Mercy Corps’ Digital Marketing internship is a great opportunity for people who are interested in pursuing careers related to international development, journalism, copywriting and editing, digital communications, marketing and advertising, nonprofit fundraising, project management, computer science, digital media, graphic design, or publishing.
Intern Location : Remote
Dates of Internship : June 2021 - September 2021
Hours per week : Part-Time (10-20 hours/week)
Funding available for the internship : Part-Time: $1300/month
Intern Responsibilities
- Intern will remain responsible for all costs associated with:
- Maintaining their personal computer which will be used for the internship
- Accommodation, travel and living expenses
- All other costs associated with this internship
Project Description
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in recovery, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.
The intern will learn and work alongside Mercy Corps’ Digital Marketing Team — a key part of the Resource Development department (RD). RD boldly shares Mercy Corps’ global impact with our audiences, with a focus on building trust and long-term relationships with all of our supporters. We inspire their financial support, advocacy, and partnership through transparency, inclusivity, creativity and best-in-class storytelling. We pursue innovative approaches to marketing across digital channels.
Learning Objectives
The intern will gain skills in
- Execution of email marketing and related digital channel marketing campaigns, for raising support on behalf of a global humanitarian NGO
- Best practices in international development communications
- Digital fundraising for a global nonprofit
- Proofreading, editing, and writing in AP (Associated Press) style — the standard style for journalism and news writing
- How to read and interpret detailed email performance reports and analytics
- Collaboration and participation in meetings and ideating with a matrixed team
- Effective cross-team communication in a remote work environment
- Brand and design principles for email marketing and web
- Basic project management principles
- Opportunities to develop basic skills in HTML for email and web
- Opportunities to develop basic design and image formatting skills for email and web
Qualifications
- Sensitivity to diverse people and cultures globally, awareness of and commitment to antiracism, equity, and inclusion
- Commitment to working with vulnerable groups in need regardless of race, religion, or gender
- Excellent writing skills in English
- Exceptional proofreading skills, especially skills at detecting extremely small differences between similar documents
- Demonstrated attention to detail and to ability to absorb and implement guidelines
- Ability to follow procedures and meet deadlines
- Ability to work both independently and cooperatively with team members
- Strong multi-tasking, organizational, and prioritization skills are necessary.
- Highly developed computer skills and familiarity with collaborative/shared systems such as Google Drive suite (Docs, Sheets, and Slides)
- Excellent communication skills are required
- Experience managing and developing online content a plus
- Some knowledge of HTML, photo-editing tools, and/or design tools a plus
Mercy Corps interns represent the agency both during and outside of work hours and are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and Mercy Corps policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.
This internship is available until 100-150 applications are received.
