University Communications Student Interns – Fall 2021 and Spring 2022

University Communications Student Interns

Job Description:  ECU News Services is seeking two University Communications Student Interns with a keen interest and preferably experience in journalism, writing, communication, and social media.   -——

**ECU News Services is seeking a student intern with a keen interest and preferably experience in writing, communication marketing, social media and digital content production.  This intern will have a workstation in Howard House, the home of ECU News Services. The office is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Based around class schedule, a work schedule of up to 20 hours a week will be developed. This should be the student’s primary job outside of classes. Some assignments may occasionally require work at night or weekends.

These positions will start October 1, 2021 through the fall semester 2021 and spring 2022 semesters depending on work ethic and job performance. The goal is for students to work with ECU News Services for a year. The student will be responsible for coordinating with university photographers and interviewing, writing and producing the student Pirate Profiles that appear on www.ecu.edu every three weeks. The interns also will write stories about students, faculty and staff and topics ranging from School of Theatre and Dance productions to special events to research. Students will be expected to write effectively and efficiently in required AP style.  The intern will have the opportunity to collaborate on social media projects for official ECU accounts, including but not limited to using various apps like Over to create a visual social media piece to accompany Pirate Profiles. The ideal candidate will have experience working with the social media platforms Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok and Snapchat.

The candidate also will have knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including but not limited to Photoshop, Premiere Pro, InDesign and After Effects as most assignments with the social media team will involve creating content using this software. The intern will become familiar with and use the team’s social media management platform, Falcon.io, to draft visual pieces for our social media feeds and stories. The intern will have the opportunity to conduct takeovers of university accounts and to take photos and video for use on university accounts. The ideal candidate will be outgoing and willing to be a part of photos and videos posted on ECU’s social media platforms. -——