The Nature Conservancy’s GLOBE (Growing Leaders on Behalf of the Environment) summer internship program hires undergraduate students, graduate students, or recent college graduates (2016, 2017, and 2018) to fill paid internship positions during a 10-week summer internship. Our mission is to provide a unique opportunity to bridge the gap between academics and the real-world conservation work that contributes to the health and sustainability of our world. The GLOBE Program recruits individuals from a variety of backgrounds and experiences who are interested in contributing to our conservation goals in various fields. The GLOBE Program offers a structured orientation, professional training, network opportunities, mentoring program, and real work experience.
The Global Communications (GC) team operates at the heart of The Nature Conservancy’s mission—supporting and leveraging global conservation work by providing focused communications strategies, top-tier media relations and promotions, and engaging content that targets select audiences with the power to change the future for people and nature.
The Global Communications GLOBE intern will have the opportunity to develop stories and thought-leadership content that describe our work with the private sector and the importance of these collaborations to advancing conservation objectives, as well as participate in story development and writing related to TNC’s conservation work more broadly. Additionally, the intern may have the opportunity to interview both internal and external stakeholders about our private sector relationships and our conservation priorities to support content development.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND SCOPE
• Develop communications materials in support of TNC’s global conservation priorities.
• Identify and write partnership success stories that help to advance the Conservancy’s conservation goals.
• Produce a story bank.
• Collect content and interviews for various communications products.
• Assist with other communications and marketing activities as needed within the Global Communications team.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• HS Diploma or equivalent. Enrolled in an undergraduate program, graduate program, or a recent graduate (2016, 2017, or 2018) of Business, Communications, English, Conservation, Environmental Studies or related field, or equivalent
• Experience with written and oral communication
• Experience with copy editing and proofreading
• Experience with various communication channels and tactics
• Experience developing effective relationships with partners
• Training with managing time and meeting deadlines independently
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Experience interviewing internal and external stakeholders at all levels