Job Title: Social Media Intern

Employer: The Campus Kitchens Project

Reports to: Director

Job Location: Washington, DC

Pay Type: Stipend

Duration: June 1, 2009-August 14, 2009

The Campus Kitchens Project (CKP) is an emerging leader in community service and anti-hunger programming in communities around the country. CKP has locations at twenty campuses, each of which provide hundreds of weekly meals to in-need populations while offering supplemental programming to address the root causes of hunger.

What we do is kind of a no-brainer. We know there are people in each community who need nourishing meals. And, we know that every college campus has unserved food in its dining halls and brilliant students in its classrooms. So we put them all together. We empower thousands of students each year to recycle food from their cafeterias, turn these donations into nourishing meals, and deliver those meals (along with a friendly visit) to those who need it most in communities across the country. Then, we open up that on-campus kitchen space to teach culinary skills to unemployed men and women, who in turn teach the college students a thing or two about poverty, stereotypes, and what it takes to make it these days.
The Campus Kitchens Project (www.campuskitchens.org), headquartered in Washington DC, oversees all Campus Kitchens as they fulfill the mission of using service as a tool to recycle food, empower families and individuals to make changes in their lives, and provide leadership opportunities to students.

CKP is the recipient of a Learn and Serve Social Media grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service. The Social Media intern will be responsible for working with the Communications Manager and New Site Development team to build, maintain, and expand an online community that combines direct service, education, and virtual collaboration.

Basic Responsibilities:

·Work with New Site Development team to develop and implement
integrated social media strategy, including Facebook, Twitter,
Change.org and the CKP blog.

·Create interesting, diverse content for our blog and social
networks.

·Plan for our first YouTube CKP promo competition, including
outreach to student volunteers and university communications
programs, as well as other national organizations.

·Help design a social media workshop for CKP Leadership
Conference in October 2009.

·Work with Program Coordinators to including strategies
for effectively using social media in Leaders' Workshop
series for Fall 2009 and Spring 2010.

·Complete monthly reports on progress toward target outputs.

Qualifications:

·Strong writing and organizational skills.

·Experience with organizing and outreach using social media.

·Some experience with video editing and online video promotion.

·Interest in the work of CKP and the issues we address: hunger,
community service, food security.

·Candidates who can work from our national office in Washington,
DC are preferred, but remote candidates will also be considered.

How to Apply: 

Interested applicants must send a cover letter and résumé
to: hr@dccentralkitchen.org.

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