Integrated Communications Intern at GENYOUth | USA

GENYOUth

Integrated Communications Intern

USA (Remote)

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Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive GENYOUth’s external communications by shaping strategies to attract partners, amplify the brand, and elevate media presence.

Own external communications to build GENYOUth brand, attract partners, and boost media awareness.
Must be a U.S.-based student in a senior year and in the Mountain/Central/Eastern time zones.
Experience with social content creation and storytelling; Canva use for graphics and video is a plus.

Job Description

Drive GENYOUth’s external communications by shaping strategies to attract partners, amplify the brand, and elevate media presence.

Responsibilities

help develop and execute external communications strategies to build the GENYOUth brand, attract new brand/corporate partners, create engaging social content, and build media awareness.
Social platforms – LinkedIn, Instagram as priorities; Twitter/”X” and Facebook secondary
Creating/managing ongoing content calendars under the supervision of VP, Integrated Communications.
Writing and graphically presenting social content (integrating video, photo images, and infographics)
An interest and proficiency in video as it relates to social content is a plus, as is the ability to use browser-based graphic design platforms like Canva to elevate video content and create social media graphics.
Ability to gather and organize video from different sources and create compelling social content that communicate our mission.
Daily monitoring/amplifying/sharing of social content.
Skill-building in the area of synthesizing social media metrics/analytics; experience with a social media monitoring/analytics platform is a plus.
Research and preparation of documents/recommendations to support team’s project work. This includes creating and designing communications materials (e.g., informational one-sheets, PowerPoint slides/presentations.)
Earned media storytelling development and placement – from researching editorial contacts, to brainstorming and shaping pitches, to media outreach/follow-through and tracking coverage.

Requirements

U.S.-based student, currently enrolled in a degree program with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0.
Senior status with an expected graduation date of either December 2026 or May 2026.
Must live in Mountain, Central, or Eastern time zone
Prior internship experience with experience in and a passion for social media.
Social/digital media content creation and management, creative storytelling research

Preferred

Travel availability for occasional travel
Interest in or experience with non-profit management, CSR, youth health & wellness, public relations, and/or media relations

GENYOUth

GENYOUth is a national non-profit organization which creates healthier school communities. We convene a network of private and public partners to raise funds for youth wellness initiatives that give youth the inspiration to be healthy high-achieving students. GENYOUth's Pillars of Purpose guide our mission to empower America's youth: Give Youth A Voice -- We elevate student voices to lead and solve real world problems. Through GENYOUth Insights, we work to uncover and share knowledge and up-to-date information on America’s youth by generating ideas, publishing reports, and channeling actionable intelligence.Enhance Nutrition and Physical Activity in Schools – We are deeply committed to ensuring all youth have the resources in their schools to lead healthy, productive lives. Two flagship programs, Fuel Up to Play 60 with America’s Dairy Farmers and the NFL, and NFL FLAG-In-Schools, engage tens of thousands of schools and tens of millions of students every year. And with research showing that girls drop out of sports at twice the rate as boys, our Root4Her program will work with schools and other stakeholders in 2022 to level the playing field. GENYOUth’s longstanding commitment to providing school nutrition grants to increase access to healthy school meals has taken on added importance with the pandemic; our End Student Hunger Fund has raised over $12 million in support of over 10,000 schools, and the critical need to feed continues with grant request from thousands of schools being met by fundraising initiatives like 2022 Taste of the NFL. Nurture Youth Leadership and Workforce Readiness -- GENYOUth empowers students to raise their voice, lead with passion and purpose, and imagine the possibilities to make their world, schools and communities a healthier place. Adventure Capital is a social entrepreneurship program that funds student-led solutions by motivating and empowering participants to make changes in school and community health and wellness.

Founded in 2011

New York, New York, USA

29 employees (5 in marketing)

www.genyouthnow.org