Mellon Foundation (“Foundation”) believes that the arts and humanities are where we express our complex humanity, and we believe that everyone deserves the beauty, transcendence, and freedom to be found there. Through our grants, we seek to build just communities enriched by meaning and empowered by critical thinking, where ideas and imagination can thrive. The Foundation makes grants in four core program areas—Higher Learning, Arts and Culture, Public Knowledge, and Humanities in Place—and through its signature Presidential Initiatives. The Foundation seeks a Content Intern for our Communications team.
Summary:
Reporting to the Integrated Content Manager, the Content Intern will participate in a highly collaborative internship supporting the content team—a division of Mellon’s broader Communications department—by providing a wide range of administrative, organizational, editorial, and research support. This is an opportunity to expand your communications, storytelling, and digital marketing skills by immersing yourself in the content development process—from idea to execution, publishing and distribution, and measurement and analysis—with a fun and energetic team that is committed to the values reflected in our mission statement and to reaching new audiences. The intern will work independently and with the team to support the development and execution of digital campaigns and other ongoing content projects, including sourcing and organizing digital assets, writing and proofreading copy, and helping generate story ideas in accordance with an editorial calendar.
The internship is designed to follow a hybrid work format, and the number of expected hours will depend on the intern’s schedule and availability, but can range between 15 to 30 hours per week. This is a 12-month position with a start date in June 2024.
Position Description:
Responsibilities may include, but will not be limited to the following:
- Assist with sourcing/licensing, drafting, and editing a variety of content including grant stories, social media posts, newsletters, research briefs, and emails.
- Assist with curating content and drafting copy for the recurring Mellon newsletter.
- Support social media efforts and campaigns, through grantee research, image sourcing, and data reporting, among other tasks as needed.
- Conduct secondary research, compile data, and create project briefs concerning existing grantees, as well as arts and humanities more broadly; create research briefs to support story development.
- Help conceive, pitch, create, and edit original feature stories for Mellon’s digital channels.
- Support the promotion and execution of virtual events as needed.
- Help maintain an organized system of tracking, monitoring, and prioritizing tasks using the Foundation’s primary project management tools: Monday.com and Box.com.
- Handle confidential and non-routine information with sensitivity.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Strong interest in learning about communications and marketing in a nonprofit setting.
- Demonstrated interest, through work history or expressed career objectives, in developing hands-on experience with content creation and digital and social media management.
- Work history that demonstrates an ability to anticipate next steps, to take initiative, to exercise discretion, and to apply sound judgment is preferred.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with an interest in honing an ability to think about content from both a strategic and creative perspective.
- Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Familiarity with Monday.com, Contentful, Mailchimp, Sprout Social, Figma, and/or Google Analytics a plus. (If not, you will learn these tools while working with us!)
- Must be flexible, highly organized, and able to juggle multiple and competing tasks and demands with impeccable follow-up and attention to detail.
- High level of interpersonal skills and discretion to handle sensitive and confidential situations.
- Ability to be highly productive working independently and as a member of a team.
- Interns should be either a) currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program or b) be within one year of their graduation.
- We will give preference to candidates who can be in the Foundation’s New York City offices two-to-three times per week, though remote internships will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Mellon Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. Mellon offers a generous total reward package that includes base salary and a comprehensive benefits program, as well as an excellent working environment. Mellon is committed to providing compensation that is competitive and equitable within the philanthropic sector. The estimated salary range for this role is $27 - $30 an hour. The amount of pay offered will be determined by several factors, including but not limited to qualifications, unique skills, credentials, or experience that is expected to impact the candidate’s contribution to the role. We will also consider market data as well as the Foundation’s internal pay equity framework.
Please note that Mellon maintains a hybrid work schedule, with three days per week in person at the Foundation’s Manhattan offices.
Candidates should apply by submitting a cover letter describing fit for the position and a resume by Monday, April 1, 2024 HERE.
The Foundation will consider each response carefully, but only contact those individuals it believes are most qualified for the position.