Job Announcement
American Forest Foundation
Job title: Marketing and Communications Intern
Job Type: Part-Time
ABOUT THE AMERICAN FOREST FOUNDATION
The American Forest Foundation (AFF) unlocks the power of family forests as a climate solution while helping thousands of landowners care for their land and improve forest health. Through its Family Forest Carbon Program, AFF expands access to the voluntary carbon market for family forest owners from all walks of life while producing high quality forest carbon credits to help companies reach their net zero goals. The organization’s strategic direction seeks to enable family forests to capture and store one billion tons of carbon by 2050.
We do not do this alone. AFF works across a broad coalition of conservation partners, corporations, and policymakers to equip family forest owners with financial and technical support to implement sustainable forest management practices on their lands and activate their forests as a critical tool in the fight against climate change.
AFF is in a mode of complex problem solving and rapid iteration. All teams at AFF are working to discover solutions to the planet’s most pressing climate issues through developing and iterating viable and scalable models for impact. AFF is driven by values of our shared purpose, measurable and verifiable results, and learning for continuous improvement to tackle big conservation challenges.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Marketing and Communications Intern will work with other members of the marketing and communications team to provide administrative and programmatic support to the Family Forest Carbon Program’s Field to Forest project. The position will have a specific focus on supporting the Field to Forest project’s growth and success in the state of Georgia.
The incoming intern will be supervised by and work closely with AFF’s Marketing and Communications Coordinator to:
- Assist with the creation of landowner-facing print and organic digital collateral and advertisements.
- Assist with the creation of automated email campaigns to help drive landowner interest and engagement in the program.
- Repurpose existing content to fit a variety of marketing needs.
- Work with regional directors, account managers and foresters to understand marketing and communication needs.
- Assist with managing and organizing assets.
- Assist in generating monthly tracking and statistics reports using Google Analytics, HubSpot, and social platforms (LinkedIn, Meta, etc.).
- Other duties as assigned.
After working with us, the intern will gain:
- Direct experience working with rural family forest owners.
- Interviewing, copywriting, and digital media design skills.
- Marketing experience, specifically through social media platforms.
- Outreach experience drafting a variety of communications and workflows.
- A deeper understanding of rural communities’ issues and the issues facing farmers.
- A deeper understanding of equity and how climate change is informing and increasing the issues faced by rural America.
Location, Pay and Hours:
This is a 100% remote internship with high expectations around deliverables being met on deadline. While we will strive to create field experiences and networking opportunities, applicants should know that these will depend on applicant location, time and budget.
We pay $20/hour for 10-15 hours per week.
Dates of the internship: June 1 – August 5, 2023
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE THAT WILL HELP YOU SUCCEED
Education:
- Must be enrolled at an accredited college or university.
- Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Environmental Science, Natural Resources Management, Journalism, or a related field.
- Juniors, Rising Juniors, Rising Seniors and Seniors preferred – Rising Sophomores and Sophomores will be considered with outstanding qualifications.
Experience:
- Interest in and/or experience with rural communities, forest owners, climate change and storytelling[VK1] .
- Exceptional writing abilities that can be applied across a multitude of formats and lengths.
- Experience in a newsletter outreach and newsletter development software.
- Experience in social media outreach and graphic design tools.
- Experience with Microsoft Office suite and content management systems.
- A sound work ethic with the ability to act both independently and as part of a team in a 100% remote work environment.
- Strong initiative; a self-starter with tenacity, resilience, and commitment.
- Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to effectively plan and problem solve.
- Time management skills, with the ability to prioritize, coordinate and manage multiple priorities.
We know there are great candidates who may not check all these boxes, and we also know you might bring important skills that we have not considered. If that applies to you, do not hesitate to apply, and tell us about yourself.
WHAT IT IS LIKE TO WORK WITH US
We are committed to creating a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other basis protected by law.