Intern, Ithaka S+R

ITHAKA

5h•Remote

About The Position

Ithaka S+R is a nonprofit research and consulting service that informs policy, guides strategies, and builds evidence-based tools to broaden access to postsecondary education, improve student and workforce outcomes, and advance scholarship. As an Ithaka S+R intern, you will work part-time (20 hours weekly) with the Publications, Communications, and Marketing team. In this role, you will help identify and better understand Ithaka S+R’s key audiences, engage in research to build contact lists of higher education stakeholders, and gain hands-on experience by using communication strategies to engage with those audiences. You’ll play a key role in helping us spread the word about innovative and impactful Ithaka S+R projects that help shape the national postsecondary educational landscape, improve the lives of students, and serve key stakeholders across the higher education sector. The intern will report to the Ithaka S+R Marketing Manager. This internship will last 12 weeks.

Requirements

Currently a third- or fourth-year student enrolled in an undergraduate degree program or a graduate-level degree program
Pursuing a degree in a field that requires superior writing, communication, research, and critical thinking skills.
Strong interest in Ithaka S+R’s mission to solve challenges facing higher education.
Comfort working in a fluid, highly collaborative, remote team environment.
Ambitious self-starter, enthusiastic about learning new skills.
Highly effective communicator, eager to collaboratively set goals and seek feedback.
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks while ensuring attention to detail and accuracy.
Interest in learning about communications and marketing.
Candidates must be able to work and reside in the continental U.S.
Not require any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

Gain hands-on experience with communications and marketing, including social media management and contact list building.
Gain a better understanding of higher education roles and communities.
Develop a broad knowledge of Ithaka S+R’s work through exposure to and active participation in discussions beyond the scope of the intern’s specific project.
Building contact lists of relevant higher education stakeholders to help us better identify and reach our target audiences.
Contributing to efforts to engage and reach new audiences through LinkedIn and mass emails.
Supporting management of the Ithaka S+R website.