marketing and social media intern

We are searching for a dynamic, organized, responsible self-starter who will be actively involved in all of our marketing and social media-related matters. The Marketing & Social Media Intern will manage content on the Citizenship Counts website and help create new features to engage with educators, school administrators, donors and other groups. He/she will help build upon our existing audiences across various social media platforms and create newsletters and other marketing collateral in tandem with other staff members.

This internship offers a tremendous opportunity to work with both local and national educational organizations, government entities, media outlets, as well as education, business, and community leaders. The position entails working with the Citizenship Counts staff on any combination of the following items: creating presentations, managing various components of media outreach (i.e. social media, newsletters, press releases, website updates), providing support to schools as they engage in our program, assisting with data/survey collection, coordinating special events and providing overall support to the development and execution of our program. 

This position was created for individuals with a marketing background and interest in the nonprofit sector and/or educational programming. He/she should possess excellent oral and written communication skills. Candidates that have previous experience managing social media platforms and/or blogs are strongly preferred. The Marketing & Social Media Intern should have a desire to be hands-on and involved in a variety of duties related to advancing our educational initiative.

This part-time position entails a commitment of 8-12 hours a week. Applicants are able to earn course credit or receive a stipend for their internship. As a result of the pandemic, The Marketing & Social Media Intern will have the ability to work remotely for their internship with in-person meetings as needed. 

ABOUT CITIZENSHIP COUNTS

In 2008, Citizenship Counts was founded by renowned author, Holocaust survivor, 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient and proud naturalized citizen, Gerda Weissmann Klein. We are a national, non-partisan, 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to educate middle and high school students on the tenets of citizenship, 
encourage them to appreciate their rights and responsibilities as Americans and give them an opportunity to celebrate their citizenship by engaging in a naturalization ceremony. 

Our core curriculum promotes pride in American citizenship and encourages students to be involved in their communities. We aim to empower young people to be responsible, participatory and socially-just citizens who appreciate the benefits of living in a diverse, inclusive, democratic country. Citizenship Counts provides an interactive, multi-disciplinary civic education curriculum at no cost, as well as additional educational materials and external resources to help teachers develop a service-learning classroom project.  In addition, we facilitate student-planned and school-hosted naturalization ceremonies, working with community volunteers and building relationships with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the Federal Courts and other governmental agencies. Our program has been utilized in schools and after school programs in 38 states across the nation. We are committed to promoting civic education throughout the country. For more information about us, please visit www.citizenshipcounts.org.  

QUALIFICATIONS

·  Current student seeking a Bachelor’s Degree, recent college graduate and/or a candidate with relevant work experience working in the field of marketing

·  Background in managing websites/blogs, social media platforms and/or online newsletters 

·  Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

·  Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other similar programs

APPLICATION:

· Interested candidates, please email your resume and cover letter to education@citizenshipcounts.org

·  Submission Deadline: May 24, 2021