Archives for August 2020

POSITION: FALL 2020 I LIVE HERE I GIVE HERE SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN

SUPERVISOR: SR. MANAGER OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

COMPENSATION: UNPAID – APPLICABLE FOR COURSE CREDIT

SCHEDULE: 10-12 Hours per Week, Flexible

LOCATION: Remote, Meetings will take place via Zoom and Whereby

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: I Live Here I Give Here is looking for a creative and civic-minded social media intern to work virtually and collaboratively with the nonprofit’s small and dynamic team. The intern will report to the Senior Manager of Marketing and Communications and gain experience in the development and implementation of audience-responsive social media content strategy.

This is a great learning opportunity for anyone interested in communications, public relations, advertising, community outreach, fundraising, and social media campaigns.

POSITION DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Learning opportunities to include but not limited to:

#GivingTuesday Campaign:

• Content creation, design, execution, and reporting for all of ILHIGH’s social media platforms
• Assistance with campaign planning, including creation of a social media content calendar and coordination of influencer outreach
• Creation of a social media toolkit for ILHIGH’s nonprofit partners
• Day-of social media engagement on #GivingTuesday (December 1, 2020), including real-time storytelling, nonprofit engagement, and livestreaming

Brand Awareness + Community Engagement:

• Opportunity to learn how to create and execute a region-wide social media campaign from start to finish with Sr. Manager of Marketing and Communications
• Content creation for ILHIGH’s ongoing social media series, such as #52Tuesdays
• Management of press clippings and assistance in securing ILHIGH program coverage on community event calendars
• Social Media ad design direction
• Creation of social media reports and monitoring of comments and metrics, making recommendations regarding most effective types of content and times to post to increase audience engagement

REQUIREMENTS: Ability to commit 10 – 12 hours per week. Excellent writing, design, organization, and customer service skills. Illustrated knowledge of social media trends and best practices. Detail-oriented self starter. Team player who is passionate about helping make Austin the most generous city in the country. Proficiency with Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn publishing, advertising, and analytics platforms and with Adobe Creative Suite. Prior experience in social media content creation for an organization, including photography and videography, preferred.

TO APPLY: Please send a cover letter, resume, and two work samples to internships@ilivehereigivehere.org.

ABOUT I LIVE HERE I GIVE HERE: I Live Here I Give Here is a nonprofit on a mission to make Central Texas the most generous community in the nation. We believe that generosity is key to building a more equitable, prosperous, and sustainable community for all. ILHIGH works with more than 750 local nonprofits to engage the community in giving. Its social media strategy focuses on igniting a grassroots movement to give back local through volunteerism, advocacy, nonprofit board or committee service, and monetary support/donations. We empower community members to take action for the causes they are passionate about and to share their giving stories to inspire others.

ABOUT GIVINGTUESDAY: #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving that takes place every year the Tuesday after Thanksgiving and the shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The movement brings people together around service and giving. Started by the 92nd Street Y in 2012, #GivingTuesday has spread to 150+ countries and last year alone raised over $300 million for nonprofits. But #GivingTuesday is not just about the dollars — it is about communities joining forces for good!

I Live Here I Give Here officially joined the global #GivingTuesday movement in 2017 as the Central Texas #GivingTuesday Community Leader. In 2019, we helped Central Texas families, individuals, nonprofits, and businesses take a record-breaking 8.4 million actions for good—from volunteering to exchanging a kind note with a stranger to setting up a recurring donation for a local cause.

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We will make reasonable accommodations, including modification of ILHIGH policies and procedures in appropriate cases, for qualified individuals with disabilities, if we can do so without undue hardship.

It is also the ILHIGH’s policy that any form of discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or any other