Fenton Digital Social Change Fellowship
Fenton is the social change agency that connects people with ideas and information to help solve the world’s most pressing problems. Primed with deep issue expertise and powered by creativity and passion, we create strategies for clients to help build a more just, equitable and sustainable world.
With offices in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and San Francisco, we develop and execute strategic media campaigns across a wide range of causes that include: climate change and the environment, education, public health, global development and social justice. We are extremely proud to help enhance the effectiveness of innovative and meaningful social change initiatives. Our professionalism lives in harmony with fun. From cookies at staff meetings and good-natured pranks, to sending around our favorite gifs, the Fenton office culture is one of community and achievement.
Fenton’s fellowship program presents its participants with a tangible opportunity to nurture and use the skills needed to succeed in a career centered on progressive communications. Successful candidates will be mentored under real world working conditions by accomplished professionals as they create and implement industry leading communications strategies. Ideal candidates must have the following characteristics:
- Ability to multi-task
- Attention to detail
- Love of problem-solving
- Enjoy taking on new challenges in a creative environment
- Passion for communications (you have strong opinions on the serial comma and frequently think about why words matter)
- Media, digital and issues enthusiast, because we’re a bunch of geeks for all of that
It would also be awesome if you have experience with:
- Google Analytics
- Sprout Social
- Sysomos
- NUVI
- WordPress
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Tweetdeck
- Excel
- IFTTT
A digital Fellow is responsible for assisting account staff with various digital, administrative and research activities. Essential responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
- Monitoring news media coverage and social media and analyzing results
- Utilizing online metrics tools to report on statistics for websites, social media sites, email campaigns and online advertising
- Conducting research on various issues, campaigns and organizations using Google, Lexis-Nexis, NUVI and other tools
- Conducting stakeholder interviews
- Community management on platforms such as Facebook and Twitter
- Assisting with paid digital advertising
- Developing presentations and designing materials using a number of digital tools, such as Keynote and Photoshop
- Copyediting
- Joining meetings and taking notes
- Taking part in creative brainstorm sessions
- Sharing cool finds about media, issues or the web that can help improve our work
The Fellowship begins on September 13 and runs through December 20. This is a paid Fellowship.
Please apply using the online form: http://www.fenton.com/fenton-fellows/. Please PDF all attachments. Applications are due by July 31. Part time positions will be considered on an individual basis – please indicate if you are only available part time. If you have any questions please email our team at FentonFellows@fenton.com.
Fenton is an Equal Opportunity Employer, striving to represent the diverse community reflected in our client work. We have a strong commitment to the affirmative hiring of women, people of color and members of the LGBTQ community.