Job Opportunities

Part-Time: 15+ hours/week (Spring, Fall, Summer Semesters)
FLSA: Unpaid
Status: Hybrid/remote – Santa Cruz office

DESCRIPTION:

SLS is building its outreach and social media presence and seeks interns to support this effort. Interns will directly support outreach and fundraising activities and help increase the visibility of the organization so that we can reach more seniors in need and raise the funds to do so.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Strategic: Help develop a calendar or outreach activities, geared to increasing organizational visibility and public engagement—including hosting events, attending events, newsletters, social media
• Writing: Write content for the organization’s newsletter, fundraising appeals, website updates, press releases, speeches, and other materials
• Social Media: Create and schedule posts on SLS social media accounts
• Events: Support events, open houses, living room/garden forums, outreach tabling events, and other gatherings
• Development: Support fundraising efforts, which could include research potential donors, maintain donor Salesforce database, help with proposal submissions
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to help develop communications messaging for public outreach
• Strong writing ability
• High attention to detail
• Able to interact with the public in public-facing events
• Strong organizational skills to help ensure smooth running outreach events
• Experience with different forms of social media and tools to design, schedule and post posts
• Self-starter who works well with others

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an intern to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation. While performing the duties of this job, the intern is regularly required to sit; use hands to grasp, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The intern is required to sit, walk and stand for extended periods of time. The intern must frequently lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. The intern must be able to work for 4 hours in close quarters with other employees. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.