Summer Intern - Communications

 

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is one of the 12 regional Reserve Banks that, together with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the Federal Reserve System. It helps formulate and implement monetary policy, supervises banks and savings and loan holding companies, and provides financial services to depository institutions and the federal government. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia serves eastern and central Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware.

 

Job Description

The Federal Reserve Bank is seeking an undergrad student in their junior or senior year, or a recent college graduate for a summer internship, to split their time between the Bank's Strategic Messaging team and the Digital Content Strategy team, both part of the Strategic Communications and Digital Engagement (SCDE) department. Students majoring in Creative Writing, Journalism, English, Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Organizational Communication, or similar fields of study will be considered.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

The intern will assist in the planning and execution of internal communication assets (e.g., weekly digital newsletter, Bank intranet, digital signage), including developing a content plan, drafting articles, pursuing appropriate approvals, managing publishing and distribution, etc. The intern will also assist with content creation for the Bank’s social media channels, which include LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Additionally, the intern will draft copy to support new research, working papers, research bios, and other Bank assets. Other work to be assigned as needed in support of the SCDE Team objectives.

 

Required Skills:

Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite

Experienced with Microsoft Teams preferred.

Excellent oral and written communication skills, high attention to detail, highly creative, strategic thinker, self-motivated, ability to solve problems.

Excellent organizational skills.

Flexible and able to effectively plan and manager ones' own time to work on multiple projects.

 

Other Requirement:

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia believes that diversity, equity and inclusion among our employees is essential to our success as an organization, and we want to recruit, develop and retain the most accomplished people from a diverse candidate pool. To support a workplace culture of belonging, we offer eight employee resource groups (ERGs) and a 100 percent rating on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equality Index. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

 

We have eight employee resource groups (ERGs) to support a diverse workforce. Abilities (supporting disabilities and allies), African Heritage, Asian-Pacific, Freedom (supporting LGBTQ+ and allies), Talent Forward (supporting career growth), Women United, Working Families and Veterans. ERGs are open to all employees.

 

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job responsibilities, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

 

A requirement of this position is that you will be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or qualify for a medical or religious accommodation.

 

All Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia employees must comply with the Bank's ethics rules, which generally prohibit employees, their spouses/domestic partners, and minor children from owning securities, such as stock, of banks or savings associations or their affiliates, such as bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies. If you or your spouse/domestic partner or minor child own such securities, and would not be willing or able to divest them if you accepted an offer of Bank employment, you should raise this issue with the Recruiter for this posting, who can provide you contact information for our ethics officer if necessary. You should review the full to ensure compliance with conflict of interest rules and personal investment restrictions.

 

Background investigations and drug testing are required for all new hires as a condition of employment, after the job offer is made. Candidates for positions deemed as "safety sensitive" will also be screened for the presence of marijuana. Employment may not begin until the Bank accepts the results of the background investigation.

 

All employees will be subject to FBI fingerprint / criminal background and Patriot Act/ Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) watch list checks at least once every five years.

 

Certain eligibility rules apply. Applicants must be able to provide work authorization to prove their eligibility to work in the United States.

 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature, level of work and the requirements of this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities associated with this position or the personnel so classified. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of this position, management reserves the right to revise this or any job description at its discretion at any time.

 

This is not a 100% remote opportunity. You will be available to work on-site in at least a hybrid capacity.

 

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