Inclusive Communications and Design Intern

Department Summary:

ââThe Office of Inclusion and Belonging (OIB)leads the American Chemical Societysefforts to foster a culture where all members volunteers and staff feel valued respected and able to contribute their unique advances inclusionand belongingthrough strategic initiatives resources and partnerships that strengthen trust collaboration and connection within the global chemistry community.â

Position Summary:

ââThe Inclusive Communications and Design intern will support the American Chemical Societys (ACS) Office of Inclusion and Belonging (OIB) in advancing inclusion goals through creative communications data projects and event coordination. This role will play a key part in helping OIB implement ACSs new brand identity and strengthen the visibility of inclusion and belonging efforts across the organization. â

Job Description:

The Inclusive Communications andDesigninternwill join ateamof creative mission-driven professionalsworking to make ACSa more inclusive and connected internship will offer an opportunity to shape how inclusion and belonging come to life throughdesign storytelling and intern will help transform our guides presentations and communication materials into the new intern will alsocontribute to projects that will strengthentheACS culture of belonginghelpproduce and promote internal learning sessionsand support our data initiatives.

The ideal candidate is curious detail-orientedand energized by the idea of combining creativity organization andpurpose to make a visible impactacross a global scientific community.

Key Responsibilities:

• Reformat and update materials toalign withthe new ACSbranddesign standardsand accessibility guidelines
• Assistwith gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data todeterminetrends and patterns associated with inclusion metrics for use in data visualization and reporting
• Co-produceand promote internal Lets Learnwebinars on inclusion-related topics from concept tologisticsand communications
• Draft and edit internal communicationssuch asACS Weekly Digest content slide decks and event announcements
• Provide general administrative and creative support to the OIB teamas needed
• Attend team meetings and cross-office collaborations to learn about organizational processes and contribute ideas to advance inclusion and belonging at ACS

Required Skills:

Graphic design experience;Written and verbal communication;Research and analytical skills;Attention to detail;Ability to interact with individuals at various levels of the organization;Understands and values inclusionand belongingas an organizational operating principle and commits to continued learning on issues;Some familiarity with making documents such as Word PowerPoint or Adobe PDF documents accessible to people with disabilities.

Nice to have Skills:

Familiarity with Asana or a similar task management tool is aplus butnotrequired.

Requested:

Please provide an originalgraphic design samplein PDF format. This can bea previousposter flyer presentationinfographicand/or social media to create something new.

Education Requirements:
The Ideal candidate will be rising junior senior or recent graduate majoring in ââCommunications Graphic Design or related fields. â

Required Qualifications:
Currently pursuing a major in ââCommunications Graphic Design or related fields. â

Pay Transparency: This role is based in our Washington D.C. office. The following are the intended hourly rates for this part time/nonexempt role: Rising Junior-$24.00; Rising Senior-$25.00; Current Grad/PhD Student- $29.00.

Any actual offer of employment reflecting the total compensation package and benefits will be made in the sole discretion of ACS. ACS reserves the right to amend or modify its employment benefits and compensation structure at any time.

*This position will be primarily based in the Washington D.C. (or applicable) office. ACS employees work a hybrid work schedule consisting of working onsite two days per week. Schedule flexibility may be required for this role to support in-office activities. While always welcome to work in the office employees may work the other three days of the week from a location of their choice.

Required Experience:

Intern