AFBF Public Relations Summer Internship- Washington D.C.
Organization:
American Farm Bureau Federation
Hours:
7.5 Hours per day
Duties:
The selected intern will be assigned to projects overseen by the intern coordinator, pertaining to timely topics important to agriculture and rural communities. As such, applicants should specify their areas of interest and how their background provides them the proper knowledge and abilities to excel in this internship.
The department carries out a number of programs, activities and functions, including media relations, issues management, and management of public relations campaigns and events. On a day-to-day basis, the department responds to media inquiries, arranges media interviews for AFBF leaders and staff; produces the organization’s newsletters, FBNews and Foodie News; writes and designs brochures and pamphlets for internal and external audiences; writes and distributes news releases; produces radio reports and video news releases, and oversees the organization’s public Web site; an intranet site, Facebook fan pages and Twitter account.
The department’s work program is designed to complement the programs conducted by state Farm Bureaus and to serve as a resource to state Farm Bureaus.
Interns will receive a stipend equal to $15 per hour, based on a 7.5 hour day, for work days included in the dates of the internship. The start and end dates of the internship are flexible, but the intern will be expected to work a minimum of 8 to 10 weeks. Housing will not be provided, but AFBF staff will be happy to assist with the search and provide some housing contacts.
Skills:
Preference will be given to students just completing their junior years with a major in communications, journalism or a related field, but other students will be considered. Experience and aptitude in exploring business applications of social media (Web 2.0) and strong writing skills are required.
Contact:
The deadline for application is March 22, 2010. Applicants will be notified of their selection status no later than March 31, 2010.
AFBF PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERN APPLICANT CHECKLIST (you must forward all of the following by mail or email to be considered for this internship):
_____Cover letter
_____Resume
_____Two (2) letters of recommendation
_____Up to three (3) writing, graphic design or broadcast samples
Send your materials to:
Cyndie Sirekis
Director of News Services
600 Maryland Ave., SW
Suite 1000W
Washington, DC 20024
cyndies@fb.org
Phone: (202) 406-3649
Fax: (202) 406-3602
If you have any questions regarding this position, please feel free to contact Cyndie directly. We look forward to receiving your applications.
All interns are expected to maintain a high-quality work ethic as they would with any other employer.
