Description:

Internship Title: Online Marketing/Communications internship

Internship Department: Marketing

Objective: Assist in the aquarium’s external communication projects through the use of social media, the public website and e-mail.

Responsibilities:
• Willingness to interact with external audiences through the aquarium’s social media channels
• Assist the online communications coordinator in planning, writing and scheduling posts on the aquarium’s social media channels.
• Continue and expand upon statistics reporting plan for social media, e-mail and web.
• Other duties as assigned.

Final Product(s): The candidate will gain a solid grounding in his or her online marketing & communications skills needed to understand and navigate website management and the social media world for a not-for-profit organization. The candidate will be involved in promoting Shedd’s programs, events and educational opportunities.

Qualifications: The online marketing/communications intern must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail. He or she must have the ability to work and be productive independently, but also be a valuable member of our team. A candidate must also think critically, creatively, be a self-starter, have a passion for public relations and possess excellent time-management skills.

Intern should be proficient with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Photoshop, Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, Pinterest. Experience in working with, or knowledge of, Tumblr, Instragram and Google Analytics a plus. Intern must be able to work flexible hours including some nights and weekends as necessary.

Minimum GPA: 3.0 on a 4-point scale

Desired year in school: College senior or recent undergrad graduate.

Compensation: Unpaid. Interns must make arrangements with their schools to gain academic credit for this internship. Shedd Aquarium is happy to provide any work documentation necessary for this process.

Desired Majors: Candidate will possess either a B.A. in the area of communications, English, marketing or journalism, or academic progress toward a B.A. in these fields of study.

Time Commitment: Three to five days a week; 15 to 20 hours weekly (schedule will be determined based on intern availability).

Learning Potential: Exposure to a variety of online marketing/communications projects.
Connections to other Shedd staff and interns through formal and informal trainings as well as mentorship opportunities.

Start Date:

5/15/2013

End Date:

4/15/2013, ,

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