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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

Since 1995, the Center for Innovative Food Technology (CIFT) has provided a unique blend of business solutions, innovation and technical expertise to the food processing, agricultural and manufacturing sectors.  These services are designed to enhance the economic performance of the industries and create new jobs.

CIFT has worked with hundreds of food companies, equipment suppliers, service providers, university researchers, governmental agencies, legislators, general manufacturers and many more.  As a result, many new technologies have emerged, industry best practices have been established, and novel business approaches have been discovered.  Through an industry-driven methodology, businesses have benefited throughout Ohio and beyond.

The marketing and communications department at CIFT will hire one interested student for an internship during the fall 2018 (August through December) term.  The following areas will be some of the responsibilities for our intern who wants to learn while contributing to our organization’s non-profit mission:

• Assist in maintaining timely social media content including Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, and use Hootsuite to schedule posts 24/7.
• Work with our NOCK/AIF clients at our Bowling Green office to assist with marketing and promotion.
• Assist with event planning and promotion.
• Write/edit content for printed materials including flyers, newsletters, brochures, advertisements, speaker bios, signage, etc.
• Assist marketing and communications department in various projects.

We kindly ask that you relay this information to all classes, professors and students.  Again, we are limiting the program to one student during the fall 2018 term, so those interested should email a résumé to hr@ciftinnovation.org.  CIFT is a non-profit organization seeking an intern looking to learn while contributing to our mission.  Applicants should possess effective oral and written communication skills and demonstrated computer literacy.  Applicants should be able to demonstrate a working understanding of marketing and communications.