Part-Time Press Intern
Communities Resist (“CoRe”), seeks a part-time Press Intern to join a team combating gentrification, displacement, social and structural injustice through tenant organizing and affirmative litigation for low-income communities of color across Brooklyn and Queens. CoRe is a legal services organization for housing and community justice steeped in the 50-year tradition of community lawyering in Brooklyn and Queens. In these communities, we have spent years working together with neighborhood organizations and organizers in representing hundreds of tenants and tenant associations. Our representation has aimed to assist them with enforcing their right to social citizenship by struggling, resisting, and enduring against any attempts to deny working communities, largely of color, their place and their agency. CoRe has arisen out of a collective effort of these communities to ensure that this unique model continues unchanged.
Reporting to the Policy and Communications Coordinator, the Press Intern is a self-starter who is eager to learn and contribute to the success of our communications team. This role offers hands-on experience in communications, media outreach, social media, and event coordination. The Press Intern will assist with day-to-day tasks such as drafting press releases and statements, managing media lists and incoming press correspondence, and supporting social media campaigns.
The candidate for this role must be a current undergraduate student. The duration of this internship will last throughout the spring semester with a possible extension into the summer.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with drafting press releases, statements, social media posts, and newsletters
- Monitor incoming press inquiries and housing-related news stories
- Assist in coordinating press events and media interviews
- Update and manage media contact lists
- Attend and capture content at various events, including legal clinics, workshops, press conferences, and communities-based events
- Collaborate with communications, legal, and organizing teams on short- or long-term projects
Requirements:
- Undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Communications, Public Relations, or related field
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational skillsFamiliarity with media relations and social media
- Ability to multitask and work under tight deadlines
- Proficiency with graphic design, video editing, photography, and various social media platforms
- Attending occasional evening or weekend events
CoRe is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, religion/creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, military status, predisposing genetic characteristics, victim of domestic violence status or marital status.
This role requires 15-20 hours per week, with a commitment until at least the end of the academic semester.
CoRe is a hybrid workplace, with staff expected to work in person at our Williamsburg office three days per week. Press Interns are generally expected to comply with this policy so that they can fully participate in our work and gain as much educational experience as possible. However, we do consider individual circumstances and are open to accommodations and other exceptions to this policy for interns.
CoRe is unable to provide a salary for this internship position. However, we are committed to providing any necessary documentation and support for interns to obtain other funding or academic credit for this role.
To apply, please email a resume, cover letter, and a 1-2 page writing sample to communications@communitiesresist.org. Please put “Press Internship” in the subject line. The deadline to apply is COB on January 16, 2025.