Communications Volunteer/Intern

About the position:

Boy With a Ball works across the world with young people to develop them as leaders who will turn and transform their communities. We work in communities and schools, with businesses and churches; and as we go out, we live our incredible stories - stories of the way life changes and how communities rise. As important as it is to do our work, it is also critical to tell the stories. Our San Antonio team is looking for communications interns to help connect the broader global community to the narrative of the work being done in San Antonio. The communication team is responsible for painting a picture of the organization for potential volunteers, donors, community partners and students. Additionally, their work will be shared across the world as we submit photos and stories to our global headquarters for publication.

Boy With A Ball's Communications Team is a group of creatives who are excited to use their unique gifts to impact the lives of young people across the world. Working closely alongside the Director of Communications, our Communications Team executes the many communicative efforts of Boy With a Ball, including video production, social media managing, writing, editing, and more! We are looking for an intern who is excited to put their creative and communications skills to practice!

As a communications intern, you will join the BWAB San Antonio’s communications team and specialize in Story Writing, Social Media Management, Video and Photography, and Editing.

This position includes an in-depth orientation and training component and then, weekly planning and debriefing sessions to reinforce, retain and strengthen the position. As an internship, the position is crafted around leveraging the time involved to provide significant training and education toward the intern's future.

This intern's supervisor will be Sergio Gonzalez. All interns have weekly meeting with their supervisor including planning and debriefing as well as reinforcing areas of learning for the intern.

Responsibilities:

• Work to create content with innovative narratives and messaging across BWAB websites, digital and social media, audio-video, mobile, print, and other platforms that connect BWAB to audiences
• Help to affirm the voice of BWAB's brand through a variety of marketing channels and platforms
• Actively participate in creative briefings to develop and execute creative concepts
• Work with Boy With a Ball Global's Communications Team to plan and create creative content
• Showcase the work being done through Boy With a Ball San Antonio’s programming

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree in journalism, marketing, communications, or related area.
• Excellent skills in any area of communications: videography, photography, writing, editing, etc.

 Internship may include evenings and Saturdays.

Internship is unpaid, but can be used for college credit or resume building.

About Boy With a Ball: 

Boy With a Ball is an international not-for-profit organization headquartered in Lawrenceville, GA, working here in Bexar County, across the U.S., in Latin America and in Africa. Our name came from a little boy's discovery that the ball he was clinging to as a security object could be used for so much more. We help people use the lives they hold in their hands to love and transform their cities. 

Boy With a Ball mobilizes young people as volunteers to become the superheroes that communities need to help lift hurting youth out of distressed neighborhoods and schools so that they can reach their dreams.