Development and Communications Intern

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradInternship

Posted 5 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own the organization’s communications and development workflow, guiding social content, website updates, donor data, and grant activity across programs and events.

  • Plan and execute social content and content calendar upkeep
  • Gather client stories and coordinate with staff for reports and events
  • Support grant research, donor records in Salesforce, and fundraising events

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Communications (70%)
  • • Help plan, write and design posts for Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook, and keep the content calendar up to date
  • • Work with program staff and volunteers to gather client stories, photos and event coverage
  • • Track engagement and help pull numbers for monthly and board reports
  • • Update pages, news posts and event listings on our WordPress site, and check for broken links and outdated information
  • • Write and format blog posts and client success stories
  • • Apply CARPLS brand guidelines across graphics, flyers, presentations, email and fundraising pieces
  • • Help build and organize our library of photos, logos and templates
  • Development (30%)
  • • Research foundations, corporate giving programs and government funding opportunities that fit CARPLS's mission

Requirements

  • Currently enrolled in, or recently graduated from, a bachelor's or graduate program (Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Nonprofit Management or a related field preferred)
  • Strong writing, editing and research skills
  • Comfortable with Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook, including how each one works for organizations
  • Organized and reliable, with the ability to manage several tasks and deadlines
  • Able to handle confidential donor and client information with discretion
  • Able to work independently and as part of a small team, and available for occasional evening events with advance notice

Preferred

  • Experience with Canva, Adobe InDesign and/or Illustrator
  • Experience with WordPress, Salesforce or another CRM
  • Photography or short-form video skills
  • Prior fundraising, events or nonprofit experience
  • Interest in nonprofits, legal aid or social justice
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CARPLS

4.5 Glassdoor

CARPLS is an innovative free service that offers solutions to the everyday legal problems confronting low- and moderate-income Cook County residents. CARPLS’ Legal Aid Hotline and court-based Advice Desks give clients direct access to experienced attorneys who are trained to quickly assess and respond to a wide range of civil legal problems. Using cutting-edge technology, CARPLS attorneys resolve over 85% of all cases in-house by providing information, advice and brief services including the preparation and review of legal documents. Clients with more complex needs are referred by CARPLS to a network of specialized legal and social service providers. CARPLS’ unique “legal triage” system serves as a model for legal aid communities across the country and has increased access to justice by dramatically reducing the cost of legal aid services to the poor. Since its inception in 1993, CARPLS has helped over 800,000 clients find solutions for their basic legal problems at an average cost to CARPLS of $32 per case.

Founded in 1993
64 employees (2 in marketing)
1% recommend to a friend
1% CEO approval

Salaries

Communications median pay in the United States

$93K/yr

Most pay falls between $70K and $137K. Based on 6,001 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2 (3% of company)
Median Tenure
1.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
7.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
38.1%
Direct
28.6%
Referral
8.6%
Social
6%
Paid
5.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~64
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Development and Communications Intern

CARPLS · Chicago, IL · Hybrid