferably in a related field (e.g., English,
- Marketing/Communications, or Public Relations)
- Previous internship or related experience in marketing or communications is a plus
- Must be computer literate (working knowledge of word processing, PowerPoint, Excel). Proficiency in Adobe
- InDesign and Photoshop highly desired. Knowledge of HTML and graphic design a plus
- An effective communicator, both written and oral
- Ability to communicate in a professional manner with press and community contacts
- Self-motivated, good organizational skills, detail-oriented, ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet deadlines
- Enthusiasm for the mission of Iris House and the families we serve
Start Date: Position open until filled, requires 3 – 6 month commitment.
Hours: 8 – 12 hours/week, preferably twice a week in the office. Up to 4 hours can be completed at home.
Compensation: This is an Unpaid/Volunteer internship
Iris House is a Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of religion, race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by law.
