Communication Intern
Job Details
Level
Entry
Job Location
Admin Office (Granite) - Staten Island, NY
Remote Type
Temporary Remote
Position Type
Part Time
Travel Percentage
Negligible
Job Shift
20-29 hours
Job Category
Marketing
Principle Activities
MISSION:
Person Centered Care Services (PCCS) is a not-for-profit organization creating social change within communities by supporting people with disabilities in their search for identity and acceptance.
VISION:
To reconfigure humankind. To be genuine and authentic human beings; disabled and non-disabled. Creating a society of belonging and helping one another to live a good life.
VALUES:
suPPort:
Our responsibility as human beings is to support ourselves and one another.
eQuity:
To participate in community is to have active citizenship. To be a participating citizen, one must have opportunities which are equitable; which accommodate the differences all human being have.
aCCeptance:
One of the most vital components of having a quality of life is love. It’s okay to tell someone you love them; more importantly, it’s okay to show them. To accept another for who they are and what makes them human can be a most validating experience; it is self-empowering.
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES:
PCCS is seeking a dynamic and creative self-starter to assist with the mission of PCCS. This unpaid internship is a planned program to provide students with a meaningful learning experience following their course objectives.
Due to the pandemic, this is currently a hybrid position that is primarily based from home, but the applicant MUST be able to attend frequent supervisor meetings at our Main Office on Staten Island.
- Assist in planning, writing, and managing e-blasts and e-newsletters.
- Update organization website with current events, relevant news, etc.
- Design event/program fliers, graphics, and other marketing material
- Update all bulletin boards around the building on an ongoing basis
- Update and maintain PCCS social media presence, including daily monitoring, posting, scheduling, and reporting Facebook updates
- Provide input for creative marketing strategies and social media campaigns
- Manage editorial and event calendars
- Create online advertisements as needed
- Collaborate with staff on new ideas, directions, and tools for marketing and communications
Travel Requirements: May require travel to off-site locations and events.
Physical Demands: The needs of people supported may vary. These needs include but are not limited to supporting people with toileting and hygiene needs, including lifting. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.__
Person Centered Care Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of conviction history, race, religion/creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, predisposing genetic characteristics, the victim of domestic violence status or marital status.
Minimum Qualifications
- Firm grasp of social media tools and platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, etc.
- Completed or working toward a college degree (junior level and up), preferably in a related field (e.g., English, Marketing/Communications, Advertising or Public Relations
- Understanding of the basic principles of public relations and/or marketing
- Must be computer literate (working knowledge of word processing, PowerPoint, Excel).
- Knowledge of WordPress, social media scheduling platforms (buffer)
- Possess excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
- Genuine enthusiasm for creating compelling marketing materials to support the PCCS brand
- Ability to work well independently and within a team
- Knowledge of HTML, website content management and graphic design preferred
- Previous internship or related experience in marketing or communications a plus
- Proficiency in Adobe InDesign and Photoshop is highly desired
Job Type: Part-time