Communications Internship

CCAN is looking for a Communications Intern to expand our organization’s communications capacity. This is an excellent opportunity for students and recent graduates with interests in climate change, environmental policy, and public health and advocacy communications. This is a part-time, 10 to 20 hours per week position with flexible hours that can accommodate a student’s schedule. We offer a basic stipend depending on experience, hours, and internship duration. 

• Draft and edit a wide variety of promotional content, including action alerts, fact sheets, news releases, blog posts, and web content.
• Track media coverage and build and update media contact lists.
• Conduct research.
• Produce content for Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sites.
• Produce multimedia content, including videos and photos.
• Attend and help with logistics for various events and meetings.
• Perform other functions as needed.
• Passion for fighting climate change and interest in environmental communications.

• Excellent written, verbal, and research skills.
• Ability to work independently and in teams, prioritize workload, and multi-task.
• Attention to detail.
• Organized, self-motivated and flexible.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite and internet applications.
• Familiarity with social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, etc).
• HTML/CSS, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, iMovie knowledge a plus.

Please submit cover letter, resume, and brief writing sample to Communications Director Kelly Trout atjobs@chesapeakeclimate.org. Please specify “CCAN Fall 2012 Communications Internship” as the subject of your email. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the internship is filled.