Communications & Marketing Intern (Paid) Spring Semester

Kentucky Blood Center Inc
Lexington, KY, US
$12 an hour
Full-time

Job Description

Job Description

Seeking interns for : Spring 2025 semester

Pay : $12 an hour up to 15 hours per week through early May 2025 (in addition to class credit) with opportunity for renewal

Description : Kentucky Blood Center is seeking an ambitious, creative and energetic intern to fulfill a short-term role providing educational opportunities and real-world work experience to a college with an applicable major.

KBC is the largest FDA-licensed, nonprofit blood bank in Kentucky, and is headquartered in Lexington. This position will assist the KBC communications and marketing team with general publicity and marketing materials through the development of video, social media and marketing content.

The KBC Communications and Marketing Intern will play a key role in visually illustrating KBC and its mission to provide lifesaving blood products to 70-plus hospitals in the Commonwealth.

The internship is designed to provide hands-on experience in storytelling, daily assignments for a portfolio, professional guidance and mentorship.

Core tasks : Working closely with the Director of Media and Branding and the Social Media and Digital Coordinator, the Communications and Marketing Intern will be responsible for creating compelling visual content.

  • The selected individual will be tasked with shooting, editing and producing videos for the KBC’s digital platforms; creating short videos for social media platforms;
  • assisting the marketing and communications team with developing storytelling strategies; interviewing donors and recipients;

and supporting the Marketing Specialist with the production of printed marketing materials.

Qualifications / skills : A background in video production and social media content creation are strongly preferred. Applicants should have experience in the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, specifically Premiere Pro.

Additional experience in Photoshop and After Effects are ideal but not mandatory. Working knowledge of social media best practices and platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat) are preferred.

An ideal candidate will exhibit good time management skills, a strong initiative, resourcefulness and creativity.

Additional Requirements :

  • Must be currently enrolled in a college or university program; marketing, communications, and journalism majors preferred.
  • Minimum of 18 years of age
  • Valid driver’s license with good driving record and reliable transportation; must travel to locations and events within KBC’s service area.
  • Ability to work flexible schedule of up to 15 hours weekly for duration of internship.
  • Satisfactory completion of pre-employment screening (background, criminal history check and drug test)

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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