Communications & Marketing Intern

AAAS•Washington, DC

8h•$18•Hybrid

About The Position

AAAS has a fantastic opportunity for a Communications & Marketing Intern to join the Membership Department in a paid summer position! Here, you will help deepen our efforts in providing AAAS Members with meaningful opportunities to engage and get involved with the Association, its mission and in particular with the AAAS Local Science Engagement Network (LSEN). Gain hands-on experience in communications, marketing and volunteer engagement. W ork on helpful resources for STEMM professionals. Help us ignite the next era of science. What You’ll Do Lead a member Expert Q&A online event; develop a communications plan for an event; or write a member spotlight story, among other marketing projects. Create resources for STEMM professionals to help them engage in their communities, for instance through a Science Cafe event. This may include developing materials such as planning checklists, promotional email templates, event agendas and evaluation questions. Rese arch, write and proof content for various Membership platforms including our Member Community online platform, social media, web and email. Provide editorial support to write and build on Salesforce Marketing Cloud our monthly Member Update newsletter. Finalize materials for inclusion in the LSEN resource library and the AAAS Learning Hub. Assist with administrative tasks for LSEN, AAAS Sections and Volunteer Engagement. Help brainstorm, find, create and/or edit images to use in email marketing, social media and the web. Learn and utilize various software and platforms such as AAAS Member Community to create and publish threads, Canva to create and edit images, etc. Build and edit web pages in Drupal CMS. Additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

Pursuing a degree in communications, marketing, PR, public engagement, STEMM, or a related field.
Excellent writing, verbal and interpersonal skills.
Proficiency in Outlook and MS Word.
Familiarity with Excel and Canva.
Strong attention to detail and deadlines.
Strong internet research skills.
Ability to be flexible and manage a variety of tasks simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Drupal and basic HTML skills preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead a member Expert Q&A online event; develop a communications plan for an event; or write a member spotlight story, among other marketing projects.
Create resources for STEMM professionals to help them engage in their communities, for instance through a Science Cafe event. This may include developing materials such as planning checklists, promotional email templates, event agendas and evaluation questions.
Research, write and proof content for various Membership platforms including our Member Community online platform, social media, web and email.
Provide editorial support to write and build on Salesforce Marketing Cloud our monthly Member Update newsletter.
Finalize materials for inclusion in the LSEN resource library and the AAAS Learning Hub.
Assist with administrative tasks for LSEN, AAAS Sections and Volunteer Engagement.
Help brainstorm, find, create and/or edit images to use in email marketing, social media and the web.
Learn and utilize various software and platforms such as AAAS Member Community to create and publish threads, Canva to create and edit images, etc.
Build and edit web pages in Drupal CMS.
Additional duties as assigned.