Page - December 21, 2011
The Student Network Quit Coal intern will support development and implementation of our college campus Quit Coal campaign, network with students and coalition partners fighting coal, manage pieces of our Network communications strategy, engage and mobilize Student Network activists, develop campaign materials, and work closely with Student Network staff.
Primary responsibilities:
- Campaign development and implementation
- Direct activist engagement
- Networking with coal activists nationwide
- Assisting with trainings for student activists
- Online social network management
- Research
- Writing and editing campaign materials
- Writing blog entries
- Assisting with event planning
- Administrative support
Skills You May Learn and Practice
- Planning
- Setting goals
- Online research
- Writing for campaigns
- Student organizing
- Coalition building
- Campaign strategy
Qualifications
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Experience with Excel and Google tools
- Strong online research skills
- Ability to work well independently
- Proven grounding in grassroots organizing and/or enthusiasm for the power of grassroots movements
- Commitment to non-violence as a means of affecting change
- Commitment to protecting the planet and building a green and peaceful future