Student Intern, Administration and Communications

Foundation for California Community Colleges•US CA Remote, CA

2d•Remote

About The Position

The California Education Learning Lab (Learning Lab) is a state-funded grantmaking program charged with improving learning outcomes and closing equity gaps across California’s public higher education. Learning Lab supports innovation in higher education pedagogy through intersegmental grants to California’s public colleges and universities. Funded projects leverage technology tools and the science of human learning to create better online and hybrid learning environments and empower faculty in their teaching mission to find solutions that work best for California’s diverse student population. The Student Intern is a part-time, paid position that will support a dynamic team to help develop education-focused communications, such as promotional materials and social media content, that is mission- and brand-aligned, and to handle general administrative tasks. Depending on the interests and skills of the successful candidate, this position may provide opportunities for unique writing, media research, website, and/or AI/technology-related projects. This is an excellent opportunity for a student who is looking for hands-on experience working in a professional environment, with exposure to communications and education-related projects within a publicly-funded grantmaking program.

Requirements

Must have completed at least two years of college.
Must be currently enrolled as a student of post-secondary education with a minimum of six (6) semester units or nine (9) quarter units and must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
Ability to take projects from inception to completion and work independently and as part of a team
Excellent writing and copyediting skills with evidence of success and experience

Nice To Haves

Background or interest in communications, marketing, media, and/or journalism a plus.
Familiarity or interest in educational equity and pedagogy (preferred).
Experience in creating public messaging, audience engagement, or digital marketing research and campaigns or other related mass communications or journalistic efforts and activities (preferred)
Experience using graphic design software such as Canva and/or InDesign (preferred).
Strong aesthetic sense and understanding of basic design principles

Responsibilities

Support creation of education-related promotional materials consistent with the Learning Lab brand
Review and suggest edits for education-focused audio and/or audiovisual media and transcripts
Draft and design external communications using tools such as Canva
Support expansion of website functionality and routine maintenance working closely with the Communications Specialist
Help to maintain grant project webpages, resources in the grantee portal, and content in CARLE, Learning Lab’s repository for open educational resources
Support full spectrum of RFP process that may include reviewing/editing collateral, tracking applications, correspondence, and FAQ using Excel, Google Sheets, and/or other Microsoft Office and Google Workspace applications.