Communications Intern

Communications Intern

The Office of Sustainability’s mission is to educate staff, faculty, students, alumni and the community at large about the benefits of adopting sustainable practices and behaviors. Candidates are typically graduate or undergraduate students from the School of Communication.

Hours: 14 hours per week

Hourly Rate: $20/hour

Start Date: July 2026

As Communications Intern for the Office of Sustainability, the main responsibilities include the following:

• Manage and maintain Office of Sustainability Instagram & LinkedIn alongside Sustainability Coordinator to increase overall engagement.
• Develop flyers and social media posts to promote and recap events.
• Film, edit, and carry out subsequent interviews for a monthly video (under 3 minutes) for News@theU to boost and enhance programs offered by the Office of Sustainability.
• Interview, film, and edit a monthly video (Instagram reel format; under 1 minute) to highlight students, staff, or faculty that are sustainability role models on campus.
• Document GreenU events on campus (Earth Day, World Water Day, Arbor Day, etc.)
• Review and make recommendations for Office of Sustainability website and monthly newsletters.
• Design innovative strategies to achieve awareness and behavioral change for sustainability initiatives.

Current UM Graduate or Undergraduate student in Motion Pictures, Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Interactive Media, Immersive Media, Media Management, or related Communications major.

Knowledge, Skills:

• Passion for sustainability and knowledge of common environmental principles.
• Understanding of current social media trends and hook structures.
• Proficiency in audio recording.
• Utilize Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite and Adobe Premiere, and Canva.
• Good organizational skills, detail oriented, multi-tasker, flexible schedule, dependable.
• Good communication skills both oral and written.
• Ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment.

Please send your resume and portfolio or 3 sample social media videos (Tiktok/Reels) that you have personally edited to ***email_hidden***.

Hear from past Communications Interns

“ This job has not only allowed me to practice and improve my environmental communication skills but has given me the opportunity to make valuable connections within the UM community and beyond.” - Adam Roberti, Exec. Director of the Cortada Foundation.

“Working as GreenU’s Communications Coordinator not only gave me valuable insight into how UM is advancing sustainability initiatives across campus but also allowed me to strengthen my science communications skills by engaging diverse audiences across multiple platforms!” – Alexa Smith, Communications Coordinator from 2024-2026