PT Community Affairs Intern - Summer 2026

Nature Of Work

The primary focus of this year's internship is to assist the Community Affairs Department in developing and implementing two key projects: creating a comprehensive digital archive of Community Affairs files and developing an accessible photo archive for public and internal use.

Essential Functions Of Work

• Digitize, organize and catalog historical Community Affairs files to create a searchable digital archive.
• Develop and implement a standardized metadata schema for both file and photo archives.
• Process and organize the Community Affairs photo collection, ensuring all images are properly tagged and accessible.
• Audit and remediate digital files and photos to ensure compliance with accessibility standards (e.g., adding alt text to images).
• Provide support to the Community Affairs department.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in a college or university undergraduate program in the field of library science, information science, information management, journalism, public relations, communications, marketing, digital media or a related field of study.
• Proven ability in file organization, records management, or library/archival science is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of digital preservation best practices and metadata standards.
• Experience with scanning, digitization, and digital asset management systems.
• Familiarity with web accessibility guidelines (e.g., WCAG) and tools.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently with little supervision.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good time management skills are a must.
• Ability to exercise discretion and good judgment.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Ascend/descend stairs and be exposed to outdoor weather conditions.
• Remain stationary using a computer at least 60% of the time, in meetings and/or at events.
• Carry a laptop to offsite work locations.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment i.e. plotter/copier and laminator.
• Use and respond to phone calls.

Health Benefits

• Employees pay 15% of the monthly medical insurance premium through United Healthcare which includes prescription coverage.
• Employee, Employee plus child(ren), Employee plus spouse and family coverage is available.
• However, a spouse who has affordable health care coverage through their employer must elect that coverage as primary.
• The City health care plan is a high deductible healthcare plan.

HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT

• Annually, the City will deposit 85% of your health insurance deductible amount into an HSA account in your name.

VISION AND DENTAL

• The City pays 100% of the premium for dental and vision.
• Coverage levels will be explained in further detail at time of hire.

LIFE INSURANCE

• The City pays 100% of the premium on a $100,000 life insurance policy for employee and $10,000 for spouse and $5,000 for child.

RETIREMENT PENSION

• The City contributes 14% monthly toward retirement benefits offered through the Ohio Public Employee Retirement System.
• The employee pension payment share is 10% of gross salary.

VACATION

• New employees accrue two weeks of paid vacation every year.
• Vacation time increases with length of service time.

PERSONAL LEAVE

• Employees receive 6 prorated days of personal leave annually.