Lents Mazur & Associates

JOB OPENING

TITLE: Virtual Summer Intern
HOURS PER WEEK: Negotiable, minimum of 20 hours/week during Lents Mazur operating hours 
STATUS: Hourly, temporary
LOCATION: Remote, but candidates must live in Missouri

Summary
Lents Mazur & Associates, LLC, is seeking a digitally adept, agile team player for the role of Virtual Summer Intern. The Virtual Intern will work closely with team members to provide excellent service to clients. This position will be virtual and the summer term will last from June through August 2024. While the position is remote, applicants must live within the state of Missouri.

The Virtual Intern will have responsibilities related to strategic communications, marketing, social media, partner relationships, graphic design, and project management. Superb interpersonal, collaboration, and communication skills are vital for this role, as good teamwork and partnerships are important for success. Viable candidates will be flexible, detail-oriented, and highly reliable in a dynamic, innovative environment.

Responsibilities

Digital Communications

  • Assist with social media platforms, including creating content; monitoring accounts, engagement, and analytics; and coordinating with client team members
  • Help develop and implement consistent reporting of analytics for clients and Lents Mazur & Associates
  • Assist with website content and management, online tool platforms, and database management

Strategic Communications + Marketing

  • Help develop and execute multi-faceted marketing and communications strategies
  • Create compelling presentations and reports for team members to use externally and internally
  • Draft press releases, website/blog and print materials, social media content, and talking points
  • Help generate media coverage for clients, including pitching stories and cultivating relationships with members of the media
  • Create and manage communication calendars in coordination with clients and key team members
  • Track news clips

Miscellaneous

  • Assist with internal office duties, including answering the phone and administrative tasks
  • Monitor performance of projects and campaigns
  • Assist with business development research
  • Stay abreast of cutting-edge tactics and best practices in strategic communications, public affairs strategies, and marketing tools
  • Implement internal communications systems
  • Research news, policy issues, legislation, and other subjects as needed
  • Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

  • At least a Junior or Senior studying Communications, Journalism, Graphic Design, Public Policy, or related field, or proven work experience that demonstrates competency and potential in the required skill set
  • Basic graphic design experience
  • Effective, detail-oriented, and highly organized
  • Versatile and action-driven
  • Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and relationship-building skills
  • Eloquent and engaging written and oral communication skills
  • Demonstrated ability to create compelling presentations
  • Willingness to learn new technologies, strategies, etc.
  • Ability to be agile and develop creative solutions
  • Considers no task to be too small!
  • Able to effectively communicate with remote team members in other places

Preferred Qualifications

  • Passion for making a difference for others
  • Experience creating presentations for various audiences
  • Interest in journalism, public relations, public affairs, nonprofits or foundations, government or related industries
  • Experience with project/program management
  • Experience with Canva, Asana, and Google Drive, Docs, and Sheets
  • A strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
  • Basic understanding of both traditional and social media
  • Ability to foster a healthy organizational culture through teamwork and collaboration
  • Ability to work positively and collaboratively with team members at all levels, leaders, and members of other organizations, media representatives, vendors, and visitors
  • Demonstrably trustworthy and honest, and follow all best practices in protecting data and maintaining security procedures. May have access to sensitive and confidential information and will be trusted to maintain these files and documents properly
  • Adept at taking initiative, keeping projects on track, and “managing up”

Pay
Pay is $15/hour.

How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and the names and contact information for three professional references in one single PDF to careers@LentsMazur.com by Monday, April 1, 2024. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The posting period may be extended if needed.

About Lents Mazur & Associates
Founded in 1987 by Peggy Lents, Lents Mazur & Associates is a woman-owned and led full-service strategic consulting firm. Services include all aspects of public relations and marketing, organizational development, business strategy and public affairs. Clients rely on us to help them advance their larger business goals by using creative strategies. We provide dynamic service with wit!

Lents Mazur & Associates, LLC, is an equal opportunity employer and we are dedicated to maintaining a diverse and inclusive team. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status.