Ohio Sea Grant Undergraduate Trainee

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Job Title:

Ohio Sea Grant Undergraduate Trainee

Department:

Superior FAES | Center for Lake Erie Area Research-JM

Trainee 1: the Ohio Sea Grant Marine Debris intern will support the BOTtttle program and Plastic Free Cleveland. As such, successful candidates will excel at environmental communications and public engagement. The intern’s scope of work includes:

• Program support: Assist BOTtttle program partners and Plastic Free Cleveland members with meetings and general tasks, including beach clean ups.
• Digital communications: Manage and enhance Plastic Free Cleveland’s digital presence by updating website content, including the creation of graphics for outreach materials.
• Multimedia content creation: Produce engaging visual storytelling materials, such as social media posts and a digital content calendar.
• Public outreach and event support: Represent Ohio Sea Grant at community events, maintaining outreach materials and identifying new opportunities for public engagement.
• Publicity and awareness campaigns: Collaborate with BOTtttle program and Plastic Free Cleveland members to research and design public awareness tools, such as fact sheets, educational handouts, and short educational videos.
• Strategic planning: Assist in developing a draft Great Lakes Marine Debris Action Plan.

Trainee 2: The Ohio Sea Grant – Cuyahoga River AOC intern will support the Advisory Committee and focus on environmental communications and public engagement. The scope of work includes:

• Committee support: Assist the Advisory Committee and its subcommittees with meetings and general tasks.
• Digital communications: Manage and enhance the AOC’s digital presence by updating website content and executing a consistent social media strategy, including the creation of graphics and a digital content calendar.
• Multimedia content creation: Produce engaging visual storytelling materials, such as a summer recap video and a summer quarterly e-newsletter.
• Public outreach and event support: Represent the AOC at community events, maintaining outreach materials and identifying new opportunities for public engagement.
• Publicity and awareness campaigns: Collaborate with the Media Working Subgroup to research and design public awareness signage, such as billboards or library exhibits.
• Strategic planning: Assist in developing a draft public engagement plan with a specific focus on Environmental Justice.

Additional Information:

Location:

Remote Location

Position Type:

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Scheduled Hours:

0

Shift:

First Shift

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