Online Communications Intern Arcus Foundation

Arcus Foundation – New York, NY

Arcus’ Communications team is looking for an intern eager to learn more about communications in a fast-paced environment while contributing to Arcus’ digital properties.

Founded in 2000, the Arcus Foundation is a private grant-making institution dedicated to the idea that people can live in harmony with one another and the natural world. Arcus’ work is based on the belief that respect for diversity among peoples and in nature is essential to a positive future for our planet and all of its inhabitants. For more than a decade, Arcus has been a driving force behind groundbreaking social justice work to ensure equality for LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) people around the world and conservation work to protect and enhance the lives of the world’s great apes. The Foundation works globally and has offices in New York City and Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Online Communications Intern Arcus Foundation

Arcus’ Communications team is looking for an intern eager to learn more about communications in a fast-paced environment while contributing to Arcus’ digital properties.

Key responsibilities:

• Work with online communications manager to strengthen social community through research, updating and maintaining Arcus’ social media presence with timely, relevant, daily posting, and monitoring conversations and engagement with constituents.
• Support curation, auctioning, and linking of content updates for website, including uploading text, photos, and video.
• Research and manage Arcus Publications website and microsites with both Arcus’ and partners’ Publications, in addition to Media section.
• Manage and update internal content calendar (for site and Arcus’ digital properties) and external Event calendars (and update on site accordingly).
• Assist in tracking and responding to social and web metrics.
• Assist in special editorial projects as necessary.

Ideal experience and qualifications:

Interns should be enrolled in a graduate program and be available part-time during term time and full-time during vacations. Days and hours are negotiable based on class load. A commitment of one full semester or five months (1 semester) is preferred.

Requirements include excellent written and verbal skills, experience with social media technology, journalism and/or communications study, familiarity with online publishing, demonstrated interest in and knowledge of social justice and/or conservation issues. Intern will receive a monthly stipend.

Required experience:

• Enrollment in a graduate program: 1 year

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