Communications Internship
About The Position
The American Angus Association's communications team is offering a summer internship designed to enhance a student's market value through real-life, hands-on experience. This immersive internship will provide multi-faceted agricultural communications experience, covering areas such as print stories, graphic design, photography, and video, to enhance marketability as a young professional. The successful candidate will be a college junior or senior studying agricultural communications, journalism, or related fields, demonstrating leadership skills and a passion for the Association's work and the cattle industry. The internship takes place at the American Angus Association headquarters in St. Joseph, Mo., from late May to mid-August, with some travel and weekend work required. A specific start date will be determined based on applicant availability.
Requirements
- Strong writing and design skills.
- Completed coursework in news and feature writing, editing and design.
- College junior or senior studying agricultural communications, journalism, or related fields.
- Display leadership skills through academic and extra-curricular activities.
- Demonstrate an excitement and passion for Association work and the cattle industry.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in photography, video and social media.
Responsibilities
- Communicate initiatives to Association audience in the form of stories, photos, design, videos, and social media.
- Design promotional material, aligning with the brand guidelines.
- Write informative news releases, announcements and other promotional materials.
- Collaborate with the Communications Team to curate social media strategy for the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS).
- Write articles for publications and other content sources.
- Assist with marketing and promotional projects for all American Angus Association entities and departments.
- Work in an ever-changing, fast-paced environment while paying close attention to details.
Benefits
- Customized internship goals
- Real-life, hands-on experience
- Multi-faceted agricultural communications experience
- Enhance photography and videography skills
- Expand writing portfolio on multiple formats (print and web)
- Hone design skills
- Learn the basics of planning and conducting structured interviews
- Create social media content and develop execution plans
- Become well-rounded in public relations and livestock-related communications
- Attend the National Junior Angus Show and related events throughout the summer
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
