The Coralville Media Collaborative connects 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.
Internship opportunities
The Coralville Media Collaborative is seeking multiple interns to create content and do outreach for community partners. Undergraduate students pursuing coursework in the following programs are encouraged to apply:
- Journalism and mass communication
- Sport media and culture
- Event management
- Nonprofit leadership and philanthropy
2026 Job Description
Communications and Marketing Interns
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 Houses Into Homes and the Coralville Community Food Pantry. The internship is for Fall 2026.
The intern(s) will be paid by SJMC to produce written and multimedia content needed by community partners. Examples of content include web design and updates, 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.
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 multimedia production skills, such as photo, video, web design, and visual communication
- 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
To apply
Please email the following to Professor Rachel Young (rachel-young@uiowa.edu) by Friday, September 11, 2026:
- 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 partners would you prefer to work with and how do you connect with their mission?
Questions?
