Communications School-Year College Intern

The Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) has an opening for a Communications Intern within the Communications, Marketing and Community Engagment division. The position is available for the 2024-2025 school year.

Are you motivated to create brighter futures for students, families, and the entire community? If so, we want you on Team CCIU! At the CCIU, we pride ourselves on the creativity, dedication, and collaborative spirit that our employees bring to their work every day, and we know that achieving success together takes a team approach! 

We strive to hire exceptional, diverse, and passionate individuals that help us achieve our vision of acting as educational leaders who contribute to a better Chester County and beyond. 

If you are looking for an exciting, challenging opportunity to grow your career, don’t wait – apply today to make Team CCIU even stronger tomorrow!

Qualifications:

• Candidate must be currently enrolled as a college student
• Majoring in communications, Journalism or related field
• Excellent writing, proofing and editing skills required 
• Social media knowledge and skills required
• Experience in website content management preferred
• Graphic design skills preferred
• Working knowledge of MS Office and desktop publishing using Adobe software preferred
• Digital photography skills preferred 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare news (media) releases under the communications manager’s supervision
• Provide support to the manager and communications specialists in the areas of writing, proofing and editing documents
• Provide support to the manager and specialists with website maintenance, social media and video/photography
• Assist with calendar creation under the supervision of the manager and specialists
• Assist the Special Events Coordinator as needed
• Assist communications secretaries with clerical duties and functions
• Provide support and back-up in the Duplication/Mailroom department as needed
• Attend weekend and night functions as needed

Salary: 

$17.34 per hour

Schedule:

Up to 20 hours per week. Days and times determined by student's school schedule
 

Location: 

Educational Service Center, 455 Boot Road, Downingtown, PA 19335


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Equal Opportunity Employer
Chester County Intermediate Unit is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Chester County Intermediate Unit ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. Chester County Intermediate Unit has a policy of active recruitment of qualified minority teachers and non-certified employees. Any individual needing assistance in making application for any opening should contact the Department of Human Resources at 484-237-5085.