Communications Intern at the Center for Global Development, London

The Center for Global Development works to reduce global poverty and inequality through rigorous research and active engagement with the policy community.

CGD seeks a college student or recent graduate to support the following areas as a communications intern:

– Assist the communications team with formatting and posting publications and media mentions to the CGD website
– Provide copyediting, proofing, and administrative support to the Deputy Director for Communications and Publications
– Write and edit drafts of blog posts for CGD’s weekly podcast
– Assist the communications team with posting content to various CGD social media
– Support Events Manager in event preparation and logistics
– Assist with data collection, tracking, and analysis for both media and social media
– Perform data entry and database maintenance
– Assist with media, policy and events outreach follow-up by phone and email
– Support special projects and general administrative needs of CGD communications and policy team

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications and skills:

– Interest in international development and communications
– Enrolled in or recently graduated from a bachelor’s degree program
– Good interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
– Flexibility, and ability to work independently in a fast-paced team environment
– Poise, confidence, and outstanding organization and time management skills, with an attention to detail
– Proficiency in written English usage, grammar, and punctuation
– Experience with Microsoft Office. Skills in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop), Salesforce, and html a plus.

The internship is for a maximum of 30 hours per week, starting January 2015. This is a paid internship offering a competitive hourly wage.

Deadline: not available
Read more and apply here.

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