Are you a progressive-minded college or graduate student who spends a lot of time online?
Are you looking for an internship where you'll be challenged and where you won't have to make copies or stuff envelopes all summer?
Well, at EchoDitto, we don't even use our copy machine. We work with non-profits, issue advocacy groups, and other socially responsible clients to build online communities using the latest technologies—online and offline—to help them achieve their fundraising, organizing, or communications goals. Join our team for the summer in DC, and work side-by-side with the leaders in our field in a fast-paced, friendly environment.
This position will receive a stipend, and college credit is available to qualified applicants.
Job Description:
- Creativity: Responsible for contributing creative ideas to the client project and for regularly identifying ways to improve our work
- Online organizing: Responsible for keeping team up-to-date on related blogs and news; will work with online organizing and client services teams to develop online outreach and word-of-mouth strategies; responsible for conducting basic research of and outreach to online supporters and communities for various projects
- Writing: Write compelling email and web content--the edgier the better
- Metrics: Analyze online metrics and create plans for new email testing programs.
- Operations: Learn about the functions of a leading-edge small business, while assisting the Operations and Finance Director
This is a self-starting job - the more responsibility that you can assume, the more we'll give you. If you have a good idea, we'll put staff time and resources into making it happen.
Qualifications:
- Demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others. This could include leadership roles on campus, online, or in social groups.
- Functional understanding of online technology: conducting online research, and knowing how/where to find cool stuff on the web.
- Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities and perform problem analysis and resolution at strategic and functional levels.
- Ability and willingness to work in a fast-paced, demanding, and unstructured environment.
- Must demonstrate strong writing and editing skills.
- Must know how to have fun while being part of a results-oriented group of highly-charged individuals (i.e. sense of humor required)