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Position Overview
The Communications Intern supports ICI's Marketing and Communications team in developing and posting content on social media channels, including Facebook X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube. This individual will work with ICI's graphic designers to create graphics, edit photos, and develop visual content that supports various ICI projects. The Communications Intern will assist ICI's media producer in creating video and audio content, which may include recording videos and podcasts and serving as on-camera talent for training programs. This individual will also review content and provide feedback regarding readability and accessibility. All members of the Marketing and Communications team will provide mentoring of various aspects of communications. Beyond communications and marketing content, the Communications Intern will support various ICI programs and projects by providing lived experience perspective on disability and educational issues.

This position is based on campus. Per UMN policy, work may be done remotely when appropriate and approved by your manager. All UMN employees are expected to follow applicable public health and safety procedures.

Job Responsibilities

Support 60%

• Support various ICI projects by providing lived experience perspective on disability and educational issues.

Coordinate 30%

• Work with graphic designers in creating visual content for social media channels.

Manage 5%

• Participate in weekly communications team meetings and monthly Self-Advocate Action committee meetings to help make ICI content more accessible to audience members with disabilities.

Direct 5%

• Serve as on-camera talent for video training programs. This will include reading from a teleprompter.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma.
• Experience creating content for social media.
• Demonstrated commitment to advocating for an inclusive environment for all backgrounds and identities.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Lived experience with disability.
• Experience navigating post-secondary education.

Department Overview
The Institute on Community Integration (ICI) at the University of Minnesota pushes the edge of inclusion through an intensive focus on policies and practices that affect children, youth, and adults with disabilities, and those receiving educational supports. ICI's collaborative research, training, and information-sharing ensure that people with disabilities are valued by, included in, and contribute to their communities of choice throughout their lifetime. ICI works with service providers, policymakers, educators, employers, advocacy organizations, researchers, families, community members, and individuals with disabilities around the world, building communities that are inclusive.

College Overview
The College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), the third largest college and the University, contributes to a just and sustainable future through engagement with the local and global communities to enhance human learning and development at all stages of the life span. We know diversity is necessary to do our best work and foster our humanity. That's why the CEHD community is collectively dedicated to cultivating an inclusive and equitable environment, embracing and celebrating all identities of our students, staff, and faculty. These values are also a moral imperative requiring continuous proactive measures and a firm stance against prejudice, discrimination, and systemic injustice.

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The University recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting the academic mission. The University is committed to attracting and retaining employees with varying identities and backgrounds.

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The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC)

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC), is among the largest public research universities in the country, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Located at the heart of one of the nation's most vibrant, diverse metropolitan communities, students on the campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul benefit from extensive partnerships with world-renowned health centers, international corporations, government agencies, and arts, nonprofit, and public service organizations.

At the University of Minnesota, we are proud to be recognized by the Star Tribune as a Top Workplace for 2021, as well as by Forbes as Best Employers for Women and one of America's Best Employers (2015, 2018, 2019, 2023), Best Employer for Diversity (2019, 2020), Best Employer for New Grads (2018, 2019), and Best Employer by State (2019, 2022).