Intern Financial Writer Jobs in Silver Spring, MD

The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) and its grassroots member organizations create opportunities for people to build wealth. We work with community leaders, policymakers, and financial institutions to champion fairness in banking, housing, and business. NCRC was formed in 1990 by national, regional, and local organizations to increase the flow of private capital into traditionally underserved communities. NCRC has grown into an association of more than 600 community-based organizations in 42 states that promote access to basic banking services, affordable housing, entrepreneurship, job creation, and vibrant communities for America’s working families.

Who you are: The intern believes in NCRC’s mission, is a high-energy and creative team player, and has great writing, editing, relationship-building, and organizational skills.

Position Overview:

Fall Internship: The intern supports Marketing and fundraising projects, which may include research, writing, web production, social media, and editing. Our interns do substantive work and get exposed to a range of issues, including fair housing and fair lending, grassroots organizing and advocacy, community and economic development, and workforce development. The intern’s schedule, workload, and deadlines will accommodate the calendar of the academic institution or center with which the intern is affiliated. NCRC will be mindful of exam schedules and school-related closings. The intern will grow and learn new skills that can be added to the intern’s resume. Upon completion of the internship, the intern will have experiences that will inform their academic studies and will prepare the intern to more knowledgeably pursue a chosen major and career path. NCRC will provide the appropriate level of guidance and feedback to support the intern’s educational development and program.

What you’ll do:

The precise mix of projects depends on hours per week available, length of service, organizational priorities, and your talents and interests

Marketing:

• Research and draft a variety of written content (fact sheets, press releases, text for web and social media, blog posts, op-eds, letters to the editor).
• Monitor and distribute articles via web, print, audio, and video
• Assist with media outreach and online marketing
• Build and update media contact lists
• Produce multimedia content, including articles, photos, and videos
• Attend and help with logistics for meetings and events
• Make routine postings to the web and social media channels
• Draft and distribute press release templates, sample op-ed, and other content for use in local communities
• Support the creation and distribution of program-specific and organization-wide newsletters
• Perform other Marketing functions as needed
• Perform web development on a variety of digital projects
• Create and update content for the web

Development:

• Research foundations and government agencies to identify grant opportunities
• Compile information from different sources to build an outreach list of current and prospective donors and foundations
• Outline funding opportunities and share with the Development Director and Coordinator.
• Support streamlined communication between the development department and program team.
• Create meeting agendas for monthly meetings with program teams and share next steps with relevant parties.
• Proof grant proposals and correspondence
• Liaise between Marketing and Development departments to ensure consistent messaging

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Preferably enrolled in an undergraduate program
• Experience in the areas of work is helpful.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ATTRIBUTES:

• High attention to detail.
• High initiative and proactive leadership.
• Ability to work independently, quickly, and meet deadlines.
• Must be outgoing, enthusiastic, positive, love to interact and network with people and organizations, and be able to build constructive and effective relationships.
• Must possess critical and strategic-thinking skills and apply them as appropriate.
• Strong writing, editing, oral, research, digital, and relationship-building skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google apps, and databases.
• Bonus: Experience with web publishing and production, WordPress, video production and editing, web design, graphic design, and digital campaign tools and techniques.

LOCATION:

This position is based in Washington, DC, near McPherson Square Metro, as part of a hybrid environment with Tuesdays, Thursdays, and sometimes Wednesdays in the office.

This paid internship offers an hourly wage of $18.40. Interns are expected to work no more than 30 hours per week