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INTERN POSITION TITLE: Intern, Social Media Marketing & Communications DEPARTMENT: Online Communications (Web) LOCATION: Stamford HQ ASSIGNMENT LENGTH AND HOURS: This is a summer internship opportunity and runs from June - August. This position requires a minimum commitment of 4 days/ week and consistent attendance to ensure that projects are seen to completion. ABOUT AMERICARES AmeriCares is a nonprofit global health and disaster relief organization that delivers medicines, medical supplies and aid to people in need around the world and across the United States. Since it was established in 1982, AmeriCares has distributed more than $10 billion in humanitarian aid to 164 countries. POSITION SUMMARY The Web Team in the Communications Department serves a global constituency of donors, recipients, partners (donor & program) and a growing community of people who are interested in the mission of AmeriCares. The team maintains/builds/enhances all of the online channels of communication including multiple web sites, applications and a growing presence in social media (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube). The team also creates/develops/publishes content for each channel. Our social media presence has expanded the responsibilities of the web team to build engagement with a growing online community. Reporting to the Web Marketing Manager, the social media intern will be directly involved in the daily creation and publication of content for Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and our blog platform. Writing skills and some social media experience are a basic requirement. In addition, the intern will develop periodic reports of social media data to evaluate campaign effectiveness and develop strategies. Research on new tools and applications that could expand our social networking presence will also be an ongoing project.