Description
The Coralville Media Collaborative connects SJMC students with organizations and small businesses in the community through a paid internship program with the ultimate goal of helping non-profits tell their most important stories.
Values of the Coralville Media Collaborative
- Co-creation. We shape the project collaboratively to meet goals defined by the community while building student skills.
- Sustainability. We build long-term relationships that don’t begin and end on a semester schedule.
- Inclusivity. We work toward civic engagement, equity, and empowerment for all members of the community, particularly those most often most marginalized. Examples include making sure materials are translated, collaborating with organizations that work with immigrant and refugee groups, including community members in decision making.
- Asset-Based. We focus on community strengths in developing our work.
- Commitment. We consider our partnership with the community in department decision making. Examples could include buying food for department events from local businesses, department fundraisers or volunteering for local nonprofits, etc.
Opportunities
The Coralville Media Collaborative is seeking multiple interns to create content and do outreach for community partners.
Fall 2025/Spring 2026 non-profit clients:
2025-2026 Internship Job Description (click to expand)
Part-Time Communications and Marketing Interns, Coralville Media Collaborative
Do you want to create content that can be used right away by community organizations?
The Coralville Media Collaborative is seeking multiple interns to create content and do outreach for community partners, including the Iowa City Free Medical and Dental Clinic, Houses Into Homes, and the Coralville Community Food Pantry. The internship is for Fall 2025, with the potential to continue for Spring 2026.
The intern(s) will be paid to produce written and multimedia content needed by community partners. Examples of content include video tours of the food pantry, photos of events and operations, newsletter content and editorial plans, and graphics, posts, or content calendars for social media. The intern may also conduct outreach for the Coralville Media Collaborative, meeting with business or community leaders to describe the project and encourage new partnerships.
Payment is $13.00/hour. Hours are flexible, up to 10 hours per week. Travel to community partners for weekly meetings and other events is required. Interns will be mentored by the Professor Rachel Young.
Required qualifications:
- Strong photo and video skills
- Excellent writing skills
- Highly organized and able to work independently
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with community engagement
- Strategic planning experience or willingness to learn
- Social media marketing experience or willingness to learn
- Basic data analysis and research skills
To apply, please email the following to Professor Rachel Young (Rachel-young@uiowa.edu) by Friday, September 5, 2025:
- Resume
- Links to 2-3 relevant work samples (can be from classes, internships or previous jobs)
- Your responses to the following questions:
- Why are you interested in the position?
- What related skills do you have?
- What experience do you have with community engagement, if any?
- Which of the four partners would you prefer to work with and how do you connect with their mission?
Questions?
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