Intern, Social Media Specialist
Mission Concept: “Communicate Our Mission”
Fall 2020 Unpaid Internships
The content of this listing is in accordance with all applicable employment laws. While this is an unpaid internship, we offer College or University credit. Preference is given to those with an academic requirement for an internship.
- Eligibility: You must be enrolled in an Undergraduate or Graduate degree program at the time of the internship.
- Preferred Majors: Journalism, Public Relations, Communications, Marketing, Film/Video, Social Media Studies, Digital Communications, or related majors.
- Preferred Grade Levels: Undergraduate Junior, Undergraduate Senior, and Graduate level.
- Duration: Our unpaid Fall 2020 Internship Program typically runs for a specified 10-week duration beginning on Tuesday, September 8th, and concluding Friday, November 13th. This is a part-time position, 10+ hours per week.
- This position will be completely virtual.
About the Mission Concept
The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.
This Mission Concept is for students who are practiced and persuasive public speakers, have strong writing skills and are savvy about social media. You want to be part of communicating the Red Cross mission behind-the-scenes, on-camera, in-person, and online.
Because the American Red Cross Greater New York Region has multiple internship opportunities we've grouped them by "Mission Concepts," which is a work area that will allow you to narrow your interest to make it easier to select your ideal internship. If this Mission Concept fits your educational and career goals, view the internship opportunity below.
Intern, Social Media Specialist – You’ll serve an integral role conveying the work of the Red Cross to the organization’s constituents by assisting in social media management, tracking, and community engagement with multiple Red Cross social media accounts. Your projects may include:
- Creating, monitoring, and curating interesting and effective content for social media platforms.
- Producing digital content to promote and raise awareness of Red Cross values, content, and activities on social media.
- Special Skills Required: Strong writing skills, with experience writing, formatting, and posting clear content. Strong Photography/Videography skills with intermediate to advanced proficiency in Photoshop, iMovie, and Adobe Premiere Pro strongly preferred.
Our Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidate is a mission-focused Undergraduate or Graduate student seeking a meaningful internship experience who has the following qualities:
- Upbeat
- Detail Oriented
- Multi-Tasker
- Strong Communicator
- Team Builder/Player
- Self-Starter
- Client-Focused
- Strategic Thinker
- No-task-is too-small attitude
What You’ll Learn
In our region, you will enjoy a collaborative work culture committed to the diversity of our people, programs, and services. You’re learning and development will include:
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Relationship Building
- Organizational Management
- Training and mentoring from subject matter experts
- Volunteer Engagement, Management & Administration
- A deeper awareness of the Humanitarian Mission of the American Red Cross
- Cultivation of Cultural Competence and Inclusion
Benefits
Being involved in projects critical to the day-to-day work of our non-profit organization, gaining an insider’s perspective on the Red Cross humanitarian mission as well as service delivery at the local and national levels.
- Access to subject matter experts in the fields of Nonprofit Management, Nonprofit Fundraising, Emergency Management, Communications, Social Media, Disaster Relief, and much more.
- Access to our exclusive online database of professional development courses.
- Additional service projects with direct impact in communities within our Greater New York Region.