The Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) is a professional organization for theatre education with over 100,000 members nationwide. EdTA’s mission is shaping lives through theatre education by: Honoring student achievement in theatre and enriching their theatre education experience; Supporting teachers by providing professional development, networking opportunities, resources, and recognition; and Influencing public opinion that theatre education is essential and builds life skills. EdTA operates the International Thespian Society (ITS), an honorary organization that has inducted over 2 million theatre students since its founding in 1929.
JOB TITLE: Marketing and Publications Intern
POSITION: EdTA seeks a Marketing and Publications Intern to assist both departments with clerical and research tasks. This is a part-time position with plans for 20-30 hours a week.
SKILLS DESIRED: Essential skills include excellent written and verbal communication, strong independent and team work ethic, fast and accurate data entry/ computer skills, and a warm and upbeat professional demeanor.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Marketing
- Assist with Public Relations efforts
- Perform research for strategic initiatives
- Monitor/research social media for items of interest
- Execute social media postings on Facebook and Twitter
- Help design and execute social media calendar
- Help execute projects such as mailings, assembling promotional materials, update project log
- Administrative project management tasks—meetings, requests for quotes, etc.
Publications
- Assist in the creation of magazine and online content
- Assist in fact-checking, transcription, and other day-to-day tasks
- Proofreading and proof wrangling
- Identify potential arts education partner organizations and populate database with relevant contact information
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and time management skills
- Very strong verbal and written communication skills
- Motivated, self-starter
- Social media experience
- Positive, team-oriented attitude
- Graphic design, video editing, and basic HTML skills are highly desirable, but not required
- Familiarity with InDesign/Photoshop is a plus
- Knowledge of and experience in theatre is a plus
POSITION REPORTS TO: Marketing Manager and Associate Editor
EDUCATION REQUIRED: High school diploma required; College degree preferred
STATUS: Nonexempt; intern part-time
STARTING WAGE: $10.00 per hour
APPLICATIONS:
Please submit cover letter and résumé by email to: HRManager@schooltheatre.org.
No phone calls, please.
CLOSING DATE:
September 4, 2015, 5pm.
The statements above reflect the general details considered necessary to describe the major responsibilities of the identified position and are not to be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job.
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