University Communications and Marketing (UCAM) is hiring two positions available with concentrations in writing, graphic design, media tracking, and/or social media planning and production. The interns must be available to work between 10 and 15 hours per week as a hybrid, with possible remote option in summer.
The ideal candidate for this position will have a strong interest in learning more about the tools and strategies used by UCAM — the central communications office at Michigan State University. Strong candidates will be able to provide accurate, clear, and compelling public information about MSU’s news, research and administrative activities; to use analytics to examine success and make informed future decisions; and to support the MSU identity by maintaining a high level of quality and consistency across a broad range of multimedia materials.
The candidate will have the opportunity to fully participate in the work of the Public Relations Information group within UCAM, assisting the public relations group with a combination of the following projects: website content management and posting; release sending and tagging through PR database platform (Cision); compiling distribution strategies for sending and pitching news releases; drafting social media posts; and opportunities to undertake writing projects. The hope is this experience will provide the opportunity for a future career in journalism, marketing, publication relations and or communications.
The mix of projects will be dictated by departmental needs and timelines, but every effort will be made to provide candidates with projects and skills of most interest to them. A student's skills and primary interests will be considered when assigning tasks and projects. The goal is for students to have soft and hard skills necessary for a career in communications or public relations.
As needed, support may be required to perform the same duties for the UCAM Issues or executive communications team. Depending on the candidate’s skill for mastering duties listed above, there may be opportunities to assist with writing content and editorial decisions.
*Multiple positions will share these responsibilities and may involve support from staff as needed.
The Written Statement should be about what you hope to learn from this experience and include examples of any related written communication links if you have them. Your submission can include blogs, social media posts, design, or media work
If selected for an interview, there will be a task assigned to assess skill level in a particular area.
Please send all required application materials to Jack Harrison, public relations coordinator, at harr1565@msu.edu.