Professional Internship/Practicum Opportunities

Professional Internship/Practicum Opportunities at Catholic Community Services
Catholic Community Services offers a number of opportunities within our nonprofit social services agency to assist students in gaining work experience through professional internship and practicum positions. Opportunities include:

Position: Public Relations Intern

Description
The Public Relations Intern reports to the Sr. Director of Development and Communications. The department mission is to inspire the community to actively care about those served by Catholic Community Services.

Key responsibilities include:

Write and distribute news releases

Develop and maintain a contact list of news media

Research and write newsletter articles, brochures, web content

Archiving of publicity and production files, print & electronic

Proofreading

Assist with event coordination

Other public relations activities as agreed

Qualifications
The ideal candidate will: be a university senior or post graduate and will have completed extensive coursework in public relations, journalism, communications or related fields; possess excellent interpersonal skills; be detail-oriented and unusually well-organized; be proficient with Microsoft Office suite; and, write and speak grammatically and culturally correct English.

Commitment

Minimum of 10 hours per week average for six to twelve months.

Position is currently filled. This position is an unpaid learning opportunity.

Contact: Mary Marshall
Phone: 503-485-5964
Email your completed application to: mmarshall@ccswv.org

click here to download the CCS Intern Application.

Position: Communications Admin Intern

Description
The Communications Admin Intern reports to the Event & Production Manager of Development and Communications. The department mission is to inspire the community to actively care about those served by Catholic Community Services.

Key responsibilities include:

Maintain department files and materials including, but not limited to portfolio products, news articles, photography, talent releases, reference materials, projects, print materials, samples, etc.

Work with graphic designer to coordinate and track printing orders and bulk mailing services.

Support event management activities as assigned

Coordinate and track proof-reading of materials to be printed, posted or published, assuring accuracy and
timeliness

Draft, edit, format, beautify and assure accuracy of documents, using Word, Power Point, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, InDesign, Dreamweaver and other software

Efficiently and accurately input data, prepare reports, mailing lists, labels, letters and other outputs utilizing Excel and/or other software

Coordinate and confirm appointments and schedules for photo shoots, meetings and other projects

Work with graphic designer to prepare and post website and portal content revisions and updates

Track video distribution, maintain inventory, and place re-orders

Prepare and process purchase orders, invoices and expense reports

Print, bind, and assemble presentation materials and reports

Update and maintain department procedures manual

Maintain supplies inventory and order department’s paper stocks and other supplies

Schedule meeting rooms, record and distribute meeting notes and action items as requested

Coordinate and implement special projects

Qualifications
Associate degree in business administration and three years relevant experience desired; a combination of training and experience will be considered.
Proficiency in Word, Excel, Power Point
Detail-oriented and unusually well-organized; be proficient with Microsoft Office suite; and, write and speak grammatically and culturally correct English.