Writing Programs Marketing & Project Management Intern
Internship opportunity with THE CENTER FOR FICTION
This paid internship is funded by the Serving the City program and is only available to students at Fordham College at Lincoln Center and Fordham College at Rose Hill.
Writing Programs Special Projects Internship
15 hours per week
Fully Remote, with exception for special projects
Start Date: Week of June 5th
End Date: August 11th (depending on hours per week)
The Center for Fiction is the only nonprofit literary organization in the U.S. solely dedicated to celebrating fiction. In February 2019, we opened the doors to our new building in Downtown Brooklyn, creating a home for NYC’s literary community with our library, writers studio, bookstore, and café-bar. We’re known for our Emerging Writer Fellowships, KidsRead/KidsWrite programs for NYC public schools, reading groups, writing workshops, and literary events, including our innovative panels, performances, lectures, and conversations.
We are seeking a Writing Programs Marketing & Special Projects intern to help us advertise and promote 4 Writing Programs at The Center for Fiction. This position will be responsible for building social media campaigns, preparing promotional materials, supporting the Director of Writing Programs in the development of an alumni program, clerical and administrative duties. We are seeking candidates who are passionate about the literary world and have interest in marketing and project management. In addition to gaining experience in marketing and project management, this is a great opportunity to practice literary citizenship, learn more about the nonprofit and literary worlds, and to get hands-on experience that could translate to work in publishing, marketing, and independent bookstores.
This is a hybrid position. The Writing Programs Special Projects intern will report directly to the Director of Writing Programs (Randy Winston) and may also collaborate with other departments.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Writing Programs Marketing & Special Projects intern will be:
- Brainstorming, developing, and executing new, innovative online marketing campaigns for the 4 Writing Programs at The Center for Fiction
- Gathering data and developing the alumni database for the Susan Kamil Emerging Writer Fellowship (EWF)
- Researching events and happenings involving alums of the Emerging Writer Fellowship program
- File naming, storage, and organization
- Researching and developing market analysis on competitive writing programs in the Tri-State area
- Utilizing new features on Instagram to promote events and person(s) involved with the 4 writing programs at The Center for Fiction
QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants for this position should have an interest in Marketing and Project Management. We invite people of all experience levels to apply. Preferred qualifications:
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Strong proofreading skills and a close attention to detail (verbally and visually)
- Ability to work independently on assigned tasks
- Highly organized
- Experience with social media platforms (Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok, Facebook)
- Experience with Google Suite (Google Sheets, Google Forms, Google Drive specifically)
- Experience with Mailchimp
- Experience with Photography a plus
- Experience with WordPress a plus
- Experience with Adobe Suite (InDesign, Photoshop) a plus
- Basic Zoom experience for meetings and check-ins
The deadline for applications is April 28, 2023.