South Main Alliance & Houston Museum District Association
Job Description
Communications/public relations intern to work with the marketing, public
relations, tourism promotion and event planning. Intern works under
supervision of Programs Director and contributes to a variety of projects,
including, but not limited to, press releases/calendar copy, marketing
materials, media relations, website updates, event planning (Museum
Educators Open House; Visitors Studies Association Conference; Museum
District Day); hotel tourism research project; general office duties
(phones, faxing, copying, etc.); and other projects as assigned.
Requirements
Currently enrolled, fulltime, undergraduate student who will be returning
to college as a full-time sophomore, junior or senior student for at
least the fall semester after the internship. Full time enrollment is
defined as 12 or more credits in one semester.
Strong writing and verbal communication skills; detail-oriented, excellent organizational skills; self-starter; fast learner; multi-tasker; team-player; flexible attitude; takes initiative; requires minimal supervision; must be PC proficient and have knowledge of Internet, MS Word, Excel and Outlook; energetic and enthusiastic.
Salary and schedule
8 week consecutive internship; requires a commitment of 35 hours per
week; June 9 – August 1; Monday – Friday; 8 hours per day
(1 hour for lunch; unpaid) and some evenings (although most evenings
are optional, unpaid networking opportunities, if the intern should
choose to participate).
$2,500 stipend will be offered (paid out in four payments of $625).
Miscellaneous
This internship is part of the ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program.
Intern will be fully welcomed into the organization as a staff member; will gain a broad view of non-profit administration, as well as valuable experience working hands-on with area stakeholders.
Upon hire, intern must provide written enrollment verification from their college/university (registrar’s office) confirming the student’s enrollment status.
How to apply
Please send a cover letter and resume, 3 writing samples, references
and transcript to monica@southmainalliance.org.
No phone calls please.
Contact
Monica Rhodes
Programs Director
South Main Alliance
Houston Museum District Association
1020 Holcombe Blvd., Suite 1300
Houston, TX 77030
monica@southmainalliance.org
www.houstonmuseumdistrict.org
www.houstonsheart.org