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Tobin Center for Economic Policy Communications Fellow
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Job ID 37443
Employer Economics
Employer Type On Campus
Category Marketing/Promotions/Advertising
Job Type On-Campus Jobs
Job Description

The Tobin Center for Economic Policy at Yale University aims to strengthen families, communities, and the nation by providing actionable insights necessary to address our country’s most critical policy challenges. Tobin does this by enabling timely, relevant research, working with partners across academia, government, and non-profits, and training a more diverse and inclusive generation of social scientists and policy leaders. 

 

We are looking for an intern to support our communications team that translates Yale social science research for a wide variety of audiences. Projects may include: 

  1. Drafting, editing, and producing policy briefs and other content. Interns may help summarize findings from Yale social science research in blog posts, policy briefs, newsletters, and other written materials.  

  1. Organize and staff Tobin Center events. Interns may draft event invitations, manage RSVP lists, and staff events at Yale. 

  1. Draft media materials and build and maintain media lists. Interns may work in Cision and Excel to build media lists and draft press releases and other materials for distribution.  

  1. Manage Tobin’s CRM and support email marketing efforts. Interns will work in Mailchimp to maintain mailing lists, build signup forms, and draft newsletters and other emails.  

  1. Other tasks as needed. At the Tobin Center, our projects are constantly evolving, and events, communications needs, and other research needs may emerge at any time. As an intern, you may be asked to assist with any of these. 

 

Job Function: 

Will vary based on interest and project alignment but could include: 

  • Writing/Editing 

  • Marketing 

  • Media relations 

  • Data visualization 

  • Operations and event planning 

 

Key Responsibilities:  

  • Drafting/editing communications items 

  • Event planning 

 

  • Data and list management 

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Expected Intern Experience Outcomes:?(What new skills / certifications / qualifications / connections / understandings might they have as a result of this internship?) 

  • Communication skills: You will hone your verbal and written communication via a collaborative work environment 

  • Time management skills: You will be asked to manage multiple projects at a time (with lots of support) and will gain a better understanding of how to prioritize and make better time estimates as to how long tasks take you 

  • Excellent network in the policy space: Tobin staff have deep connections the state and federal government, non profit, and policy lab spheres 

 

Other?Opportunities Associated With this Job: 

  • Potential for in-person workshops/presentations/learning opportunities that are put on for various other Tobin programs, such as Tobin Predoctoral Fellows, Governor’s Fellows, and more 

  • Opportunity to work with colleagues with experience across the research and policy spectrum 

  • Opportunity to work across many function areas and with many different mentors/supervisors within a rapidly-growing organization 

 

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Job Requirements

Ideal Skills or Qualifications Needed: 

  • Skills specific to this role (which we will also help you develop) 

  • Highly competent reader, writer, and editor – ability to sort through high volumes of information and prioritize relevant information, identify key questions, and summarize succinctly and clearly 

  • Basic excel skills and interest in developing excel skills further 

  • Proficient with social media (specifically Twitter and LinkedIn) 

  • Excellent organizational and time management skills 

  • Nice to have: website design or graphic design experience (professional or personal) 

  • Skills we require all members of our Tobin team to have and to continue developing 

  • Curiosity and willingness to take on any task – you don’t know everything (no one does!) but you are willing to roll your sleeves up and try; no task is too big or too small 

  • Taking initiative and thinking one step ahead –  

  • You see something that needs to get done and you go for it 

  • You’re the kind of person who finishes a task and then thinks, “what is one more thing I could do or question I could formulate that would push the team forward before I go back to them?” 

  • Keen attention to detail – you’re the kind of person who double checks everything, and triple checks extra important things 

  • Comfort receiving feedback constructively – you want to improve and you know the path of least resistance to getting better is asking questions, asking for feedback, and actively incorporating that feedback into your day to day 

  • Excellent verbal communication skills in collaboration 

  • You seek out your limits and when you reach them, you ask for help 

  • You are comfortable advocating for yourself – you can communicate your work style well and provide actionable guidance when others could support you better 

  • Open mindedness when problem solving – you’re the kind of person who is excited by open ended questions because you want to find where the rubber hits the road – what really matters here and how can I figure that out? 
Compensation $17.00/hour
Job Level CY25: Level II
Hours 5.0 to 10.0 hours per week
Primary Contact Sarah Konishesky
Primary Contact's Email delaney.parrish@yale.edu
Work Location Manager is remote, but intern is able to come to 87 Trumbull for hours
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