Summer Intern

About This Role

Join Fenton as a Summer Fellow to apply communications skills to meaningful projects, helping to build a more just, equitable, and sustainable world for non-profit and advocacy clients.

Responsibilities

• Monitor news media and social media; compile summaries of coverage
• Research relevant journalists for targeted pitches and build media lists
• Conduct media and peer audits for client research and discovery processes
• Pitch all levels of reporters, editors, producers, bloggers
• Conduct research on issue areas, online communities, media markets and new business prospects
• Help create and edit press releases, advisories, pitch memos, fact sheets, op-eds, and online content
• Assist account staff with various media, administrative and research activities
• Support social media campaigns and community management for clients
• Write and develop copy for outreach/campaign emails, blogs, and other forms of digital content
• Deploy and send direct communications via email sending and SMS platforms like ActionNetwork and Mailchimp

Requirements

• Eligible college student entering junior or senior year or recent college grad
• Demonstrated writing and research skills
• Passion for communications
• Ability to work on multiple projects and pivot effectively
• Attention to detail and organization
• Interest in social issues
• Affinity for traditional and digital news media
• Authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.
• Live within a 35-mile radius of New York, D.C., LA, or SF

Qualifications

• Prior experience in communications through past internships or academic studies

Skills

* Required skills