Hi Amanda – I am happy to report
that we have two paid internship openings for this fall. I’ve included the
complete listing as well as the link to apply.
If you are still able to post it for students to view and
apply, I’d appreciate it!
Thank you,
Stephanie
Stephanie Schaffer | Public Information Officer
City of Fort Myers
239-321-7157
Intern -
Communications & Public Relations
Salary
$8.25
Hourly
Location
Fort Myers,
FL
Job Type
Temporary
Full-Time
Department
City
Manager
Job Number
18-137
Closing
9/8/2018
11:59 PM Eastern
FLSA
Non-Exempt
Description
Under direct supervision, the purpose of the internship
is to receive on-the-job exposure and experience to learn how to perform a
variety of duties for a specified department, job family, and field of
studies. The student will learn about communications and support the
public relations and marketing activities of the City. Students assigned
to this classification may perform both routine duties and non-routine support
duties as the nature of the area of work and studies assigned. Emphasis is
placed on providing varied, meaningful learning experiences to the student,
while at the same time providing work assistance to the City. The student
will be able to gain experience on how a communications department operates
within municipal government.
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Duties/Responsibilities
·
Performs a wide
variety of administrative, project related, and department specific
assignments.
·
Create strong
social media content and devise communications strategies to inform the public
of City services, projects and events.
·
Conducts and
compiles research.
·
Assist managerial
or professional employees.
·
Complete projects.
·
Create logos,
brochures and infographics
·
Capture and edit
photo and video content
·
Perform basic
administrative duties including written reports, memorandums, letters and
electronic correspondence, interaction with the public and communication
through telephone and meetings.
·
May provide
customer service to the public.
·
May provide work
that involves the use of technical skills or the use of professional and
semi-independent judgement in completing job tasks within given parameters.
·
This position
requires regular and reliable attendance and the employee's physical presence
at the workplace
·
Perform related
duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
·
Knowledge of
current office systems technology and associated support systems
·
Graphic design
skills
·
Strong teamwork
and customer service skills.
·
Creative writing
skills.
·
Strong
time-management skills, project management skills
·
Skill in the use
of standard office computer equipment and software applications.
·
Ability to make
decisions recognizing established precedents and practices and to use
resourcefulness and tact in solving new problems.
·
Ability to
exercise judgement and discretion in applying and interpreting department
rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
·
Ability to
establish and maintain effective working relationships.
·
Ability to plan
and organize time effectively.
·
Ability to speak
clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations.
·
Ability to
establish and maintain effective working relationships.
·
Ability to operate
necessary equipment, including computer, calculator, copier, etc.
Minimum Requirements
·
Must be actively
enrolled and attending an accredited college/university.
·
Completed the
Introductory courses for their area of study
Supplemental
Information
This work typically requires the following physical
activities to be performed.
·
Balancing –
maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
·
Climbing –
ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
·
Pushing – use
upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward,
downward, outward.
·
Reaching –
extending hands or arms in any direction.
·
Repetitive Motion
– substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
·
Speaking –
expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions
accurately, concisely.
·
Standing – for
sustained periods of time.
·
Stooping – bending
body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and
back.
·
Crouching –
bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
·
Feeling –
perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
·
Fingering –
picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
·
Grasping –
applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
·
Handling –
picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
·
Hearing 1 –
perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
·
Hearing 2 –
receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
·
Kneeling – bending
legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
·
Lifting – raising
objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper
extremities, back.
·
Mental Acuity –
ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
·
Talking 1-
expressing ideas by spoken word
·
Talking 2 –
shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
·
Visual Acuity 1 -
prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
·
Visual Acuity 2 -
color, depth perception, field of vision.
·
Visual Acuity 3 -
determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
·
Walking - on foot
to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.
Work performed is primarily:
·
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force
occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to
lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
·
Contact with
internal and external customers, and outside agencies.
·
May be required to
work hours other than the regular schedule including evening, weekend, holidays
and during emergencies.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the
essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job
functions described herein. Since every duty associated with this
position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform
duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be
reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just
as though they were actually written out in this job description.
