Intern: Strategic Communications/Social Media (Arizona)

With world attention focused on both the environment and the economy, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is where policymakers and business leaders turn for win-win solutions. This leading green group, with programs from Boston to Beijing, has tripled in size over the past decade by focusing on strong science, uncommon partnerships and market-based approaches. You can be part of a vibrant workplace that welcomes diverse perspectives, talents and contributions, where innovation and a focus on results are a way of life.
 
EDF’s Colorado River Program seeks to achieve healthy river flows and sustainable water management in the Colorado River Basin through work to create a dynamic, flexible water management framework that meets 21st-century needs.
 
Overall Function and Key Responsibilities

• Involved in strategic planning and implementation of Colorado River program-wide and Arizona-specific communications strategies. Plays a central role in developing and implementing new social media capacity for EDF’s Colorado River and Arizona water work; conducts research and manages information to support implementation of EDF Colorado River communication, media, and partnership strategies; assists in designing and carrying out social media activities (likely including primary responsibility for Twitter account), EDF Colorado River web presence, and traditional media outreach mechanisms, including writing, editing, and production for different purposes, audiences, and media.
• Participate in Colorado River Program and Arizona-water communications and partnership strategy discussions and follow-up.
• Assume primary responsibility for social media associated with EDF’s water management initiatives.
• Monitor Colorado River-related and Arizona water policy news and online dialogue, craft responses, and help create and promote EDF and partner online content.
• Assist in drafting, editing, and pitching of news releases, and tracking resulting news “hits.”
• Assist in managing and developing print and other publications and presentations, including research, writing, design, and production-related activities.
• Assist in scoping and launching future social media and communications projects, including potential facebook groups pages,blogs, and webpages.
• Participate in research, writing, and strategy development for communications and partnership campaigns and associated messaging development, including creative application of relevant social science and public opinion research.
• Conduct research to identify key contacts in stakeholder groups and potential partners; help to create and maintain partnership and media lists and information.
• Assist in compiling, creating, and cataloging photos, graphics, and other images for use in communications materials, including identifying and securing necessary permissions.

 Qualifications

• Minimum three years undergraduate educational training in strategic communications, marketing, advertising, print or broadcast journalism or communication majors; or education in environmental science or policy or a related field combined with strong writing skills and proficiency with social media.
• Ability and comfort with fast-paced, time-sensitive assignments of short duration while simultaneously making progress on longer-term projects.
• Independent and highly organized and able to create systems for collecting, organizing and retrieving information.
• Proof of strong written and oral communication skills, including writing for different media and audiences.
• Experience with social media such as development and management of material for websites, blogs, Twitter, LinkedIn, and, Facebook..
• Adept with word processing programs.
• A demonstrated commitment to conservation or environmental issues is preferred but not required.
• Desirable Qualification: Familiarity with graphic design or web design principles and practices.

This is an unpaid internship to be located in Phoenix, Arizona.
 
Interested applicants should attach their cover letter and resume to the EDF application, together with a copy of transcripts, and two writing samples, preferably one from social media and the other from traditional media or campaign work.
 
Due to the volume of employment applications and queries received, EDF is unable to respond to each application individually. Applicants will be contacted directly if selected as a candidate.
 
Environmental Defense Fund is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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