Media Intern

OVERVIEW of Position

• Support Communications & Marketing Lead to develop & deliver high quality media relationships & campaigns for communications &/or marketing messaging.
• Assist Communications & Marketing Lead in developing media contacts, relationships & campaigns.
• Stay informed on existing & upcoming opportunities to get positive media exposure for SPARC-Hope programs or marketing efforts.
• Understand & follow established guidelines in all interactions with venders; working with volunteers, solicitation guidelines, etc.
• Fully document all actions into approved tracking systems.

Position Responsibilities

• Position will directly support Communications & Marketing Lead.
  • Assist in development of media contacts, opportunities to use/involve media.
  • Develop & maintain spreadsheet of media contacts, potential involvement opportunities, & any other resources related to positively communicating the SPARC-Hope story or activities.
  • Assist Lead in relationship development, managing schedules & timelines.
• Become familiar with & maintain proficiency in current tracking programs to fully document all conversations & actions.
• Maintain confidentiality in interactions, where appropriate, escalating identified concerns or issues quickly to Communications & Marketing Lead.
• Other duties as assigned by Communications & Marketing Lead

Position Skills

• Comfortable talking & working directly with media & business communities.
• Strong time management, communication & people skills, working with the entire team to support development of media relationships.
• Ability to set goals & timelines.
• Computer systems proficiency, ability to learn & support existing systems for tracking all resources, conversations & actions.
• Proficiency in digital, on-line & print systems to support a consistent media presence.
• Comfortable assessing situations that may need to be escalated; follow the defined escalation process.
• Flexibility in assigned tasks as each campaign may have differing time commitment or activities required.

Relationships Interactions

• Works directly with media & business partners, Communications & Marketing Lead, & other team members.

Time Commitment

• 4 – 6 hours per week, some work may be completed offsite. Schedule may be flexible to accommodate individual’s schedule.