Title: Digital Marketing Intern
Supervisor: Digital Marketing Coordinator

RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Social Media Creation & Engagement.
    • Put your photography, video and design skills to use to create and distribute promo materials via our Digital channels
      • Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Threads & Facebook
    • Support any social media campaigns and research ways to grow both engagement and followership on all channels.
  2. Marketing Support. 
    • Work alongside the VP of Marketing to maintain consistent and effective communication between artisans, talent, brand partners and major donors.
    • Must work hands-on and collaboratively on projects and partner with cross-functional team members on different campaigns, events and activations. 
    • Organizing electronic records and media archives
    • Attend staff meetings as required
    • Help coordinate events such as Legacy Summit

INTERNSHIP GOALS

  1. Social Media Creation & Engagement: Help increase engagement & followership on all channels utilizing high quality content you’ve created. 
  2. Marketing Coordination: Develop skills & connections necessary to be successful at any entry level marketing job. 
  3. Administrative: Develop a Bright Spots presentation from your perspective of what Thirst Project is doing well with the Marketing Department and what, in your opinion, needs to be improved.

EXPERIENCE/QUALITIES DESIRED 

  1. Ability to multi-task is a must, detail-oriented, logistically sound, with a self starter mentality.
    • If you can’t rub your stomach and pat your head at the same time… we have a problem.
  2. Youthful, FUN, highly relational, student leadership experience preferred.
    • Must have good jokes (negotiable) and be willing to laugh at ours (non-negotiable).
    • Must love to work with young people.
  3. Flexible and adaptable to different schedules, projects.
    • Agility: Looking for someone with a flexibility level between Gumby and a US gymnast. We move fast, we learn & shift even faster. You must be able to keep up.
  4. Passionate about seeing the END of the global water crisis through a MOVEMENT of young people.
    • Nothing is cooler than helping a sixth grader from Delaware plan a badminton tournament to give people halfway around the world clean water. Believe in the power of young people.
  5. Team player.
    • You’ll be our right hand, our go-to, for all things Marketing. You must be able to give the people what they want and have an awesome #winning attitude doing it.
  6. Attentian to detail.
    • Like we said, you are an absolute grammar watchdog (if you didn’t notice a spelling error, Houston, we have a problem). 
  7. Must be a Social Media guru.
    • You should be the BEST at creating engaging social content.
    • You will be the digital mouthpiece of Thirst Project.
  8. Must be proficient in all Adobe programs.
    • Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign are your precious babies.
  9. Knowledge of WordPress, Final Cut and UI/UX design is a plus.
  10. Strong written & oral communication skills required.
    • You will be working on projects alongside clients of Thirst Project

PERKS OF WORKING AT THIRST PROJECT

  1. Flexible Hours. Expected to spend 10-15 Hours per week dependent on class/work schedule.
  2. Getting PAID. $1,000 Stipend for each 12-week Internship term. 
  3. Working alongside a BEST in class team who share a passion and desire to end the water crisis!

HOW TO APPLY

Send a one-page resume and cover letter to luke@thirstproject.org with the subject line: [YOUR FIRST NAME] IS THIRSTY FOR THIS INTERNSHIP. Note, we’re severely allergic to boring cover letters and resumes. Be creative. Don’t forget to attach a PDF or online link to your portfolio, as well as your Instagram handle!