Communications Intern

EVERFI is an international technology company driving social impact through education to address the most challenging issues affecting society ranging from financial wellness to mental health to workplace conduct and other critical topics. Founded in 2008, EVERFI’s Impact-as-a-Service TM solution and digital educational content have reached more than 41 million learners globally. In 2020, the company was recognized as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company and was featured on Fortune Magazine’s Impact 20 List. The company was also named to the 2021 GSV EdTech 150, a list of the most transformative growth companies in digital learning. Some of America’s leading CEOs and venture capital firms are EVERFI investors including Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, Twitter founder Evan Williams, as well as Advance, Rethink Education, Rethink Impact, The Rise Fund, and TPG Growth. To learn more about EVERFI and how you can #answerthecall please visit everfi.com or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Twitter @EVERFI.

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EVERFI seeks a Communications Intern with a proven track record of academic achievement, hard work ethic, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills. This position will support EVERFI’s external communication efforts, including writing press releases, developing and managing press lists, media monitoring for coverage and industry trends, creating social media content and copy, managing social listening tools, analyzing social metrics and trends, assisting in our influencer marketing efforts, and other projects as assigned.

This position is up to 20 hours/week, and reports to the Senior Director of Communications.

Your primary responsibilities will be:

• Support the Communications and Social Media teams in developing and executing public relations campaigns to elevate the EVERFI brand
• Assist with the development of press releases and press release templates
• Maintain internal communications calendars or project-specific calendars
• Develop and maintain press lists
• Conduct research for social media campaigns
• Monitor news coverage and trends relevant to industry
• Develop media pitches and pitch reporters
• Write engaging social media content for a variety of social media channels
• Track media and social media metrics 
• Manage social listening tools
• Assist in company social campaigns and our influencer marketing plans
• Other duties as assigned

Desired skills, experience, and qualifications:

• Coursework or prior internship experience in public relations, communications or journalism
• Basic design skills and/or experience with Adobe Creative Suite a plus (preferably Illustrator, InDesign and/or Premier Pro).
• Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills, excelling in the ability to tell compelling stories
• Proven track record of being outcome-driven, follow-through, and ability to balance priorities well
• Curious mind and a “growth mindset” in everything you do
• Creative thinker with the ability to identify trends and make them work for different audiences
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Flexible team player, with a positive, can-do attitude 

Perks:

• Competitive hourly wage
• Opportunity to work with talented people who also have fun in the workplace
• Great learning opportunities and the chance to grow your career and marketing skillset

EVERFI appreciates your interest in our company as a place of employment. It is EVERFI policy to provide equal opportunity for employment to all qualified employees and applicants, regardless of race, religion, religious affiliation, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. This policy applies to all areas of employment including recruitment, placement, training, transfer, promotion, termination, pay, and other forms of compensation and benefits. EVERFI will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.