Communications Team Intern (Course Credit Eligible)

Company: Childhood Cancer Society
Location: Bridgeport
Posted on: May 24, 2023

Job Description:

The first step to fulfilling your dreams in the communications industry. Work with an array of professionals and leaders in the industry of Public Relations and Talent Management.As a Communications Team Intern you become an invaluable member of the Childhood Cancer Society community! Through this internship, you will play an integral part in collaborating with a diverse team of individuals from across the nation that work with our network of professional creators, and influencers on a national campaign to help us deliver a message of hope, positivity, and adventure to our supporters. There are mandatory Brain Trust meetings, twice a week over Zoom (Monday - 8:30PM-9:30PM EST & Thursday 7:30PM-8:30PM EST; 8:30PM-9:30PM EST). During these meetings our team analyzes the impact of past communications while also brainstorming new opportunities to execute.Please be sure to take a look at our websites (www.ChildhoodCancerSociety.org & www.AdventureTedWorld.com) as well as our IG & FB pages @AdventureTed.Official & @ChildhoodCancerSociety to get a better understanding of our communication strategies. Adventure Ted is the superhero mascot of our foundation and plays a central role in our communication strategies.Please see below for a description of current Communications team committees and ongoing projects: Committee #1: Social Media1) Social Media will be responsible for ---post-language requests made by other content creation departments (Art Department, Video, etc.) 2) Regular weekly posts:
WarriorWednesday on Childhood Cancer Society accountFeel Good Friday Post on Adventure Ted AccountCommittee #2: Search Parties
Tuesday 4PM ET- 5PM ET & Wed 3pm-4pm ETThese are group events where we look for Guest Speakers and Sponsors for Adventure Ted Chats. Adventure Ted Chats are a speaker series that takes place on video chat and would invite a speaker/expert to share their life's story through the context of major challenge(s) that they have overcome, the wisdom they've gained in overcoming that challenge, and how that brought them to what they are doing today.Committee #3: Research Party
11AM ThursdayOnce a Guest Speaker has been successfully contacted, we will schedule a pre-interview. Once this is scheduled, Research Party will create a report with the following details:PRE-INTERVIEW ANALYSIS
-Answer these 3 questions with 3 sentences: Who is this, what have they been through, and why should our audience care?
- Create a short bio of 6 sentences.
-Develop 5-10 tentative Questions for our audience to ask.POST PRODUCTION ANALYSIS
Review raw footage of interview and find the following:1) Search for video/photos/articles, etc. of things referenced in taping of the episode. Upload them to AdventureTedChats folder, in the subfolder labeled after the guest speaker. 2) Identify prospective sponsors for the Episode of Adventure Ted Chats. Once the sponsor idea is approved, reach out to their marketing departments with a brief description of the episode of Adventure Ted Chats.We are looking for individuals with a exceptional communication skills, a burning interest in social media, a desire to use their skills and interests to make a positive impact, a thirst for content absorption & creation, strong analytical skills, and an interest in working with the team to produce quality collaborations with creators/influencers.Applicants who wish to do something exceptionally nice for a family battling childhood cancer in their community or network are a plus. Our VIP Disney/Universal Enchanted Theme Park Vacation program is life changing. All words fall short.

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