Function:
Act as the online curator of content for Center61, our Members, Nonprofits, Social Entrepreneurs, and the greater Austin community primarily through social media (blogs, videos, Facebook, and Twitter). Interns will focus on the 2nd and 3rd goals of C61: Amplifying the voices of our Members and Making Austin a Social Innovation Capital of the World.
Responsibilities:
1) Blog:
a. Write about any of the major themes affecting Center61 and our members
b. Feature Members and their organizations
c. Coordinate guest blogs from others in and out of the Center61 Community
d. Target 3 blog post per week
2) Videos:
a. Select key topics on which greater focus and a deeper story to be told
b. Form partnership with student organizations and other storytelling groups
3) Facebook:
a. Manage the Facebook platform
b. Collect and post Member content
c. Mediate the conversation
d. Target 1 post per day
4) Twitter:
a. Lead the Center61 Twitter presence
b. Read and post relative articles on:
i. Center61 Members
ii. Social Entrepreneurship
iii. Social Capital fundraising
iv. Austin Community
v. Innovation in Nonprofit
c. Plan and schedule on a batch basis a number of tweets
d. Cultivate the Twitter community to generate awareness for Center61, our Members, and the importance of being purpose driven
e. Target 4 posts per day
How to Apply:
Send cover letter and resume to Steve Wanta at Steve.Wanta@wholefoods.com. This position is intended to be a two-semester commitment.