Marketing and Communications Internship

Marketing and Communications Internship

We’re looking for a graduate to work with Carbon Leapfrog, a new and unique business-led charity that channels free professional advice from leading service providers across a range of disciplines into UK and international carbon reduction projects.

Intern Objectives:

To help identify and extract the marketing opportunities for Carbon Leapfrog’s various projects

Increase the awareness and reach of Carbon Leapfrog’s projects among their various stakeholders

Provide a solid foundation of marketing support for future campaigns and events

How

• Work closely with the Carbon Leapfrog team to identify marketing opportunities and create campaigns around their projects
• Maximise coverage opportunities in the press through media relations including social media, creation and distribution of press releases, feature opportunities and case studies
• Participate in the ongoing creation and implementation of marketing collateral

Skills

• good organisational and planning skills
• excellent written and verbal communication
• the ability to work on multiple projects at one time
• good attention to detail and accuracy
• strong IT skills
• good knowledge of marketing techniques
• self initiative

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Help to create and implement a Marketing, PR and Communications plan
• Identify appropriate media publications to target
• Drafting and distribution of press releases
• Create and update social media channels around appropriate projects
• Identify awards opportunities
• Help with the development and implementation of a new website
• Join in the sourcing of information for, and the writing of, the bi-monthly newsletter – e-mailed to the entire network
• Help in the organising of events
• Use the CRM database (currently Sales Force) as a marketing tool

Details

Location:  London

Hours: 4 days a week

Salary:  Voluntary.   Travel expenses paid

Application dead line: Sep 9^th 2011

Duration: 3 months, but this could be adjusted according to candidates’ needs

If you feel this role is for you, please send your CV and covering letter to monicadougherty@carbonleapfrog.org