Intern, Social Impact - Summer 2020
At Participant, corporate and social responsibility is in the DNA of our company and our employees. We combine the power of a good story well told with real world impact and awareness around today’s most vital issues.
Support the overall vision, mission and mandates for the company.
Position Summary: As an intern of our Social Impact department, you’ll help support the overall vision, mission and mandates for the company with specific emphasis on long term/sustained social impact campaigns. The intern will produce in-depth research to support campaign strategy, manage information databases, draft decks and memos, support event planning, and coordinate collaboration with impact partners.
The Social Impact team works to produce campaigns that leverage Participant Media content to increase issue awareness, inspire individual behavior change, and/or influence broader systemic change. The Intern will help identify social impact campaign opportunities, support campaign development, research and vet potential partners, and consider the best ways to measure campaign outcomes and effectiveness.
We are seeking a dedicated student interested in the research, development, and execution of Social Impact campaigns aligned with Participant’s film and television projects.
Responsibilities:
- Provide issue- and partner-based research to support social impact campaign development.
- Prepare internal and external facing presentations/decks and other supporting materials for social impact campaigns.
- Attend NGO and other external partner meetings to support development and execution of social impact campaigns.
- Attend cross-department meetings, sharing issue-based information and contributing to creative ideation process.
- Develop profiles on potential social impact partners.
- Support event planning logistics tied to social impact screenings and convenings.
- Organize and communicate team and campaign information, including writing memos and maintaining databases.
- Other tasks and assignments, as needed.
Requirements:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in fast-paced environment, strong multi-tasker
- Skilled in efficient and accurate research
- Detail-oriented
- Comfortable answering phones
- Experience with PowerPoint and/or Keynote a plus
- Passion for activism, community building, and advocacy
- A team player with a can-do attitude
Report to:
- Manager, Social Impact