osition Title: Communications Intern
Position Description: Airport Trade Group Seeks Communications Student for
Paid Summer Internship Summer 2011
The Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA), an aviation trade association based in Washington, D.C., is seeking an energetic and ambitious individual for a paid internship in its Communications and Marketing Department. This is a wonderful opportunity for interested candidates to receive a solid background in many aspects of public relations and communications and to experience working at an association. The association represents virtually all of the major airports in the U.S. and Canada.
Learn more about ACI-NA at www.acina.org.
Duties will include:
• Assisting the Department with social media efforts: maintaining the Facebook page; Tweeting; filming/posting YouTube channel clips; blogging;
• Writing press releases and responding to media inquiries;
• Writing and editing various articles for association publications;
• Assisting with annual ACI-NA Marketing and Communications Contest
Preferred intern candidates will:
• Be a rising junior or senior at an accredited college/university currently pursuing a degree in public relations, communications, and/or journalism;
• Have experience in various aspects of social media in the business setting (i.e. blogging, FaceBook, Twitter, YouTube);
• Have strong technical skills;
• Have an interest in a fast-paced environment working on a variety of projects and programs related to transportation and aviation;
• Enjoy working in a medium-sized office (37 staff) in downtown Washington (18th and K Streets, NW);
• Able to live in the Washington, D.C. metro area, preferably near a metro station or bus line;
• Have a desire to be mentored and to complete a portfolio for future employers;
• Be interested in working in a three-person Communications and Marketing Department that supports the other departments’ communications goals.
CRITERIA:
Looking for journalism or marketing students
If you have the unique combination of AVIATION interests and marketing/journalism/public relations, you could be the perfect fit.
Note: These positions have traditionally gone to students from D.C. colleges. HOWEVER, if you are a D.C. area resident and attending BGSU this would be a great opportunity to earn money ($1,000 per month) and live at home. Apply early to get an interview while you are home on winter break or schedule interview while on spring break. Be the first Falcon to apply!
The Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA), is an aviation trade association based in Washington, D.C. The association represents virtually all of the major airports in the U.S. and Canada.
To apply, email a cover letter, resume and writing sample to Thomas J. Smith at tsmith@aci-na.org by March 1. Put ‘Comm-Marketing Summer Intern’ in the subject line