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Marketing and Communications Fellowship

The National Leadership Program: Fellowship in Marketing and Communications

RespectAbility’s Marketing and Communications Fellowship is designed for people who are interested in learning how to create effective and accessible social media content, or who are interested in website management, photo and video editing, or graphic design. Our program is fully accessible for people with disabilities and offers full-time in-house job coaching, skills development, and networking opportunities.

Prospective Fellows should be proficient or have the desire to increase their skills in one or more of these areas:

  • Social media outreach for business (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Threads, TikTok, and LinkedIn) including analytics.
  • Website management using WordPress.
  • Photo editing and graphic design using Canva, Photoshop, Illustrator, or InDesign (potential for video editing opportunities as well).
  • Ensuring social media, websites, webinars, documents, and presentations are accessible to people with disabilities.
  • Writing blogs, press releases, and news articles.
  • Researching and publishing profiles on companies committed to hiring and retaining people with disabilities at all levels and individuals with disabilities who are extremely successful in their chosen career.

Who We Want

The National Leadership Program is ideal for people who want to gain marketing, media, and communications skills and contacts while making a positive difference for people with disabilities. We are looking for creative, results-driven individuals who want to achieve breakthrough results while getting hands-on experience. The Fellowship is ideal for college juniors, seniors, and graduate students, as well as for people transitioning into the workforce for the first time or back into the workforce after a break. 

Fellowship Duties

Communications Fellows will work closely with our Senior Director of Marketing and Communications, Senior Communications Associate, and National Leadership Program Manager. Individual projects will be assigned based on an individual’s unique skill set and their own ability to “bring something to the table.” Tasks might include writing blog posts, utilizing social media, designing graphics, and editing photos and videos. Communications Fellows will join supervisors at virtual workshops and webinars that pertain to communications.

Each Fellow will receive as many opportunities as possible to learn new skills, network, and gain direct experiences. In addition to hands-on work experiences, all Fellows will participate in special presentations by guest speakers and intensive strategic communications workshops. A career plan will be developed by each Fellow that will enable them to gain appropriate workplace experience while contributing directly and measurably to RespectAbility’s impact.

Upon the completion of the Fellowship, graduates can expect to come away with excellent experience in the field of strategic communications, fair knowledge of issues for people with disabilities, and leadership skills to help them grow into confident advocates.

Important Details for Applicants

  • Excellent communication and organizational skills are strongly preferred, and Fellows should exhibit leadership skills to complete their own projects.
  • Strong preference for college juniors and above.
  • The Fellowship program lasts five months.
  • Core hours include between 11 AM-5:30 PM ET.
  • Fellows are asked to work a minimum of 15 hours per week while not exceeding 20 hours per week.
  • Fellows will receive $17/hr.
  • Your cover letter must explain why this Fellowship in particular is of interest to you and why you believe you have the skills, focus and independent drive to make a positive difference in your time with us at RespectAbility.

Expectations

  • A commitment of 15-20 hours per week.
  • Participation in staff meetings and team meetings.
  • Attendance in weekly speaker series.
  • Work with the National Leadership Program Manager on advancing your career goals. This will include strengthening your resume, cover letter and building your professional network.

RespectAbility provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, RespectAbility complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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