Marketing Copywriting Intern

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Reflects the diversity of our community
  
  
• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
  
  
• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
  
  
• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for under-represented populations
  
  
• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
  
  
• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC
  
  

Commitment to Equity and Inclusion

ACC is committed to the ongoing systemic changes needed to ensure the increased recruitment, inclusion, retention, and completion of historically underserved and underrepresented populations. Through continual strategic community engagement and professional development of administrators, faculty, staff, and students, the college demonstrates its dedication to fostering a culture and climate for equitable outcomes.

ACC is proud to serve a diverse student body as an open-access and low-cost institution. Dedicated faculty members are excellent professors who help students achieve their educational goals and are sensitive to our students' diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds. In 2017 our faculty adopted a Statement of ACC Faculty Values. This Statement affirms that ACC's faculty members value collaboration, service, agency, scholarship, inclusion, and teaching, all of which attest to our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our mission.

Job Posting Title:

Marketing Copywriting Intern

Job Description Summary:

Write engaging copy and content for marketing campaigns, print/digital ads, SEO-optimized web pages, social media, and additional assets that meet Austin Community College brand standards, while providing your unique creative input and voice to each project.

Job Description:

You must be a current ACC student to apply for this internship.

Description of Duties and Tasks

• Assists in the content development and copywriting of marketing collateral, including print ads, digital ads, posters, flyers, brochures, and digital signage.
  
  
• Provides copy edits to existing content and collateral.
  
  
• Supports the outlining and SEO-writing of web and digital assets in support of campaign landing pages, email marketing, and paid search ads.
  
  
• Ensures published content is accurate, detailed and consistent with the brand voice across various touch points (advertisement, banners, email campaigns, social media pages, etc.).
  
  

Knowledge

• Principles and practices of copywriting and content writing.
  
  
• Strong understanding of persuasive writing and speaking to multicultural audiences.
  
  
• Familiarity/interest in search engine optimization and SEO-writing for the web.
  
  

Skills

• Follows official brand guidelines while providing fresh perspectives on how to reach students.
  
  
• Works independently and within a team while meeting established deadlines.
  
  
• Detail-oriented and possesses excellent grasp of grammar and rhetoric.
  
  
• Passion and desire for learning and a proactive energy for getting things done.
  
  

Technology Skills

• Proficiency in Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides).
  
  
• Interest in content writing optimization (SEMRush, OpenAI)
  
  

Required Work Experience

• Pursuing an associate degree or certificate in advertising, creative writing, communications, marketing, or related area from Austin Community College or equivalent experience.
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Work is routinely performed in a standard office or similar environment.
  
  
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing, and pulling.
  
  
• Occasional lifting of objects up to 10 pounds.
  
  

Safety

• Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.
  
  

Pay Rate

$22.00/hour

Location: Highland Campus

Work: Hours are flexible; 10-15 hours a week, typically Monday - Friday.

Number of Openings:

1

Job Posting Close Date:

October 31, 2023 Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.

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