Communications Intern
Assist in developing communications for IRC events and social media campaigns.
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Overview
Assist in developing communications for IRC events and social media campaigns.
You have:
- Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree or recent graduate
- Demonstrated experience crafting language for media spread to large audiences
- Willing to learn about IRC history, philosophy, global work, and local efforts; adhere to IRC volunteer and workplace policies
- Willing to learn about cross-cultural communication and ethnic backgrounds of clients
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English; additional fluency in a refugee language preferred
- Follows the policies and protocols of the IRC, including branding guidelines
- Reliable, independent, and able to take on a project assignment and ask for help when needed
- Background check is required
Job Description
Scope of Work:
This intern will support the International Rescue Committee in Salt Lake City’s communications through contributions to our monthly newsletter. This intern would go to various IRC events to gather stories to share through our monthly newsletter. They would also pull together a social media campaign over the course of their internship.
Responsibilities:
• Interview volunteers, interns and sometimes clients to gather content
• Photograph events that showcase the work of the IRC
• Develop social media and newsletter content capturing the impact of the IRC
• Attend occasional program and staff meetings to gather story ideas
• Plan and develop a social media campaign
• Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Requirements:
• Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree or recent graduate
• Demonstrated experience crafting language for media spread to large audiences
• Willing to learn about IRC history, philosophy, global work, and local efforts; adhere to IRC volunteer and workplace policies
• Willing to learn about cross-cultural communication and ethnic backgrounds of clients
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English; additional fluency in a refugee language preferred
• Follows the policies and protocols of the IRC, including branding guidelines
• Reliable, independent, and able to take on a project assignment and ask for help when needed
• Background check is required
This position reports to the Communication Specialist. This position is unpaid.
IRC is leading the way from harm to home.
The IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
Potential interview questions
| Can you give an example of how you’ve effectively communicated with a diverse audience? | This question assesses your understanding of cross-cultural communication and its importance in this role. | Provide a specific example that highlights your ability to tailor your message to different cultural backgrounds. |
| Describe a time when you had to gather information from various sources. What was your approach? | The interviewer wants to evaluate your interviewing and content-gathering skills. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you prioritize tasks when working on multiple projects? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
Added 4 years ago
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Updated 1 year ago
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Source:
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