Global Communications & Journalism Intern: Create Impact

Meridian International; Washington; Hybrid; USD 24,796 - 27,552; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical plan

Dental

Retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability

Paid leave

Job summary

Meridian International is seeking an Intern for Global Communications & Journalism to produce engaging written and multimedia content for website, blog, newsletters, and social media. The role involves story curation, video/storytelling, event coverage and data-informed engagement, with a focus on non‑profit branding.

The intern will gain exposure to content marketing, branding, and digital analytics while supporting cross-platform campaigns and editorial initiatives in a Washington, D.C.

Qualifications

• Be a current undergraduate or graduate student in the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism
• Commit 16-20 hours per week to the internship
• Any combination of training, education, and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the essential functions of the position

Responsibilities

• Generate original content for the website, blog, monthly newsletter, email marketing and social media, among other editorial or marketing materials
• Storyboard and edit short, compelling videos for distribution on social media and inclusion in newsletters and website
• Curate news articles and stories relevant to Meridian's mission to post on social media platforms and invite conversation and interaction with our online community
• Support live coverage of events, including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, X, photography, videography
• Responsible for completing all organizational administrative responsibilities in a timely manner and meeting all organizational administrative deadlines
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Writing

Editing

Storytelling

Social media

Multimedia production

Audience analytics

Inter-cultural communication

Education

UMD Journalism student

Tools

WordPress

Google Analytics

Adobe Creative Cloud

Photoshop

Premiere Pro

After Effects

InDesign

Illustrator

Canva

Salesforce

Pardot

HTML

Job description

Meridian International is seeking an Intern for Global Communications & Journalism to produce engaging written and multimedia content for website, blog, newsletters, and social media. The role involves story curation, video/storytelling, event coverage and data-informed engagement, with a focus on non‑profit branding.

The intern will gain exposure to content marketing, branding, and digital analytics while supporting cross-platform campaigns and editorial initiatives in a Washington, D.C.