26-27 Spanish Language Access and Engagement Intern

Saint Mary's College • Notre Dame, IN

5h

About The Position

The Spanish Language Access and Engagement Intern is an academic-year internship for a bilingual student leader supporting Saint Mary’s outreach and engagement with Spanish-speaking prospective students and families. The position is intended to strengthen communication, increase representation, and create a more welcoming experience for Spanish-speaking families, including first-generation college-bound students. It supports the institution’s mission to advance access, equity, and inclusion while providing professional development and broad exposure to admissions operations.

The intern will contribute to bilingual communications and recruitment, events and presentations, research and enrollment-funnel analysis, and student ambassador and community engagement. The role also includes weekly one-on-one mentorship with an admissions team leader and may include a capstone project depending on the student’s grade level. The internship runs during the 2026–2027 academic year and is supervised by Jennifer Chavez.

Requirements

• Be a sophomore, junior, or senior.
• Bilingual proficiency is implied by the position’s focus on Spanish-language communication and translation, but no specific proficiency standard is stated.

Nice To Haves

• Study or have an academic background in Communications, Marketing, Spanish/Foreign Language, Education, Sociology, or Business.

Responsibilities

• Draft bilingual marketing and recruitment materials.
• Create social media content, emails, and print materials in Spanish.
• Coordinate outreach to Spanish-speaking high schools and community organizations.
• Assist in planning campus events for Spanish-speaking visitors.
• Act as a translator at open houses and visit days.
• Deliver the official Saint Mary’s Admission Presentation in Spanish, with guidance and rehearsal support.
• Host Spanish-language virtual sessions or workshops for prospective families.
• Track and analyze enrollment-funnel metrics for Spanish-speaking audiences.
• Research competitor institutions’ multilingual strategies.
• Make data-informed recommendations for outreach or communication improvements.
• Train or work with bilingual student ambassadors.
• Support admitted Spanish-speaking students and families during orientation and yield events.
• Collect and share stories of current Saint Mary’s students from Spanish-speaking backgrounds.
• Participate in weekly one-on-one mentorship meetings with an admissions team leader.
• Depending on grade level, potentially complete a final capstone project, such as a community outreach plan, welcome packet, or event plan for Spanish-speaking families.
• Create a portfolio of communication samples and presentation clips.

Benefits

• Professional development opportunity.
• Weekly one-on-one mentorship meetings with an admissions team leader.
• Broad exposure across admissions operations.
• Opportunity to create a portfolio of communication samples and presentation clips.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed