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Communications Intern

About Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath)
EMPath is a Boston-based nonprofit that dramatically improves the lives of people living in poverty. Our mission is to transform people's lives by helping them move out of poverty and provide other institutions with the tools to systematically do the same. We do so by providing direct services in the Greater Boston area; convening a global learning network of organizations and agencies; and conducting research and advocacy for what we know works in disrupting poverty.

At the core of all of our work is our life-changing economic mobility coaching model, called Mobility Mentoring®, which has seen incredible results supporting low-income families as they climb the economic ladder and is adapted by the members of our learning network.
 
Hours: 20 hours per week. Ideal start date is in early June.

Compensation: $17.00/hour

Supervisor: Senior Director of Communications
 
General Summary of Duties
EMPath is seeking a part-time Communications Intern, who will work as part of the Communications Team, which lives in the Institutional Advancement department. They will support various communications needs for the department, ranging from social media content creation to supporting our media relations work. They will also support needs for EMPath’s upcoming 200-year-anniversary in 2024, which will celebrate the long history of EMPath’s two legacy organization – the Women’s Educational and Industrial Union, and Crittenton, Inc.

Cover letter is required with application.
 
Duties of the Communications Intern
 
·      Create social media content for EMPath’s social media feeds (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn), promoting EMPath’s work and our issues. This will include: writing social media copy, designing visually-compelling graphics for events and announcements, adding to and helping maintain our social media calendar, tracking analytics, among other tasks.

·      Support EMPath’s press activities, including compiling relevant news of the day, creating and maintaining media lists, conducting scans of past media coverage on our issues, among other tasks.

·      Recording and editing short videos to be shared on EMPath’s social media channels and other platforms.

·      Support various needs for EMPath’s 200-year-anniversary celebration, such as creating visually compelling ways of telling the story about our history, among other needs.


Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
 
·      Candidates should be interested in learning more about communications in the nonprofit sector. 

·      Experience with social media, particularly writing and creating compelling content with strong engagement.

·      Experience with Adobe Creative Suite; able to update or create simple files. A good eye for clean and compelling design. 

·      Experience with recording and editing short videos for social media and other external sharing.

·      Strong writing skills; able to transform complex information into digestible nuggets for social media and other platforms.

·      Strong attention to detail and organization skills.

·      A collaborative team player who can work in a team setting.


All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, sexuality, age, disability or veteran status, are strongly encouraged to apply. We are an EEO/AA/ADA/ADEA employer based in Boston, Massachusetts.

 
Physical Demands/Working Conditions
    
Requires prolonged sitting, some bending, stooping and stretching. Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator and other office equipment. Work is performed in an office environment.