Apply To Be a Web Content Management Intern at the University

Are you interested in webpage design? Curious about how content is created, and how we decide where to place it on a page?

The Office of Marketing Communications is seeking Web CMS (Content Management System) interns for the 2024-2025 academic year.

We’re looking for students who want to learn how to:

• Build and edit webpages that capture viewers’ attention
• Use search engine optimization tools to help drive traffic to the University website
• Use best practices in web writing, page design and web accessibility

You’ll assist the web content strategist with tasks like entering approved content on pages; creating links / fixing broken links; adding keywords and SEO descriptions; and using accessibility tools like alternative text for images.

Contact kristin.durkin@scranton.edu  to request a full job description. 

Preferred Criteria:

• Previous writing or marketing experience
• A major in communication, advertising / public relations, journalism, marketing or entrepreneurship
• Class year: rising sophomore or junior, but seniors are also accepted.
• Some experience working with websites (e.g. Wordpress) 
• Available to work 7 to 10 hours per week in the fall and spring semesters. Opportunities for summer 2024 are available as well.
  
  

Note: This is a paid internship and, in the past, has qualified for academic credit (dependent on faculty approval).

Interested students should submit a resume, cover letter and the name of a faculty member who can provide a recommendation to: kristin.durkin@scranton.edu by April 12, 2024.