Internships

Are you considering applying for an Intern Position with OurNewton.org

The mission of OurNewton.org is to foster community engagement, cultural vitality, and civic pride for the Newton community by providing centralized and accessible information about local events, activities, organizations, and resources for all members of the Newton community. Part of our model includes creative programs to engage people of all ages to be a part of OurNewton.org.

OurNewton.org has been working with high school and college level students to serve Internships for OurNewton.org since 2010. We have worked with The Mayor’s Summer Intern Program, Lasall College, and Newton North High School.

Job Description

  • Initially, intern will learn the process of finding and posting events, stories, video, and images.
  • Learn how to post content to social media, Facebook, Twitter, and/or Instagram. Measure performance with Google Analytics and Insights.
  • Help grow our readership and reinforce our positive presence in our community
  • Create newsletters.
  • Reach out to community members to encourage participation.
  • Define specific, measurable goals for OurNewton.org

Once engaged and familiar with OurNewton.org, other more high level projects may be possible. For example, two of our long-term goals is to further segment our content,  establish a Business Corner for local business promotions, and add a community bulletin board for tutors and other professional services.

Schedule: A flexible schedule with a minimum of 5 to 10 hours a week.

Location: Training sessions will take place at Keller Williams Realty at 1340 Centre Street, Newton, MA 02459. Much of the work will be performed off site once training is complete but regular check in’s will be expected either by phone or email as well as occasional face-to-face meetings.

Student will be trained in all aspects. You will be a part of a unique project designed to build connections with a community using a website, newsletter,  social media, and face to face connections. Once the Intern is proficient in the basics, they have the option to define create projects of their own design.

Please send resume to: Janet@JanetPorcaro.net
Call 617-797-9497 to confirm receipt.

~Janet

Janet Porcaro,
Keller Williams Realty
1340 Centre Street, Suite 202
Newton, MA 02459