Intern – Public Affairs and Media

About the role

The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) is seeking an Intern to support the Transportation Department’s publications and media relations efforts. Typical initiatives include assisting with the development of publications and media relations, monitoring transportation news, assisting with web content development, researching best practices in print and electronic communication, and assisting with community outreach activities.

Responsibilities

• Working with supervisor to draft and edit content for department publications, social media platforms and webpages
• S supporting departmental communications initiatives such as the Topic of the Month and other outreach campaigns
• Assisting with media relations activities, including drafting for supervisor review press releases and media pitches, maintaining media contact lists, and monitoring transportation-related news coverage
• Supporting website content updates, including basic webpage design, quality control, and accessibility review
• Working with supervisor to develop and maintain an editorial calendar for communications projects
• Assisting with the research of best practices and emerging opportunities in print, digital, and online communications
• Assisting with the organization and maintenance of communications assets, including the transportation library and digital files
• Representing NCTCOG’s mission and goals at community events and outreach activities

Requirements

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook
• Good communication, both verbal and written, and interpersonal skills, with ability to listen to instructions, coordinate with other team members, and present ideas
• Detail oriented, highly organized, creative, with an ability to handle multiple assignments/tasks and work well in a deadline-driven environment without diminishing quality of work
• Knowledge of Publisher, Teams, HTML and content management systems preferred

Qualifications

• Must be attending an accredited college or university in a degree-seeking program during employment
• No work experience required
• At least one year of school-related experience

Pay

Starting Salary: Minimum of $17.10 per hour

Schedule

Minimum of 20 hours per week