Development and Communications Internship
The Center for an Urban Future (CUF) is an independent nonprofit public policy research think-tank that produces innovative analysis on economic development and workforce development issues in New York City, with a focus on promoting economic diversity while creating opportunities for disadvantaged populations and lower-skill workers. Our work seeks to highlight issues within our fields of focus that tend to fly under the radar in mainstream policy discussions.
Over the years, through reports and high-level policy forums, CUF has put forth concrete ideas for city and state policymakers that have influenced city and state policies on diversifying the economy, boosting the number of middle-class jobs, expanding apprenticeships and tech training programs, supporting immigrant entrepreneurs, bolstering public libraries, scaling up small businesses, strengthening human services organizations, sustaining artists, and helping New York’s community college students achieve college and career success, investment in green public works projects, closing racial disparities in the city’s economy, improving services for older New Yorkers, and more.
The Center seeks interns with experience in communications, event-planning, media, and/or development to support our work. During this internship, development and communications interns will learn about the processes of how a think tank conveys complex policy research through a streamlined communication strategy.
Responsibilities can include:
- Helping produce high-profile events from conception to execution, including researching vendors, creating event materials, and ensuring smooth day-of logistics
- Conducting prospect research for development opportunities
- Assisting with the development of social media campaigns and drafting content for platforms like Twitter
- Drafting press releases, impacts, and email blasts
- Maintaining CUF’s databases and tracking subscriber engagement
- Tracking email metrics, Twitter analytics, and CUF’s presence in policy discourse
- Engaging in CUF’s media processes, including explainer video and report design
Skills and attributes we seek are:
- Attention to detail. They must be detail-oriented. Exactitude and precision must be shown when working with CUF materials.
- Time management and multi-tasking. This role will require managing several tasks, prioritizing them based on a variety of timelines, and pivoting to different tasks as deadlines are modified.
- Willingness to learn. They must be willing to learn new skills, approaches, and tactics, and openness to working on a variety of assignments.
- Goal-oriented perspective. The intern must be able to grasp the broader organizational goals and think strategically about how to accomplish them through individual assignments.
Requirements:
- Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19
- Must be able to commit to at least 20 hours a week, within the operating hours of 10am to 6pm
- Must be able to come into the office at least twice a week during open office hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
We maintain a friendly and open working environment and encourage people of all backgrounds: age, race, ethnicity, gender, creed, and sexual orientation to apply.
In order to apply, please send a resume with cover letter to intern @ nycfuture.org with "Development and Communications Internship (cohort)" in the subject line. We are currently hiring for our Fall (September-December) cohort.