Communications Intern

Nexus Water Group•Covina, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Suburban Water Systems is seeking a Communications Intern to support our Communications Department part-time for six months. This position will be primarily based at our office in Covina, California. This role will also require local travel to other locations within our service areas in Southern California. The intern will be enrolled in an accredited college or university pursuing an undergraduate degree in Business Communication, Marketing, English, Public Relations or related field. The work schedule is Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, totaling 16 hours per week.

Requirements

Enrolled in accredited college or university pursuing undergraduate degree in Business Communication, Marketing, English, Public Relations or related field.

Responsibilities

Prepare and submit sponsorship check requests for approval.
Schedule meetings for the Communications Director.
Maintain a media calendar to track key events and commitments.
Prepare and publish internal communication pieces utilizing the company intranet, email, presentations, posted notices, and other cost-effective channels.
Request webmaster to adjust company’s intranet website pages to add, correct, update, and remove content.
Plan and execute internal events with employees and managers to facilitate employee recognition, feedback, team building, and interaction between different departments.
Participate in public relations events outside of normal business hours and on weekends, including staffing the company’s information table.
Request webmaster to adjust company’s internet website pages to add, correct, update, and remove content.
Support company’s social media presence, including monitoring accounts, creating content, posting content and responses, and training managers increase their social media participation.
Prepare and publish external communications pieces, including water quality reports, customer bill stuffers/brochures, special event/display materials, audio-visual presentations, retail newspaper advertising, letters to customers, customer service Q&As, etc.
Schedule and coordinate meetings between company managers, local agency leaders and elected officials (city, county, water districts, etc.) to build and strengthen relationships.
Report measures of communication effectiveness and engagement, including tracking Google Analytics of Suburban’s webpage to identify frequency of sits visited by customers.
Maintain company branding standards, by reviewing outgoing work product, to ensure a uniform image for company published materials.