Marketing and Communications Intern
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Job Description
About Oliver Scholars:
Oliver Scholars is a non-profit organization dedicated to preparing high-achieving Black and Latino students from underserved New York City communities for success at top independent schools and prestigious colleges. They provide comprehensive support to help their scholars reach their full potential and contribute positively to society.
Job Description: Marketing and Communications Intern
Oliver Scholars seeks a creative and knowledgeable intern to assist with their marketing and communications efforts. This is a full-time, 35-hour-per-week internship running from June 24, 2025, to August 14, 2025. The intern will report to the Senior Communications & Marketing Strategist and gain experience in various aspects of marketing, branding, and communications within an educational non-profit.
Responsibilities include:
• Managing and updating Oliver Scholars’ social media presence, including scheduling posts, selecting images, and curating content from various sources to boost engagement and partnerships.
• Researching and sharing relevant articles, videos, news reports, and statistics related to education, college access, social justice, and educational disparities.
• Identifying and connecting with influencers in the college access field on social media platforms. This includes researchers, journalists, organizations, policymakers, and independent school administrators.
• Supporting event planning, including logistics coordination, promotional materials creation, and event execution.
• Documenting Oliver Scholars’ events through photography and live social media coverage.
• Creating event recaps, blog posts, and feature stories showcasing the organization’s impact and initiatives.
• Identifying potential communication-related partnerships with influential organizations in college access (NPOs, policymakers, researchers, DEI professionals).
• Contributing to the production of the Oliver Scholars newsletter (content creation, editing, and layout).
• Designing marketing materials such as flyers, graphics, e-blasts, etc., as needed.
• Updating the Oliver Scholars website to maintain current, relevant, and visually appealing content.
Qualifications:
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Currently enrolled in or having completed a college degree, preferably in a related field (English, Marketing/Communications, Graphic Design, Photography, or Public Relations).
• Prior internship or related experience in marketing or communications is required.
• Proficiency in Adobe Suite is highly desired.
• Knowledge of basic HTML and graphic design is highly desired.
• Strong computer literacy (word processing, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Self-motivated, organized, detail-oriented, able to prioritize tasks, and multi-task effectively.
• Passion for education, social justice, and equity.
Desired Competencies: The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong ethics, adaptability, innovation, planning/organizational and project management skills, interpersonal skills, analytical skills, and strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
Benefits: The internship offers the possibility of college credit, valuable work experience leading to a strong reference, a stipend of $1700, professional development training, and a NYC Subway Pass.
