Spring 2010 Social Networking Internship

Spring 2010 Social Networking Internship

Position Description

RAINN is seeking a Social Networking Intern for the Spring 2010 semester. College students with a commitment to ending sexual violence and helping victims of sexual assault are encouraged to apply.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as a point of contact for multiple social networking sites and participants
• Community, organizational and university outreach
• Assist Communications staff in drafting postings, emails and other outreach materials
• Develop innovative ideas for how to best engage our social networking site followers / members / fans
• Volunteer recruitment
• Research up-and-coming social network services
• Sub-focus in online marketing
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must possess an understanding of the issue of sexual violence and have a passion to end it
• Preferred but not required knowledge of Facebook, MySpace, Twitter
• Preferred but not required knowledge of Web 2.0
• Strong Communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong organizational skills

This is an unpaid, part-time position.

RAINN employees will work with the student and university to ensure college credit is given for the internship.

Flexible scheduling.

Please send resume, cover letter and desired days/hours to Sara Amin, Marketing Coordinator, at saraa@rainn.org or call 202.544.0227.