Interns at United Way Worldwide gain valuable learning and working experience at a leading nonprofit organization. Our goal is to make every intern who works with us feel included, valuable, and productive. In addition to the hands-on experience you’ll receive working at the largest nonprofit in the world, you will be provided with weekly professional development workshops. Other opportunities include mentorship pairing, cross-department projects, volunteer events, and more. If you have the drive to advance common good in communities across the world, then United Way Worldwide has the internship opportunity for you.
The internship opportunities are open to current students or recent graduates of a college program. The intern is expected to demonstrate a keen interest in nonprofits, as well as interest in a field of study related to the position.
The Social Media Intern will support the Digital Services team in a variety of areas including general support of UWW social media channels and of the Digital Services local United Ways. Interns will work closely with UWW's Social Media Strategist and the Digital Services Social Media Manager, and will support both team members equally.
- Engage as a Community Manager for UWW's social media properties.
- Graphic support for social media content.
- Support data analysis for UWW's social channels.
- Upload creative content for Digital Services department using Salesforce Social Studio.
- Sourcing Thought Leadership Articles to share with Digital Services local United Ways.
- Create a library of Standard Operating Procedures for Salesforce Social Studio as a training guide for new users.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- In-depth working knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest.
- Experience with social media analytics, including Google Analytics and Facebook Insights.
- Experience using social media management tools (ex: Hootsuite, Buffer, Social Studio, etc).
Preferred, not required:
- Experience in Adobe creative suite (ex: Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro, Illustrator)
- Experience with Salesforce tools, particularly Social Studio.
- Professional experience managing social channels for company, nonprofit, club, group, etc.
- $100 semi-monthly travel stipend provided
- Weekly professional development workshops provided onsite
- Chance to meet and work with top nonprofit experts in the country
- Free coffee & tea onsite
- Free parking at United Way Worldwide’s parking garage
- Near Blue/Yellow Metro line (Braddock Metro Station)