Student Intern, Administration and Communications

Foundation for California Community Colleges; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

FoundationCCC is seeking a Student Intern in Administration & Communications for the California Education Learning Lab. This 100% remote role within California requires residence in-state and offers hands-on experience in education communications and grantmaking.

You’ll help create promotional materials, review media, draft external communications with Canva, and assist with website and RFP tasks while gaining exposure to equity-focused higher-ed initiatives.

Qualifications

• Must have completed at least two years of college.
• Must be currently enrolled as a student with a minimum of six (6) semester units or nine (9) quarter units and a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
• Background or interest in communications, marketing, media, or journalism is a plus.
• Familiarity or interest in educational equity and pedagogy is preferred.
• Excellent writing and copyediting skills with evidence of success.
• Experience creating public messaging, audience engagement, or digital marketing research and campaigns is preferred.
• Experience using Canva and/or InDesign (preferred).
• Strong aesthetic sense and understanding of basic design principles.

Responsibilities

• Support creation of education-related promotional materials aligned with Learning Lab brand.
• Review and edit education-focused audio/video media and transcripts.
• Draft and design external communications using Canva.
• Assist website functionality expansion and routine maintenance with the Communications Specialist.
• Maintain grant project webpages and resources in CARLE, Learning Lab’s repository for open educational resources.
• Support the full spectrum of the RFP process (review/collateral editing, tracking applications, correspondence, FAQs) using Excel, Google Sheets, and Microsoft Office.

Skills

Writing

Copyediting

Public messaging

Digital marketing research

Team collaboration

Education

Two years of college completed

Tools

Canva

InDesign

Microsoft Office / Google Workspace

Job description

## Student Intern, Administration & Communications, California Education Learning Lab## 100% Remote within California, Must reside in California Join an equity-focused, collaborative team seeking to foster innovation in college teaching and learning practices through competitive grant-making, in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) and other disciplines.The California Education Learning Lab (Learning Lab) is a state-funded grantmaking program charged with improving learning outcomes and closing equity gaps across California’s public higher education. Learning Lab supports innovation in higher education pedagogy through intersegmental grants to California’s public colleges and universities. Funded projects leverage technology tools and the science of human learning to create better online and hybrid learning environments and empower faculty in their teaching mission to find solutions that work best for California’s diverse student population. **What You’ll Do** The Student Intern is a part-time, paid position that will support a dynamic team to help develop education-focused communications, such as promotional materials and social media content, that is mission- and brand-aligned, and to handle general administrative tasks. Depending on the interests and skills of the successful candidate, this position may provide opportunities for unique writing, media research, website, and/or AI/technology-related projects. This is an excellent opportunity for a student who is looking for hands-on experience working in a professional environment, with exposure to communications and education-related projects within a publicly-funded grantmaking program. * Support creation of education-related promotional materials consistent with the Learning Lab brand;* Review and suggest edits for education-focused audio and/or audiovisual media and transcripts;* Draft and design external communications using tools such as Canva;* Support expansion of website functionality and routine maintenance working closely with the Communications Specialist;* Help to maintain grant project webpages, resources in the grantee portal, and content in CARLE, Learning Lab’s repository for open educational resources;* Support full spectrum of RFP process that may include reviewing/editing collateral, tracking applications, correspondence, and FAQ using Excel, Google Sheets, and/or other Microsoft Office and Google Workspace applications. **Attributes for Success** * Must have completed at least two years of college.* Must be currently enrolled as a student of post-secondary education with a minimum of six (6) semester units or nine (9) quarter units and must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.* Background or interest in communications, marketing, media, and/or journalism a plus.* Familiarity or interest in educational equity and pedagogy (preferred).* Ability to take projects from inception to completion and work independently and as part of a team;* Excellent writing and copyediting skills with evidence of success and experience;* Experience in creating public messaging, audience engagement, or digital marketing research and campaigns or other related mass communications or journalistic efforts and activities (preferred), and* Experience using graphic design software such as Canva and/or InDesign (preferred).* Strong aesthetic sense and understanding of basic design principles;* **We’re recruiting for mission-driven, passionate, equity-minded individuals** with a strong desire to impact and change people’s lives for the better* **Our work holds great weight and responsibility, and** the opportunity to impact the lives of millions* **Innovation, creativity, collaboration, and entrepreneurship** are encouraged as employees work to achieve organizational goals* FoundationCCC blends the **impact of a non-profit,** the **culture of an entrepreneurial start-up**, and the **scale of a state agency*** Team members are hired for their **expertise in niche areas across our areas of impact and higher education** overall, and for their knowledge of business, philanthropy, technology, communications, and more* We have a **commitment to professional development** and an **emphasis on shared leadership**, to ensure growth for employees and the organization overall **What we Offer** FoundationCCC is fully committed to a **“remote-first” philosophy,** and recruits and hires talent across the state in fully remote positions, where virtual work is possible. Our headquarters are located in Downtown Sacramento, just blocks from California’s State Capitol. If you have any questions, please email us at [e-mail]. Budgeted Hourly Pay Range:$18.00 - $18.00*Final salary and rates are based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role, and internal equity.*