Description
Defenders of Wildlife is a national, non-profit membership organization dedicated to the protection of imperiled wildlife across North America.
• Wage Per Hour: $20
• Schedule: Full-Time
• Hours per week: 40
• Days Per week: 5
• Location & Type: Washington, DC (Hybrid – Onsite/Remote)
Responsibilities and Duties
Defenders’ marketing intern will work with the fundraising and advocacy teams to ideate and execute creative approaches to compel donor and prospect action on behalf of imperiled wildlife. This will include working on initiatives across multiple channels including email, direct mail, mobile, website and social media to engage donors and prospects to educate them about wildlife and habitat conversation.
The intern will work with each of the Marketing team leads, as well as our partners in Communications, to support campaign brainstorming, develop creative across a variety of print, video and digital media, and support data and analytic projects. The intern will also be a part of Defenders’ comprehensive summer intern program featuring 10 student interns embedded across the organization to support our mission to protect and restore imperiled wildlife and habitat.
Qualifications and Skills
*REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS*
• Does this position require U.S. work authorization? – Yes
• Would you sponsor a work visa for the right candidate? – No
• Are you willing to hire candidates that are temporarily authorized to work for a defined period in their field of study? (e.g. for a job / internship under OPT/CPT) – Yes
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Candidates must have strong writing and verbal communication skills. Preference will be given to creative thinkers with a passion for educating and activating people to defend our wild world.
• Education: Current undergraduate student at an accredited 2 or 4-year institution.
• Experience: Commitment to or demonstrated interest in wildlife conservation, public interest environmental work; commitment to or demonstrated interest in broadening the inclusion of multicultural and/or marginalized communities in the conservation movement.
• Preferred Majors: Marketing, Communications, Nonprofit Management, Psychology
• College Level: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
Benefits
• Defenders offers a hybrid work schedule with two days a week in D.C. and three days remote. Interns are provided with the equipment needed to perform their work. Cross-collaboration with other interns and staff at Defenders of Wildlife is strongly encouraged. To facilitate that, interns are provided with opportunities to see our work first-hand, as well as various lunches, virtual trainings/mentoring sessions and adhoc conversation opportunities in our onsite wellness lounge (coffee bar).
• Networking and professional development opportunities as part of TNPA’s Leading EDGE internship program
NOTE: Applicants will be contacted by TNPA and/or the employer. Please, no follow-up phone calls or direct contact with the employer on application status.
About Leading EDGE
This internship is posted by The Nonprofit Alliance’s Leading EDGE Internship Program. This program aims to elevate the visibility of college-age job candidates, including those in underrepresented and first-generation student populations, within the employer job market; and enable first job placements that can lead to a career path in the social good sector, including roles in marketing & fundraising, finance, policy, data management & analysis, and other fields.
We invite all students to learn more and help us create a thriving nonprofit sector that has the support, resources, and influence to make the world a better place. Visit TNPA.org/Leading_EDGE/ for more information.
The nonprofit sector’s ability to change the world is not possible without diversity and inclusion. The Nonprofit Alliance promotes equal opportunity by following EEOC regulations and EEO laws that apply to each part of our organization and taking actions to promote fairness and diversity as part of our equal employment opportunity policy. The Nonprofit Alliance does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This non-discrimination policy applies to recruitment, hiring, compensation, promotions, transfers, discipline, training, and distribution of benefits. Reasonable accommodations will be provided to applicants and employees who need them for medical or religious reasons, as required by law.
