The ideal candidate will join acollaborative, relationship-focused team and have an interest in marketing, communicationsand/or community engagement. This is a part-time, student employment position of10-12 hours a week for 10 weeks with no benefits.
Within the division ofInstitutional Advancement, the MassBay Office of Development and AlumniRelations builds, strengthens, and honors relationships with alumni, donors,and volunteers who care about MassBay and want to stay connected to theCollege. These relationships help create opportunities and provide resourcesfor current and future students.
The Institutional AdvancementStudent Intern will support this work by helping identify, connecting with, andsharing stories of alumni and volunteers. Through research, outreach, andwriting, the intern will create profiles for the MassBay website, newsletters,and social media, while assisting with communication and relationship-buildingefforts across the office. Individualized learning outcomes will bedeveloped collaboratively between the intern and supervisor.
This internship provides hands-on,professional communications experience and the chance to explore careers inadvancement and nonprofit fundraising, which are essential functions at mostcolleges, universities, and nonprofit organizations.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
Work with staff across the department and the College, including faculty and campus partners, to 1) identify alumni who were actively engaged as students and 2) individuals who currently volunteer their time to support MassBay;
- Collect background information about selected alumni and volunteers through online research and conversations with those that know them;
- Contact selected alumni and volunteers via phone and/or email to request interviews and schedule conversations;
- Conduct interviews (phone, virtual, or email) to gather updates and personal stories;
- Write clear, engaging profiles for use on the MassBay website, newsletters, and social media;
- Collect or coordinate photographs of interviewees for use on the MassBay website, newsletter, and social medial;
- Maintain organized records of outreach and needed follow up;
- Attend weekly 1:1 meetings with direct supervisor; and
- Other duties as assigned.
This list is not to beconsidered all-inclusive. A supervisor may assign other duties as required tomeet the needs of the College.