Sustainability Communications Intern

Job Description

Sustainability Communications Intern | FoodprintAI

The Tone:
This is an internship at FoodprintAI, located remotely. FoodprintAI is a climate technology startup dedicated to helping companies understand, manage, and reduce their product-level environmental impacts. They develop a platform that supports emissions analysis, sustainability data workflows, and decision-making across product design, sourcing, and procurement. This role is crucial for strengthening FoodprintAI’s external presence by creating engaging content and monitoring industry trends, effectively translating company updates and sustainability topics into compelling communications for professional audiences.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Part-time, around 20 hours/week
• Location: Remote

• Mission: This person owns the responsibility of communicating FoodprintAI’s work clearly and compellingly to external audiences, supporting the company’s marketing and communications efforts.
• Tech Stack: Canva, AI tools/LLMs

What You’ll Actually Do
• Content Planning & Execution: Support the planning, creation, and execution of content for the company’s LinkedIn page and other marketing channels.
• External Communications Drafting: Draft and refine social media posts, newsletter content, and other external-facing communications.
• Industry Trend Monitoring: Monitor trends and developments in sustainability, climate tech, AI, and related industries to identify relevant content opportunities.
• Visual Asset Design: Create visual assets such as social media graphics, carousels, one-pagers, and other marketing materials using Canva or similar tools.
• Marketing Strategy Collaboration: Collaborate with the team to develop new content ideas, marketing campaigns, and brand-building initiatives, informed by market research.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Student currently pursuing a degree in marketing, communications, business, design, or a related field.
• Experience: Experience creating social media, marketing, design, or public-facing content through coursework, internships, student organizations, startups, nonprofits, or personal projects. Prior experience supporting social media marketing, brand communications, content creation, or digital campaigns is a standout preferred qualification.
• Skills: Strong written communication skills with the ability to create engaging content for professional audiences; proficiency in Canva or similar design tools; comfortable using AI tools or LLMs to support content creation, research, and productivity; strong attention to detail and ability to revise content based on feedback; organized, reliable, proactive, and curious, comfortable managing multiple content tasks and suggesting new ideas.
• Bonus: Familiarity with LinkedIn content creation, content calendars, social media analytics, or campaign planning. Exposure to sustainability, carbon accounting, supply chains, or climate technology. Interest in startups, sustainability, climate tech, AI, or digital marketing.