Assistant, Public Relations and Social Media

Cfp Bd Of Standard Ctr For Financial Planning; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

CFP Board is seeking an Assistant, Public Relations and Social Media intern for Washington, D.C. This part-time, 10-week contract (10-15 hours/week) offers flexible scheduling to support the PR team in promoting CFP Board and CFP® certification.

The role emphasizes content creation, media tracking, and social media support, with opportunities to write materials, assist with video edits, and collaborate on large campaigns.

Qualifications

• Current college student majoring in Public Relations, Communications, Marketing or Journalism.
• Prior internship or campus leadership role involving content creation or club communications preferred.
• Experience with major social platforms: X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Reddit.
• Familiarity with publishing, curation, monitoring, and reporting tools such as Sprout Social.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite or Canva.
• Video editing experience is a plus.
• Strong writing, editing and proofreading skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Check news and industry trends daily and share updates with the team.
• Track online financial planning topics and compile lists of reporters/outlets.
• Compile weekly media clippings and format for distribution in HubSpot.
• Draft social media copy, press releases, talking points, and PR materials.
• Assist with video editing and multimedia production.
• Support cross-functional projects and organizational events.
• Draft media pitches and update media contact database.
• Prepare presentations/reports for staff as needed.

Skills

Social media management

Content creation

Copywriting

Media relations

Editing/proofreading

Video editing

Adobe Creative Suite

Canva

Sprout Social

Microsoft Office

Education

Public Relations/Communications/Marketing/Journalism major

Tools

Sprout Social

Adobe Creative Suite

Canva

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

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Assistant, Public Relations and Social Media

Intern Temp/Contractor Washington, D.C., Washington, DC, US

CFP Board had an exciting part-time opportunity (10-15 hours per week) to assist the public relations and social media team in promoting awareness and building recognition of CFP Board and CFP® certification among financial planners, the public, the media, and key stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have experience using their creativity and an analytical mindset to assist the organization deliver results towards fulfilling our mission. This is a part-time position with a maximum duration of 10 weeks. Weekly work schedule is flexible and determined collaboratively based on intern’s availability and PR team needs and project deadlines.

Essential Functions

• Check the news, industry trends, and competitor pages daily to share updates with the team.
• Track online financial planning topics and compile lists of trending conversations and relevant reporters/media outlets.
• Help compiling the weekly media clippings, summarizing and formatting for distribution in HubSpot.
• Help write social media copy, draft and edit press releases, talking points, video scripts and PR materials.
• Assist with video editing and multimedia production.
• Support cross-functional projects and organizational events.
• Assist with drafting media pitches for major organizational projects, reports, and research publications.
• Update media contact database and organize files.
• Prepare presentations/reports for staff, as needed.
• Draft talking points, compile research and log post-interview feedback.
• Assist with project tasks and deliverables from external agencies.
• Perform other department duties as assigned.

Background/Skills/Abilities Preferred

• Current college student majoring in Public Relations, Communications, Marketing or Journalism
• At least one prior internship or campus leadership role involving content creation, writing or club communications is highly preferred.
• Experience with major social media platforms (X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Reddit)
• Experience using publishing, curation, monitoring, and reporting tools such as Sprout Social, , or others
• Experience using apps such as Adobe Creative Suite or Canva
• Video editing experience a plus
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite(Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point)
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills, with strong attention to detail and ability to convey complex information accurately and concisely in an understandable manner
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including ability to work collaboratively and establish strong working relationships with colleagues within the organization as well as with outside partners and vendors
• Self-motivated, problem-solver with ability to develop alternative solutions
• Capability to manage multiple projects and calendars

About CFP Board

CFP Board is the professional body for personal financial planners in the U.S. CFP Board consists of two affiliated organizations focused on advancing the financial planning profession for the public’s benefit. CFP Board of Standards (501(c)(6)) sets and upholds standards for financial planning and administers the prestigious CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification — widely recognized by the public, advisors and firms as the standard for financial planners — so that the public has access to the benefits of competent and ethical financial planning. CFP® certification is held by more than 110,000 people in the U.S. CFP Board Center for Financial Planning (501(c)(3)) addresses diversity and workforce development challenges and conducts and publishes research that adds to the financial planning profession’s body of knowledge. This position works on programs which are part of the 501 (c)(3) and 501 (c)(6). This position is based in the Washington D.C. office and works a hybrid schedule which could be changed at any time.

The hourly rate for this position is $20/hour, which reflects the firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of possible compensation at the time of posting.

CFP Board believes that diversity of experience and perspective are strengths and seeks to continue to grow a highly committed, skilled, and collaborative staff.