Internship: Youth Outreach & Marketing At Search for Common Ground

Assist the world’s largest dedicated peacebuilding NGO in launching transformative work with young people in the US.

We are seeking interns to contribute to our efforts to popularize a form of youth activism that creates enduring systems change through collaborative approaches.

As the Youth Outreach & Marketing intern, you will be working closely with the Children & Youth team and the Development, Marketing, and Communications team to provide writing, digital content creation, research, project management, and creative support. The intern will play a key role in designing and implementing a variety of marketing, communications, and program development initiatives.

If you are a student and would like to earn course credit from your internship, we are willing to work with you to develop a comprehensive workload that is relevant to your field of study and professional interests.

We want our interns to make the most of this experience. To this end, we ask every intern to develop a set of strategic learning objectives at the beginning of their internship with their supervisor, outlining their key learning and professional needs. Search for Common Ground’s staff will work with you to ensure assignments are relevant to these learning objectives, and that you continue to grow throughout your internship.

While we’d prefer our interns be in-person, we can accommodate remote interns.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development of marketing strategies to attract more young people to our work
• Manage the social media accounts for our youth-focused sub-brand
• Conduct research on and support the cultivation of strategic partnerships with youth-led and youth-serving organizations
• Participate in design processes to create skills-building opportunities that will equip young people with collaborative mindsets and skills
• Co-lead focus group discussions with youth cohorts

General Responsibilities

• Provide logistical support
• Perform general administrative tasks as needed
• Attend events around the D.C. area to increase knowledge of peacebuilding and provide memo reports on said events

Education

• Current student or graduate in Nonprofit Management, Conflict Studies, Political Science, Marketing, Communications, or a related field.

Experience

• Experience in marketing and / or communications
• Experience managing social media accounts
• Excellent written and oral English communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work with a diverse group of people

Skills

• Proactive attitude and ability to work independently and in a team
• Interest in nonprofit marketing or communications
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Creative and thorough approach to work
• Positive attitude and willingness to represent Search at professional events

This position will close August 31st