Reports to: Outreach Coordinator
Position duration: September 1, 2021 – December 15, 2021 (10-15 hours/week)
Application deadline: August 6
Compensation: Stipend
Location: Northeast (Work from home or Montpelier, VT)
Northeast Wilderness Trust conserves forever-wild landscapes for nature and people across New England and eastern New York. The land trust currently protects more than 41,000 acres of forever-wild land.
The Digital Media Intern will support the Wilderness Trust in sharing and promoting the values of wild places. They will craft and share content about these values and the necessity of wilderness in the Northeast through social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube) and blog posts.
Through this four-month internship, the Wilderness Trust will provide the tools and knowledge to launch a career in communications and outreach. The intern will contribute meaningful work, define career goals, and develop skills and relationships. They will gain training in digital communications and marketing, and an understanding of land conservation, wilderness values, and natural history.
At the Wilderness Trust, we value diversity of all kinds, and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of all different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. We strongly encourage individuals from backgrounds underrepresented in the conservation field to apply.
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To Apply: Email your resume and one-page cover letter as a single PDF to sophi@newildernesstrust.org by 5:00 PM on Friday, August 6.
www.newildernesstrust.org/jobs
Northeast Wilderness Trust (NEWT) is the only regional land trust focused exclusively on forever-wild conservation in the northeastern United States. NEWT’s service area covers five New England states and the Adirondack region of New York and it currently protects over 41,000 acres of forever-wild land.