Communications Intern

Job type: 5 hrs a week
Compensation: $20 hr
Reports to: Social Media and Community Engagement Specialist
Application Deadline: July 1, 2023
Desired Start Date: July 15th, 2023

Sins Invalid is a disability justice based performance and movement building project that celebrates artists with disabilities, centralizing artists of color and queer / trans / non-binary people as members of communities who have been historically marginalized.

The Communications Intern will work with the Social Media and Community Engagement Specialist to identify opportunities to connect with our communities through our YouTube and Instagram channels as well as our blog.

They will assist with the development of collateral, find content in our archive to repurpose, and be responsible for scheduling posts.

Responsibilities:

Social Media
* Identify content in Sins Archive for promotion on all channels
* Identify opportunities for dialog with audiences
* Captioning, thumbnail creation, and comment monitoring for YouTube and Instagram
* Social listening on all channels
* Schedule evergreen content through Loomly

Events
* Run tech for Zoom meetings and IG Lives
* Field and organize social media and partner promotion requests

Blogging
* Write short blog posts on relevant topics, preferably with a focus towards Gen Z audiences

Requirements

• A proven knowledge of social media asset creation, particularly short-form video and graphic design.
• Excellent writing skills
• Ability to create content on a short deadline for emerging topics
• Must Be Committed to:
• Intersectional Disability Justice framework and movement building.
• Anti-racist and anti-ableist principles and practices.
• Understanding and practicing cross-disability solidarity.

Application Instructions

To apply, please send an email to info@sinsinvalid.org and cc cjarellejohnson@sinsinvalid.org. Write “Communications Intern,” as well as your name in the subject line. Please include three attachments as PDFs:

(1) Cover letter including your: (a) full contact information, (b) your experience, © the reason you are interested in this position, (d) your familiarity with Sins Invalid, and (e) links to three recent social media posts that you created and promoted either on your personal account or a work account.

(2) Resumé with relevant experience, and one professional reference.

(3) A writing sample of ~750-1000 words

Applications without these three components will not be considered.

Due to the high volume of applications, only those selected for further discussion will be contacted. Please, no phone calls.

Application Deadline: July 1, 2023

Sins Invalid is an equal opportunity employer. Applications are strongly encouraged from Black and Indigenous people, People of Color, people with disabilities, trans and gender non-binary people, LGBTIQQ people, women, immigrants, and people living with HIV/AIDS or other chronic illnesses.