Hourly Library Aide

The Communications Office of Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper seeks an unpaid, full- or part-time intern to assist with office administration and organization, research projects and writing, and other related duties and/or responsibilities as assigned or requested.

About Our Job

The intern will experience a fast-paced, professional environment of communications, public relations and media relations and will learn about Mayor Hickenlooper and his initiatives, Denver municipal government and public service.

The intern will be trained in formal and informal training sessions and when embarking on new tasks. The intern will report to the Deputy Communications Director and will receive real-time feedback on performance as well as a review at the end of the internship.

About You

Public relations/communications, journalism or political science major preferred.

Required: Excellent customer service, writing, proofreading, grammar and spelling, Microsoft Word and Excel skills. Ability to handle multiple projects. Dependable.

Helpful (but not required): Knowledge of AP Style, Microsoft Access.

About Everything Else

Schedule: Part-time or full-time, with a consistent schedule each week (for example, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays)

Compensation: Unpaid. Upon request, we will work with your college/university to accommodate the requirements of your school's internship program.

To apply: Applications are not being accepted online. Instead, please electronically submit a letter of interest (including schedule of availability), a resume, 2 writing samples (short PR or journalism samples preferred), and 3 references to ***email_hidden***.

Please use "Communications Internship-1" for the subject line. Interviews will be scheduled in November/December.

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