Communications Intern - KQED
San Francisco, CA 94110-1426
About the Job
This is a paid internship, working 16 hours per week from January 21, 2025 through June 27th, 2025. Current Salary is $18.67 per hour.
To Apply:
In your application, please provide your resume, a cover letter and 1 - 2 writing samples.
The Communications Intern supports the Communication Department on a full range of initiatives that may include areas such as public relations, internal communications, government relations, and membership magazine production.
KQED envisions a public media organization with a culture that centers on human dignity, equity, and belonging. This will enable us to better serve and reflect the Bay Area through diverse and inclusive storytelling.
We value the contributions of marginalized people in society — including Black, Indigenous, and all people of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA people — and we believe that these communities must be centered in the work we do, and we strongly encourage members of these communities to apply.
The mission that drives us:
KQED provide citizens of Northern California with a community-supported alternative to commercial media. We provide citizens with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions; convene community dialogue; bring the arts to everyone and engage audiences to share their stories. We help students and teachers thrive in 21st-century classrooms, and take people of all ages on journeys of exploration- exposing them to new people, places and ideas.
This role requires working in KQED's newly renovated headquarters and working in the field. KQED requires employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Responsibilities may include:
Internal Communications (80%)
- Actively contribute to internal newsletters.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to collect, draft and edit articles for a suite of all-staff emails.
- Format emails into an internal communication tool (Contact Monkey) and distribute to all staff.
- Contribute to Powerpoint decks for communications presentations.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to generate infographics and flyers which provide staff with quick tips and easily digestible guides and resources.
- In partnership with Internal Communications Strategist and IT department, support roll out of internal web site (InfoSite)
- Maintain site landing page, ensuring content is up to date and relevant for KQED staff.
- Advise and train space owners on functionality, layout and best practices for designing new site spaces.
- Update site design and templates to ensure the tool meets staff needs.
Public Relations and External Affairs (10%)
- Support public relations and external affairs efforts in partnership with Communications Director
- Create and update media lists in Cision; and distribute media alerts and press releases.
- Monitor and report on KQED mentions in the news.
- Help collect and organize impact information.
Publishing (15%)
- Will have opportunities to collaborate with the Managing Editor and the Editorial Production Assistant to support the production of the monthly On KQED magazine and Selects newsletter
- Assist with proofreading and other needs.
- Contribute writing assets to On KQED, Annual Report and/or Go Public
Other Potential Job Functions
- Performs other department tasks, as needed
Position Qualifications
- Interest in internal communications, public relations, and/or publishing
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Confident writer and verbal communicator
- Ability to collaborate with stakeholders to understand individual needs and coordinate projects and activities.
- Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
- Comfortable working in Google Suite.
Growth & Development Opportunities
- Will help our team to promote to internal and external audiences
- Will get experience collaborating in a dynamic and fast-paced media organization
- Will learn about public relations, internal communications, and publishing
- Will get an insider view on how an independent public media station works
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