Remote Marketing & Communications Intern (Housing)

CalHDF; Oakland (CA); Remote; USD 220,000 - 276,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Flexible hours

Remote option

Job summary

CalHDF, a California nonprofit focused on housing advocacy, seeks a Marketing & Communications Intern. The role supports a small team through social media content, events, and educational materials, with a flexible schedule of 8-10 hours per week and a paid rate of $20/hour.

The internship is normally Oakland-based but temporarily remote, with a preference for the SF Bay Area and Californians with housing knowledge.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with housing at the state and local levels and a passion to get more housing built.
• Familiarity with or interest in urban planning in relation to housing.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Experience managing professional social media accounts (Twitter and LinkedIn) and creating short-form content.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace.
• Experience with WordPress, Divi, and/or the desire to learn these tools quickly.
• Knowledgeable about design basics; experience with Adobe Suite and/or Canva is a plus.
• Community outreach and/or marketing experience preferred.
• Experience with videography/photography a plus.
• Exceptional time-management and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills; team collaboration.
• Applicants with Marketing, Journalism, Communications, English, Urban Planning, Photography backgrounds encouraged to apply.
• Demonstrates integrity, professionalism, discretion, excellence and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Marketing and Communications: create short-form content for social channels and brainstorm campaigns.
• Develop graphics with Adobe Suite and/or Canva; update content library and calendars.
• Prepare PR materials including press releases and email blasts; maintain journalist list.
• Develop donor outreach materials and support fundraising events.
• Create educational materials to explain housing changes to homeowners, developers, and agencies.
• Review past housing litigation materials and simplify for non-lawyers.
• Coordinate donor gifts and thank-you letters.

Skills

Social media management

WordPress

Adobe Suite

Canva

Google Workspace

Content creation

Education

Marketing, Communications, English coursework

Tools

Divi

WordPress

Job description

CalHDF, a California nonprofit focused on housing advocacy, seeks a Marketing & Communications Intern. The role supports a small team through social media content, events, and educational materials, with a flexible schedule of 8-10 hours per week and a paid rate of $20/hour.

The internship is normally Oakland-based but temporarily remote, with a preference for the SF Bay Area and Californians with housing knowledge.