The Aspen Institute

The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to foster leadership based on enduring values and to provide a nonpartisan venue for dealing with critical issues. The Institute has campuses in Aspen, Colorado, and on the Wye River on Marylands Eastern Shore. It also maintains offices in New York City and has an international network of partners.

Communications

The Communications Department manages external communications efforts including the Institute website, social media, media relations, digital editorial content, and provides communications counsel to Aspen Institute programs.

Basic Function

The communications intern will provide administrative/logistical support to the Communications department in support of its work to promote the Institutes programs, content, and overall brand to external audiences.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Digital

• Create and maintain event pages on the Institutes website
• Update Google calendar with upcoming events for weekly staff meetings
• Maintain info@aspeninstitute.org mailbox
• Follow up with programs to share their photos after events, uploading the albums onto the Institutes internal server and Flickr
• Find and store stock and editorial images for later use on our digital channels
• Assist with the building of graphics for digital signage used around the Institutes headquarters

Editorial

• Provide editorial support for the Institutes annual report and IDEAS: The Magazine of the Aspen Institute by assembling informational pages, collecting photos for selection, writing photo captions, and tracking photo credits
• Identify and draft news items for inclusion in the Institutes monthly email newsletter
• Participate in weekly Communications staff meetings

Administrative/Logistical

• Assist with administrative and logistical tasks associated with planning and executing public events managed by the Communications department
• Help with the Institutes ongoing branding initiative
• Other duties as needed

Qualifications:

• Status as a student or recent graduate interested in communications, public policy, nonprofit management, or a related field
• Excellent research, writing, and verbal skills
• Submission of a resume/CV and cover letter
• Strong attention to detail

Time Frame:

• minimum of 20 hours/week
• Spring (Feb. 2019 May 2019)

The Aspen Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all District and federal laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or protected veteran or disabled status and will not be discriminated against.

Candidate must have the ability to work under pressure and handle stress. Candidate must also have the ability to meet regular attendance policy of the Aspen Institute.

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