Communications Summer Fellow – Summer 2020
CARDINAL INTERNSHIP: possible locations: Wash, DC; Chicago, IL, New York, NY; San Francisco. Andrew Bleeker '07, President and Founder, and Ben Clark '99, Partner, are the Wes connections, plus other Wes alumni that have worked at BPI. This is an exciting firm doing cutting-edge work in strategic communications, digital marketing and advertising, with a strong emphasis on political campaigns. Apply well before the deadline.
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TO APPLY: Directly to BPI with your approved resume through Handshake by clicking on the Apply Externally button. Must be available up to September 4, full-time or part-time.
Description
Are you passionate about strategic communications, data, progressive politics and providing solutions to real world problems? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment? Do you want to join a team that believes in creating results that matter?
We are looking for diverse candidates with an interest in the digital space and a strong work ethic to apply for our Summer 2020 Fellowship program. Ideal candidates will have strong writing capabilities and be detail-oriented, digitally savvy, and driven to provide high quality work for clients and causes. Our Fellowship program is a training and development program that allows you to gain hands on experience across all aspects of digital marketing, advertising, and strategic communications.
What’s In It For You?
Your day-to-day responsibilities will vary depending on your assigned team; however, this isn’t your typical “take notes, grab coffee, and be a fly on the meeting room wall” type of fellowship. The following provides a snapshot of what you’ll get out of the fellowship, regardless of what team you’re on:
- Hands-on experience in digital advertising and strategic communications
- Learn the basics in creating and executing a digital advertising plan
- Gain experience with media monitoring, curating daily press clips, and building media and reporter lists
- Create and test messages and content for earned, owned and paid media
- Gain experience learning various types of media planning and buying from key players in the tech industry
- Get training & experience on identifying actionable insights from data
- Become intimately familiar with Excel, buying software like Google Adwords and Kenshoo, and CRMs
- Experience a unique opportunity to engage and interact with a wide network of political, corporate and philanthropic strategists and influencers
Program Schedule:
- Application Closes: March 20, 2020
- Selections decided & communicated: NLT May 1, 2020
- Fellowship start date: May 27, 2020
- Fellowship end date: Sept 4, 2020
Qualifications & Skills To Apply:
- College student or recent graduate
- Be available for the full duration of the fellowship, part-time (20 or more hours/week) or full-time (40 hours/week)
- Passionate about the digital media landscape
- Interest in strategic communications, marketing, analytics, politics and/or account management
- Self-motivated with high levels of organization and attention to detail
- Willingness to work in a fast-moving environment while managing multiple tasks and activities simultaneously
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communications
Location(s): Washington, DC / New York, NY / Chicago, IL / San Francisco, CA
Employee Status: Temporary – 3 months, with potential to extend for one additional 3 month fellowship
Salary: $2,600/month stipend