Community Engagement & Content Intern

NiSource Inc.; Chester (VA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

NiSource Inc. in Chester, VA hosts a 12-week summer internship through Columbia Gas of Virginia.

You will support community engagement, events, social media content, photo/video capture, and outreach strategy development across communications and public relations. Eligible applicants are rising juniors or seniors in relevant undergraduate programs with strong writing and organizational skills, a willingness to travel within the service territory, and the ability to work without sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Public relations, communications, social work or related undergraduate path with strong writing and organizational skills.
• Willing to travel throughout the Columbia Gas of Virginia service territory to attend and support events.
• Must be a rising junior or senior.
• A self-starter, able to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of communications, public relations, planning, implementation and evaluation desirable.
• Authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.
• Intermediate skill level with Canva
• Intermediate skill level with Microsoft Teams and other Microsoft programs (PowerPoint & Excel)
• Photography, videography or editing background

Responsibilities

• Assists with public relations projects and programs, including charitable giving campaigns and community volunteer events.
• Serves as brand ambassador at targeted community events to promote core company messages across the Columbia Gas of Virginia service territory.
• Travel throughout the Central Virginia area for community events
• Updates community stakeholder lists.
• Develops news content related to community events and engagement for internal communications intranet (MySource) and internet (nisource.com and columbiagasva.com) including photo and video.
• Supports social media activity.
• Research and identify opportunities to further engage in our communities and extend our outreach to customers across the Columbia Gas of Virginia service territory.
• Develop strategy to track Columbia Gas of Virginia's community engagement efforts and measure outreach.
• Work with Communications to develop strategy to share our community engagement efforts with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Strong writing

Organizational skills

Public relations

Social media content creation

Photography

Videography

Video editing

Self-starter

Travel willingness

Canva

Education

Public relations / communications / social work undergraduate program

Tools

Canva

Microsoft Teams

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

NiSource Inc. in Chester, VA hosts a 12-week summer internship through Columbia Gas of Virginia.

You will support community engagement, events, social media content, photo/video capture, and outreach strategy development across communications and public relations. Eligible applicants are rising juniors or seniors in relevant undergraduate programs with strong writing and organizational skills, a willingness to travel within the service territory, and the ability to work without sponsorship.