Student Intern, Administration and Communications

Student Intern, Administration & Communications, California Education Learning Lab

100% Remote within California, Must reside in California

Join an equity-focused, collaborative team seeking to foster innovation in college teaching and learning practices through competitive grant-making, in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) and other disciplines.

The California Education Learning Lab (Learning Lab) is a state-funded grantmaking program charged with improving learning outcomes and closing equity gaps across California’s public higher education. Learning Lab supports innovation in higher education pedagogy through intersegmental grants to California’s public colleges and universities. Funded projects leverage technology tools and the science of human learning to create better online and hybrid learning environments and empower faculty in their teaching mission to find solutions that work best for California’s diverse student population.

What You’ll Do

The Student Intern is a part-time, paid position that will support a dynamic team to help develop education-focused communications, such as promotional materials and social media content, that is mission- and brand-aligned, and to handle general administrative tasks. Depending on the interests and skills of the successful candidate, this position may provide opportunities for unique writing, media research, website, and/or AI/technology-related projects.

This is an excellent opportunity for a student who is looking for hands-on experience working in a professional environment, with exposure to communications and education-related projects within a publicly-funded grantmaking program.

• Support creation of education-related promotional materials consistent with the Learning Lab brand;
• Review and suggest edits for education-focused audio and/or audiovisual media and transcripts;
• Draft and design external communications using tools such as Canva;
• Support expansion of website functionality and routine maintenance working closely with the Communications Specialist;
• Help to maintain grant project webpages, resources in the grantee portal, and content in CARLE, Learning Lab’s repository for open educational resources;
• Support full spectrum of RFP process that may include reviewing/editing collateral, tracking applications, correspondence, and FAQ using Excel, Google Sheets, and/or other Microsoft Office and Google Workspace applications.

Attributes for Success

• Must have completed at least two years of college.
• Must be currently enrolled as a student of post-secondary education with a minimum of six (6) semester units or nine (9) quarter units and must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.

• Background or interest in communications, marketing, media, and/or journalism a plus.
• Familiarity or interest in educational equity and pedagogy (preferred).
• Ability to take projects from inception to completion and work independently and as part of a team;
• Excellent writing and copyediting skills with evidence of success and experience;
• Experience in creating public messaging, audience engagement, or digital marketing research and campaigns or other related mass communications or journalistic efforts and activities (preferred), and
• Experience using graphic design software such as Canva and/or InDesign (preferred).
• Strong aesthetic sense and understanding of basic design principles;

• We’re recruiting for mission-driven, passionate, equity-minded individuals with a strong desire to impact and change people’s lives for the better
• Our work holds great weight and responsibility, and the opportunity to impact the lives of millions
• Innovation, creativity, collaboration, and entrepreneurship are encouraged as employees work to achieve organizational goals
• FoundationCCC blends the impact of a non-profit, the culture of an entrepreneurial start-up, and the scale of a state agency
• Team members are hired for their expertise in niche areas across our areas of impact and higher education overall, and for their knowledge of business, philanthropy, technology, communications, and more
• We have a commitment to professional development and an emphasis on shared leadership, to ensure growth for employees and the organization overall

What we Offer

FoundationCCC is fully committed to a “remote-first” philosophy, and recruits and hires talent across the state in fully remote positions, where virtual work is possible. Our headquarters are located in Downtown Sacramento, just blocks from California’s State Capitol.

If you have any questions, please email us at jobs@foundationccc.org.

Budgeted Hourly Pay Range:

$18.00 - $18.00

Final salary and rates are based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role, and internal equity.

About Us

The Foundation for California Community Colleges is the official nonprofit partner to the California Community Colleges, the largest and most diverse system of higher education in the nation. Our work reaches all 116 California Community Colleges across 73 districts and is designed to help improve the student experience and expand pathways to economic and social mobility across California. More specifically, we exist to benefit:

• Students: We believe in ensuring students from all backgrounds succeed in reaching their goals and improving their lives and their communities;

• Community Colleges: We believe in lifting up the California Community College system as the greatest gateway to a better future; and

• Communities: We believe in the power of community colleges to help their communities thrive.

Our projects and services seek to be at the forefront of innovation and excellence in higher education across five areas of impact: student success, workforce development, equity, community impact, and system support. To date, we’ve delivered hundreds of millions in grants, support, and cost savings to colleges and students to make this possible, with 85 cents of every dollar raised directly allocated to programs and services. We’re proud of our role in helping Californians build a better future for themselves and their families, but we know there’s more to be done. Join us.

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Location

The Foundation’s main headquarters are based in Sacramento, California, though we offer remote opportunities throughout the entire state. We aim to hire a workforce reflective of the California communities we serve.