With a workforce of over 30,000 people, and opportunities in more than 1,000 different job categories, the City of Philadelphia is the sixth largest city in the United States and one of the largest employers in Southeastern Pennsylvania. As an employer, the City of Philadelphia operates through the guiding principles of service, integrity, respect, accountability, collaboration, diversity and inclusion. Through these principles, we strive to effectively deliver services, to resolve the challenges facing our city, and to make Philadelphia a place where all of our residents have the opportunity to reach their potential.

AGENCY DESCRIPTION

The Mayor’s Office of Education provides leadership to improve education in the City of Philadelphia.

To achieve this mission, MOE creates policies and programs to expand access to quality pre-K for Philadelphia families, supports the creation of Community Schools, designed to strengthen local schools by removing barriers to student success, facilitate collaboration and partnership among many stakeholders in order to strengthen the local education landscape, and advances key educational policy.

Spend your fall working on the city’s exciting future of education. From partnering with the new School Board to the Mayor’s Office, Mayor’s Office of Education interns work closely with MOE’s communications manager and director to provide a wide variety of communications support for initiatives including Community Schools and PHLpreK

Essential Functions

Tasks include:

• Crafting and scheduling social media content (including text, images, and graphic design)
• Assisting with the creation of press releases and digital messaging toolkits to promote events and developments
• Tracking and sharing MOE-related media clips with the MOE team
• Researching and drafting talking points for the Chief Education Officer
• Occasionally attending press and public events with MOE staff

MOE interns have the opportunity to attend monthly City digital working group meeting where topics such as making social media accessible to all and best practices of live tweeting are presented by digital managers. Interns will work closely with MOE’s communications staff, as well as events and special projects staff.

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Interns should have a passion for creativity and collaboration, demonstrate ability to write for various contexts and audiences, and be able to work in a fast-paced office with a variety of tasks and priorities. An interest in education is desirable, but not required. There may be opportunities for photography in this internship.

Interns should have an interest in communications, writing, social media, journalism and/or public relations, an interest in education is also preferred, but not required.

The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, source of income, familial status, genetic information or domestic or sexual violence victim status. If you believe you were discriminated against, call the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations at 215-686-4670. For more information, go to: Human Relations Website: http://www.phila.gov/humanrelations/Pages/default.aspx