Search for Common Ground

Position Description

The Communications Department at Search for Common Ground is seeking a Fall Intern to assist with creative content production. The Creative Content Intern will report to the Manager of Audience and Content and assist in a variety of social media and digital outreach projects, including the launch of a new newsletter and the implementation of a global fundraising campaign. Through hands-on training, the Creative Content Intern will learn strategy and tactics for social media and communications that can be broadly applied to the nonprofit sector and marketing in general. The scope of the internship will be tailored to the intern’s strengths and experience, building on the individual’s skills. This is an unpaid internship with the option of earning college credit.

Key Responsibilities

The roles and responsibilities include:

• Contributing ideas to the Communications team’s creative brainstorms;

• Assisting in content creation for the Communications team;

• Researching topics related to peacebuilding, humanitarian and development work, and social causes;

• Assisting with the execution of the organization’s social media strategy.

As internship descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.

Qualifications

You meet the following qualifications:

• You have or are in the process of acquiring a bachelor's and/or graduate degree in journalism, communications, English, or a related subject;

• You are a good writer with impeccable grammar;

• You are passionate about social causes;

• You are familiar with innovative social and digital media content;

• You have a creative mind and a track record of engaging in creative endeavors at school or in extra-curricular activities;

• A portfolio of past creative work (writing, photography, design, etc) is a strong plus;

• Knowledge of foreign languages, especially French or Arabic, is a strong plus.

Salary

While we will make this a very rewarding internship experience for you, please note that  this is an unpaid internship.

To apply

To apply, interested candidates should send the following items  to our employment portal here:

• current resume
• cover letter

In your cover letter, please clearly state why our program is of interest to you, what you can bring to the organization, and what experience you hope to gain from the internship. Also, include the dates of your availability and the number of hours per week to which you can commit. Candidates who can intern a minimum of 16 hours per week are preferred.

Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please. Please see our website www.sfcg.org for full details of our work.

All Search Employees must adhere to the values: Shared Humanity - Empathy - Impartiality - Inclusivity - Courage - Hope - Humility - Audacity. In accordance with these values, Search enforces compliance with the Code of Conduct and related policies on Anti Workplace Harassment, Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Conflict of Interest and Anti-fraud.