Digital Marketing and Social Media Intern

I Am, We Are (IAWA) a nonprofit that empowers youth in Africa and across her diaspora with the tools they need to own their future, is seeking dedicated, creative, and intrapreneurial students or entry-level professionals to assist with our social media and digital marketing management.

ABOUT I AM, WE ARE

IAWA engages high school aged youth and their families in holistic programs and services that empower youth to be instruments and agents of their own development. IAWA’s values-based and trauma-informed curriculum supports youth during their critical adolescent years, and instills the hope, purpose, fortitude and mental well-being they need to transition to an economically self-sufficient adulthood.

IAWA is a registered non-profit organization in the United States of America and the Republic of South Africa. After concluding a successful pilot in South Africa, IAWA is actively working to extend programming to Lagos, Nigeria and Prince George’s County, Maryland/Washington, DC in 2020. Learn more about IAWA at www.iamweareyouth.org.

ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP

As a member of IAWA's Communications team and Nia Circle, the Digital Marketing intern will work with Communications and Marketing experts to:

• Develop strategies to enhance IAWA's social media footprint (facebook, twitter, etc)
• Social media content and campaign creation (facebook, twitter, instagram)
• Maintain relationship with donors through email marketing campaigns
• Write and publish quarterly enewsletter

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Honesty, respectfulness, resourcefulness, resiliency, self-discipline, and flexibility
• Creativity and intrapreneurship (ability to work within structures to create something new)
• Team-oriented and collaborative
• Proficient time-management skills and self-motivated
• Proficient listening skills, as well as oral and written communication skills
• Proficient skills in Microsoft Office

WHAT YOU WILL GET

• Hands-on and real time experience in an international and Pan African context
• Experience working with youth
• Opportunities for leadership and decision-making; your work is integral to the development of IAWA
• Visibility; we are a small, close knit group and your voice will be seen and heard
• Extended network for future career options; wherever your interests may lie, IAWA can help you make unique connections with people who can help you along the way