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PR/Communications Intern Reports to: Marketing & Communication Manager Position

Status: Intern (unpaid)

Time Commitment: 20 hours per week minimum (anytime between 9am-5pm M-F, two semester commitment is ideal)

Position Overview & Basic Function: The PR/Communications Intern will support our mission by developing stories, and emails to share our messaging through various media outlets. The position requires excellent writing skills and ability to effectively participate in the planning and implementation of various educational and fundraising campaigns. **Writing samples are required with application. Must include at minimum a Press Release and a News Story.

Primary Responsibilities:

 Develop stories, blogs, social media posts and emails to communicate messaging to 5-county service area

 Planning and implementation of PR and communication campaigns

 Coordination between multiple team members to deliver a consistent message

 Support and promote the following and others PR campaigns with hands-on contributions: o Spring – Pink! gala, Volunteer Appreciation Week, Minority Cancer Awareness Week, Community Partner Announcement o Fall – Race for the Cure, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Hope for the Cure

 While this internship is heavily based on creative writing, the intern must also be able to analyze data to prove results. This will include creating media recaps and analyzing social media engagement.

 Other tasks as assigned

Required Knowledge & Skills:

 A love of writing and the discipline to edit using the AP Stylebook

 Knowledge of social media outlets including: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube an Pinterest

o Intern will be asked to not only write & schedule content but also to analyze results

 Detail-oriented with strong project management skills

 Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills essential with both internal and external clients

 Efficient time management to meet deadlines

 Ability to work well under pressure and in a fast-paced work environment

Other:

 Must be 18 years or older and currently enrolled or a graduate of a college or university

 Must have reliable transportation

 Offers are contingent upon background check

 Hours may vary from the standard 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. based on upcoming events

 Bi-lingual or multi-lingual is a plus

Benefits:

 Experience in the non-profit sector

 “Hands-On” ownership of projects, building experience in project management

 Collaboration and networking with multiple departments and customers both internal and external

 Being part of strategic planning and implementation of PR plan

 Build a work based portfolio

 Work alongside local media organizations like FleishmanHillard, Red Fan Communications, Austin Monthly, Austin Woman and KVUE

To Apply: Please submit a cover letter and resume to intern@komenaustin.org. Include the intern job title and your first and last name in the subject line of the email.

About Susan G. Komen® Austin One in eight women will have to fight breast cancer in her lifetime. That’s why, since 1999, Susan G. Komen has been hard at work here in the Austin area raising money to provide breast cancer screening, education and medical services as well as financial and emotional support. In fact, 75 percent of the money we raise each year is put to work right here in Travis, Hays, Williamson, Bastrop and Caldwell counties to improve the lives of everyone affected by this deadly disease. The remaining funds go to national research to better treatments and ultimately the cures for breast cancer. Learn more at: www.komenaustin.org

About Susan G. Komen® Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982 that promise became Susan G. Komen® and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures.