Responsibilities:
As the Webmaster Public Relations Intern, you will interact with the marketing, public relations and advocacy volunteers as well as a wildlife ecologist. Primary responsibility will be to make further enhancements to our new web site and to assist in maintaining the site. Additional activities will include helping to facilitate communications with people who are interacting with the site and assisting staff members in monitoring the site.
Requirements:
Knowledge of Wordpress. An ability to work effectively in a team environment and on your own.
A passion for the wild horses and burros and for this issue.
Additional Skills:
Will work with an existing intern who will be conducting social media campaigns.
Benefits:
While this is an unpaid internship, the successful candidate who works in this position will receive a number of benefits:
- The satisfaction of working on a very important cause—one that could help to save the wild horses and burros and allow them to remain safely on our public lands for generations;
- You'll learn a lot about how a an effective web site, social media and public relations campaign can help to educate the broader public on an organization and an important issue, shape public opinion, mobilize people to take action and in some cases shape public policy on that issue.
- Work with a team to implement and improve your work.
- Meet new and interesting people.
- Receive a letter of recommendation upon the successful completion of this project.
Location:
We will interact primarily by phone, email and via Skype, so there is no need to travel or to relocate for this position.
Hours:
Up to 30 hours per week.
Length of Internship:
Possibility of extending for another semester if interested.
