Internship Opportunity

Internship Announcement

Job Title: Social Media/PR Intern (unpaid)

Location: The Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum

Reports To: The Director of Research & Collections

About the Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum (MCLM): MCLM is the largest independently-held collection of objects, documents and memorabilia on African American history and culture. MCLM's primary goal is to collect, preserve, exhibit and celebrate the unique history and cultural heritage of Americans of African descent and thereby to help provide a more complete view of American history.  As our founder, Mayme A. Clayton, said “To know where you’re going, you have to know where you’ve been.” 

We are seeking a savvy, motivated, and knowledgeable intern to maintain MCLM’s social media. MCLM currently maintains a Facebook, Twitter, Eventful, Blogger and Flickr accounts.   

During your tenure you will manage the following social media platforms:

Facebook: Managing status updates and postings; liking relevant pages; attracting new likes

Twitter:  Tweeting and actively gaining followers

Flickr:  Create and manage account for posting photographs

Eventful:  Create and manage account for posting content

Desirable applicants will have the following:

• Must be very well organized with excellent attention to detail.
• An interest and understanding of African American history and/or United States Political history  
• Undergraduate education: working towards a BA, BS.
• The ability to work and collaborate with staff to develop social media initiatives.
• Superior written oral & written communication

Start: July 5, 2012 possible college credit if applicable to your university

Application Instructions:  Send a cover letter and resume to caramarieadams@claytonmuseum.org. Please reference “Social Media Intern” in subject line.