Community Outreach and Communications Intern
About the position
Responsibilities
• Utilize strategic, analytical, and creative thinking to help promote policy issues on topics such as family caregiving, financial security, and livable communities.
• Engage in communications strategies to advance these issues and the events organized as part of these efforts.
• Develop content and outreach materials to support event promotion and enhance volunteer engagement and community engagement.
• Research policy issues, draft documents to support advocacy and outreach efforts, support event and project coordination, participate in team meetings and strategy discussions, collaborate in communications tactics, and support community outreach events and projects.
• Work with AARP Oklahoma staff in supporting state plan activities for community engagement, volunteer efforts, state and federal legislative issues, voter education, and the AARP Fraud Watch Network.
Requirements
• Must be enrolled in a degree program at an accredited college/university rising undergraduate juniors or seniors, graduate students, or post-doctoral students and remain academically enrolled throughout the internship or must have previously graduated from college and enrolled in a continuing education program.
• Must be a self-starter and adaptable, with the ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, anticipate project needs, and discern work priorities.
• Ability to work well with diverse populations, including gender, race, and sexual orientation.
• Technical proficiency in Microsoft Office programs.
• Exceptional verbal/written communication skills with experience in copywriting and editing.
• Familiarity with creating and editing videos and knowledge of multiple social media platforms is a plus.
Benefits
• Hourly range is $18 for undergraduates, $21 for graduate students, $28 for Ph.D. candidates.
• Internships are non-exempt positions and are not eligible for employee benefits.
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Responsibilities
• Utilize strategic, analytical, and creative thinking to help promote policy issues on topics such as family caregiving, financial security, and livable communities.
• Engage in communications strategies to advance these issues and the events organized as part of these efforts.
• Develop content and outreach materials to support event promotion and enhance volunteer engagement and community engagement.
• Research policy issues, draft documents to support advocacy and outreach efforts, support event and project coordination, participate in team meetings and strategy discussions, collaborate in communications tactics, and support community outreach events and projects.
• Work with AARP Oklahoma staff in supporting state plan activities for community engagement, volunteer efforts, state and federal legislative issues, voter education, and the AARP Fraud Watch Network.
Requirements
• Must be enrolled in a degree program at an accredited college/university rising undergraduate juniors or seniors, graduate students, or post-doctoral students and remain academically enrolled throughout the internship or must have previously graduated from college and enrolled in a continuing education program.
• Must be a self-starter and adaptable, with the ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, anticipate project needs, and discern work priorities.
• Ability to work well with diverse populations, including gender, race, and sexual orientation.
• Technical proficiency in Microsoft Office programs.
• Exceptional verbal/written communication skills with experience in copywriting and editing.
• Familiarity with creating and editing videos and knowledge of multiple social media platforms is a plus.
Benefits
• Hourly range is $18 for undergraduates, $21 for graduate students, $28 for Ph.D. candidates.
• Internships are non-exempt positions and are not eligible for employee benefits.
Apply Now
Apply Now