Black Swamp Conservancy
Events and Communications Internship
The Events and Communications Internship is a one-semester, unpaid position open to students wishing to gain experience in event planning and management, along with general communications programming. Intern will spend eight hours per week at the Conservancy, preferable two four-hour time periods. Other scheduling will be coordinated with staff. The Conservancy is located at 4825 Sugar Ridge Rd., Pemberville, Ohio, south of Perrysburg.
About Black Swamp Conservancy
Founded in 1993, the Black Swamp Conservancy’s mission is to protect and preserve natural and agricultural lands in northwest Ohio for the benefit of future generations.
The Conservancy is a non-profit land trust dedicated to protecting agricultural land and natural areas, now and for future generations. We do this to preserve the rural heritage, unique natural habitats, and lakes and streams of northwest Ohio.
By protecting our valuable land and water resources, we hope to support healthy communities with strong, sustainable economies including agriculture and ecotourism. As a nonprofit organization we rely on the support of landowners, donors, and partnerships with other conservation organizations. We strive to be a wise investment for our supporters, whether they are giving us their land, time, or money.
The Conservancy currently protects more than 134 properties covering 17,300 acres and representing some of our region’s finest family farms, wetlands, woodlands and other open spaces. We have many other projects in process including large-scale restoration projects. For more information, please visit www.blackswamp.org.
Black Swamp Conservancy’s office is dog-friendly (with 1-2 dogs in the office regularly) and located on a protected property south of Perrysburg, Ohio, surrounded by woodlands and prairie.
Position Duties and Responsibilities
- Position will report to the Events and Communications Coordinator
- Assist with the execution of special events, fundraisers and other programs
- Occasional development of written recommendations pertaining to events and other matters
- Assist with internal and external communications, content and materials, including newsletters, news releases, correspondence and digital content
- Help with social media account management, along with making recommendations of additional channels to employ for Conservancy messaging
- Work with volunteer programming, including maintenance of records and preparation of communications to volunteers
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of Microsoft and Adobe software, along with other graphics programs
- Experience in posting to social media sites, website content management systems, email databases, etc.
- Good writing and persuasive skills
- An interest in and knowledge of nature and outdoor recreation