Water Quality Communications Internship

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Water Quality Communications Internship

Salary

$21.00 - $22.95 Hourly

Location

Durham, NC

Job Type

Internship w/o benefits (Less than 1000 hours)

Job Number

24-04808

Department

Public Works

Opening Date

03/07/2024

Closing Date

Continuous

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Position Description

Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

Top-notch management, highly qualified, competent staff and opportunities for career advancement and professional success make the City of Durham's Public Works Department a great place to work. Our consistent and steady work environment sets us apart from traditional construction-related worksites, and our exceptional benefits and retirement plans support your long-term success. We create the foundation on which Durham is built, using innovative methods that support the City's growth and enhance our quality of life. We need innovative, highly qualified talent to do that. If growing professionally while serving your community is for you, bring your skills to Durham!

Hiring Range: $21.00 - $22.95

Hours: Hours will vary

This Intern position will support the Public Works Department's (Stormwater and GIS Services Division) communications efforts to the public. The position will provide field and office support on two communications campaigns and will design and execute a summer stormwater social media campaign. The internship opportunity will start in May/June 2024 and extend to August. The position will require 30 hours per week for a total period of 10 weeks.

Duties/Responsibilities

Support on two communications campaigns. Includes creating a communications plan, developing content and copy, and performing community outreach where appropriate. Work will also include creating a separate social media campaign for the duration of the internship. Deliverables for this project will be a communications plan, webpages, social media content and public presentations.

Essential duties for this position include:

• Content creation using Canva or a similar platform.

• Webpage development.

• Public outreach at festivals and events.

• Training specific business sectors on best pollution prevention practices.

• Presenting the State of Our Streams report to the Environmental Affairs Board.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

This position requires coursework matching that of a rising senior within the Departments of Interdisciplinary Studies, Communication Arts Concentration; Mass Communications, Media Studies Concentration; or English, Writing Concentration. This includes:

• Completion of English Composition I and II with a C-grade or better.

• Completion of four of the following courses with a C-grade or better.

• Elements of Speech Communication

• Introduction to Technical Writing

• Reporting and Writing for Mass Media

• Introduction to Multimedia Reporting

• Professional and Technical Writing

• Writing for Digital Media

• Public Issues Reporting

Additional Preferred Skills

• Project experience with webpage development.

• Proficient with social media content creation through Canva or a similar platform.

• Familiarity with environmentally-focused science communications practices.

• Proficient in Spanish.

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  Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

• City of Durham Website

• Walk in

• Job fair

• Employee referral

• Professional organization Please list the organization in "other" box below

• Internet posting Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below

• Craig's List

• Facebook

• LinkedIn

• GlassDoor

• governmentjobs.com

• Monster.com

• Indeed.com

• Employment Security Commission

• Magazine/Newspaper

• Other

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  If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.

  03

  Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

• Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

• Associates Degree

• Bachelor's Degree

• Master's Degree

• Doctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate)

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  Please indicate your current academic year at an accredited college or university: If in-between years, please choose the year UP.

• Not a current undergraduate or graduate student

• Current Freshman (first year)

• Current Sophomore (second year)

• Current Junior (third year)

• Current Senior (fourth year)

• Current Graduate Student

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  Are your studies within the Departments of Interdisciplinary Studies, Communication Arts Concentration; Mass Communications, Media Studies Concentration; or English, Writing Concentration?

• Yes

• No

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  Have you taken Completion of English Composition I and II?

• Yes

• No

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  How would you rate your experience level with social media content creation through Canva or a similar platform?

• No experience

• Beginner level

• Intermediate level

• Advanced level

• Expert level

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  Have you taken any Social Media Marketing, Mass Communications, and/or Marketing courses?

• Yes

• No

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