Programs Internship

Reports to: Outreach Manager
Part-Time, Paid
Non-Exempt, Must be an Austin-area Resident

Austin Parks Foundation partners with our community to enhance people’s lives by making our public parks, trails and green spaces better through volunteerism, innovative programming, advocacy and financial support.

Job Description:

Austin Parks Foundation (APF) is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented intern to support the programs team with a range of administrative tasks, community outreach, and volunteer program support.

The position will require strong organization and impeccable attention to detail. The ideal candidate will thrive in a busy, fast-paced environment, and will be comfortable taking on new responsibilities as they are assigned. Flexibility, enthusiasm, excellent interpersonal and organizational skills are also required.

Essential Functions (Priority):

Community Outreach

• Support for Ambassador program:
  • Identifying community or corporate events that align with our mission, for participation by Ambassadors
  • Create events in APF’s volunteer management tool (GivePulse) and help maintain Ambassador calendar
• Support for Park Design Services:
  • Support Park Developer with community input events (surveying, gathering data, and creating reports from the neighborhood input around planned park improvements)
• Support for neighborhood outreach:
  • Support Outreach Manager by identifying neighborhood stakeholder groups’ (neighborhood associations, contact teams) main point of contact in order to present on APF’s programs

Other Programs Support Functions:

As needed:

• Support Advocacy Manager
  • Assisting with advocacy workshops and preparing materials for meetings with council members
• Support Volunteer Coordinator
  • Support Volunteer Coordinator to create projects in GivePulse (volunteer management platform) and create volunteer project forms submitted to the Parks and Recreation Department
• Support Senior Programs Manager
  • Join SPM to meet with prospective and current park stewards as part of the Adopt-A-Park program
  • Assisting with grants workshops

Intern will gain and/or improve upon his or her:

• General communication and outreach skills
• Understanding of inner workings of non-profit organization
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, mission-driven organization
• Understanding of the role parks play in the health and engagement of community members

Role Requirements

• Self-motivated, attention to detail, and an internal drive to produce high-quality work
• Highly organized and capable of effectively managing multiple priorities while thriving in a fast-paced environment
• Good decision-making skills
• Excellent interpersonal as well as strong verbal and written communication

Required Qualifications

• Current undergraduate student
• Proficiency with Google Drive, Microsoft Office and general office software and equipment
• Working Smart Phone to utilize APF’s call routing app
• Ability to pass a driving background check (to operate APF’s vehicle for outreach activities) and reliable transportation (when APF vehicle is unavailable)
• Interest in non-profit industry

Preferred Qualifications

• Environmental Studies, Public Health, Communications or Sustainability Studies majors
• Experience working/volunteering in non-profit industry
• Fluency in Spanish

Please note key dates listed under the About Our Internship Program section. To apply, please submit your resume with 3 references and cover letter. No phone calls, please.

SUBMIT AN APPLICATION HERE

Marketing & Events Internship

Reports to: Sr. Marketing Manager
Part-Time, Paid
Non-Exempt, Must be an Austin-area Resident

Austin Parks Foundation partners with our community to enhance people’s lives by making our public parks, trails and green spaces better through volunteerism, innovative programming, advocacy and financial support.

Job Description:

Austin Parks Foundation (APF) is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented intern to drive content creation and assist with APF’s digital presence. 

The position will require strong organization and impeccable attention to detail. The ideal candidate will thrive in a busy, fast-paced environment, and will be comfortable taking on new responsibilities as they are assigned. Flexibility, enthusiasm, excellent interpersonal skills and exemplary writing abilities are also required. 

Our interns are supervised directly by a skilled member of our staff and will get to work on real projects with impact. Each seasonal cohort of interns will onboard together, and be welcomed to our office as valued members of the team.  Interns take advantage of many office perks like snacks, special project visits, and a friendly and engaging team environment. We offer all interns cross-departmental mentorship opportunities to encourage each intern to interface with our organization as a whole.

Essential Functions:

Activation Event Support

• Coordinate on-site presence of vendors such as food trucks and sponsors/partners (in coordination with Development Intern), including intake, set-up, break down, pre-event communications, and liaising between development and marketing departments to ensure proper sponsor recognition 
• Coordinate and attain City of Austin Parks & Recreation Dept. permits, and be on-site to greet and place food trucks
• Recruit volunteers (in partnership with Outreach Manager) for various positions as needed
• Assist in communications around event management including timelines, calendars, reports, site maps, etc. 
• Assist in on-site event execution to include set up, break-down and customer engagement and email collection at APF booth during Movies in the Park and other activation events
• Create and send pre-show content for Alamo Drafthouse Staff for Movies in the Park
• Work closely with the Marketing team to build a plan for marketing, communications and social media outreach

Content Creation & Planning

• Research, draft and/or schedule social media posts across APF Twitter, Facebook and Instagram profiles to support programmatic and event-driven campaigns
• Research, write and schedule evergreen content options for APF blog, and social media accounts including Project Playback series (with support from APF programs team)
• Maintain and update APF web pages including APF event calendar and park database

Analytics & Campaigns

• Assist with KPI tracking, campaign metrics and reports
• Build customer service surveys, analyze results and create post-event reports
• Track and manage incoming Marketing requests from the APF team to ensure goals and deadlines are being met

Merchandising

• Assist Digital Marketing Coordinator with e-commerce store maintenance and inventory management
• Assist with merchandise fulfillment weekly

Intern will gain and/or improve upon their:

• General communication and customer service skills 
• Understanding of inner workings of a non-profit organization 
• Understanding and knowledge of executing multiple cross-channel campaigns  
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, mission-driven organization

Role Requirements

• Self-motivated, extraordinary attention to detail, and an internal drive to produce high-quality work
• Highly organized and capable of effectively managing multiple priorities while thriving in a fast-paced environment 
• Good decision-making skills
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills as well as strong verbal and written communication

Required Qualifications

• Current undergraduate student
• Marketing, advertising or event experience/interest
• Proficiency with Google Drive, Microsoft Office, social platforms and general office software and equipment
• Basic understanding of Wordpress
• Interest in the non-profit industry

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing social media channels for a brand
• Understanding of basic social media best practices
• Experience managing vendors and events
• Experience working/volunteering in the non-profit industry
• Fluency in Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hindi or other significant languages to Austin populations

Please note key dates listed under the About Our Internship Program section. To apply, please submit your resume with 3 references and cover letter. No phone calls, please.

SUBMIT AN APPLICATION HERE

Development & Events Internship

Reports to: Development Manager
Part-Time, Paid
Non-Exempt, Must be an Austin-area Resident

Austin Parks Foundation partners with our community to enhance people’s lives by making our public parks, trails and green spaces better through volunteerism, innovative programming, advocacy and financial support.

Job Description:

Austin Parks Foundation (APF) is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented intern to assist with the execution of APF special events and seasonal development operations.

The position will require strong organization and impeccable attention to detail. The ideal candidate will thrive in a busy, fast-paced environment, and will be comfortable taking on new responsibilities as they are assigned. Flexibility, enthusiasm, excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with all levels of staff are also required.

Our interns are supervised directly by a skilled member of our staff and will get to work on real projects with impact. Each seasonal cohort of interns will onboard together, and be welcomed to our office as valued members of the team. Interns take advantage of many office perks like snacks, special project visits, and a friendly and engaging team environment. We offer all interns cross departmental mentorship opportunities to encourage each intern to interface with our organization as a whole.

Required Skills/Competencies:

A key support role, the Development and Events Intern supports the Development and Marketing teams, provides excellent service to donors and partners (behind the scenes and at public events), and collaborates with the broader APF staff. Organization and strong (internal and external) customer service skills are required. Professionalism is essential across all communication.

Essential Functions:

Development - General

• Prepare invoices for sponsors and book pledges
• Provide excellent customer service to donors, providing tax receipts, invoices and giving histories as required.
• Contribute to, assist with development@austinparks.org inbox.
• Prepare materials for Committee, BOD and external meetings.
• Fulfill seasonal stewardship initiatives for APF constituents, including but not limited to membership program swag, birthday cards, activity packets, committee thank yous, invites and holiday cards.
• Represent APF at public events such as Corporate Volunteer projects, town hall meetings, Movies in the Park, etc.
• Document leadership meetings in LGL on a regular, weekly basis.
• Seasonal appeal support with social/web posts, events

Development - Events

• Assist APF staff and volunteers during 3rd party/community events such as ACL Music Festival, Trail of Lights, Dell Technologies Match Play, Cap10K, etc.
• Assist APF staff and volunteers during fundraising events such as Groundbreakers recruitment, stewardship
• Assist APF staff with corporate cause marketing events (past examples include: Whole Foods 5% Day, Chipotle 25th Anniversary Giveback Day, Outdoor Voices Giveback Night)
• Gather and distribute supplies for day-of execution of events such as ipads, marketing materials, staff assignments and directions, etc.
• Work closely with APF’s Marketing Intern to build plan for marketing, communications and social media outreach in order to achieve event goals
• Assist with deadline tracking through Basecamp and ensure internal and external partners are held accountable (with support from Marketing & Development staff)
• Perform other duties as assigned

Party for the Parks

• Assist with deadline tracking through Basecamp and ensure internal and external partners are held accountable (with support from Marketing & Development staff)
• Contact and follow up with in-kind donor prospects (especially silent auction donors)

Role Requirements

• Self-motivated, extraordinary attention to detail, and an internal drive to produce high-quality work
• Highly organized and capable of effectively managing multiple priorities while thriving in a fast-paced environment
• Good decision-making skills
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills as well as strong verbal and written communication

Required Qualifications

• Current undergraduate student
• Event coordination and/or fundraising experience/interest
• Proficiency with Google Drive, Microsoft Office and general office software and equipment

Please note key dates listed under the About Our Internship Program section. To apply, please submit your resume with 3 references and cover letter. No phone calls, please.

SUBMIT AN APPLICATION HERE