Intern, Copywriting

Responsibilities

• Contribute to conceptualizing and executing creative messaging and compelling content to help achieve the association’s marketing and business goals.
• Draft ad & editorial copy for advocacy, membership and marketing campaigns.
• Contribute article(s) or editorial services to the association’s flagship magazine, ABA Banking Journal.
• Ensure quality control and brand compliance by copy editing and/or proofreading various member-facing, public-facing and internal-facing collateral and communications.
• Provide cross-functional support to the entire Member Communications Department through marketing copywriting, email newsletters such as ABA Daily Newsbytes, website content creation and publishing, speechwriting research, ABA publications/operations.
• Curate commemorative scrapbook that is presented to outgoing ABA Chair at end of their term as a thank you gift.
• Participate in departmental meetings, team meetings, divisional meetings, all-staff meetings, project-based meetings and other ad-hoc meetings that arise.
• Other projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Previous experience as a published writer preferred but not required (please provide bylined links/clips/portfolio if available).
• Desire to pursue a career in marketing/communications is preferred but not required.
• Meticulous editing and proofreading skills as well as command of AP style.
• Ability to prioritize assignments, juggle various types of work and manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• A collaborative spirit and problem solver who puts team above self and works quickly without sacrificing precision.
• Adept with office technology, including: Zoom, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Teams, Excel, SharePoint and other process management tools.
• Experience using the project management software Adobe Workfront is preferred but not required.
• Experience using a content management system (such as WordPress or Sitecore) is preferred but not required.
• Experience using a CRM (such as Salesforce Marketing Cloud) or an email marketing platform (such as rasa.io) is preferred but not required.
• Experience using Generative AI tools is preferred but not required.

Preferred

• Previous experience as a published writer preferred but not required (please provide bylined links/clips/portfolio if available).
• Desire to pursue a career in marketing/communications is preferred but not required.
• Experience using the project management software Adobe Workfront is preferred but not required.
• Experience using a content management system (such as WordPress or Sitecore) is preferred but not required.
• Experience using a CRM (such as Salesforce Marketing Cloud) or an email marketing platform (such as rasa.io) is preferred but not required.
• Experience using Generative AI tools is preferred but not required.
• Interest in the financial services sector is preferred but not required.

Benefits

• Plus competitive pay, an outstanding benefits package, a convenient DC location, a professional collegial work environment and an opportunity to work on issues of national significance equals a winning combination!