A Social Media Intern will work with the United Way PR Director to:

• Help evaluate United Way’s social media presence
• Help establish United Way’s presence by building new social channels (if needed), optimizing existing social channels, and creating / distributing content
• Help leverage existing social media channels to connect with UWGC target audiences
• Carefully monitor UWGC social presence, then track, report and react to changes
• Promote United Way social network channels to college audiences
  

INTERN Responsibilities

• Help conduct social media audit
• Produce and distribute content in various Social Networking communities
• Maintain and grow relationships within Social Networks
• Create reports
• Become a brand ambassador in the social space
• Help United Way maintain a professional online identity

Qualifications
The ideal Social Media Intern:

• Loves being social online
• Has an established presence / experience in several of the following kinds of social spaces – MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Blogs
• Is able to serve as a coordinator, organizing events, and communities online
• Has excellent search skills for keywords, content and communities
• Is thorough, conscientious, focused and takes his or her responsibilities seriously

Terms
We are looking for an intern who will work in exchange for: real-world Social Media experience in a leading nonprofit organization; a letter of recommendation / reference from our Public Relations Director (pending good job performance); and great connections in the nonprofit field. Our internships typically last 3 months, depending on each university’s hourly requirements, but this is a virtual internship that requires very little time in the office. After this term, the intern can continue to volunteer if he or she wishes and he or she can be considered for employment if and when positions become available.