Communications/Social Media Internship

Nairobi Garage is looking for Communications/Social Media intern (for a period of 3 – 6 months, depending on availability), who will assist on handling online and offline communications for the company. As the Nairobi Garage is tech and online-focused, there will be a greater amount of online-communication, including social media and blog writing, as well as helping out with event management.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

//Write engaging copy promoting Nairobi Garage’s web content and post on social media platforms daily

//Track success of all social media posts and communicate progress with the supervisor

//Grow our fanbase and engage with followers

//Assist in writing email newsletters and blog content

//Assist with event marketing and promotion

//Perform other content and marketing duties as needed

Requirements:

//Ability to work at least 30 hours/week

//High school graduate with previous internship experience or 1st/2nd year student with major in communications, writing, marketing or PR

//Experience with creating/managing presence on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and other online communities

//Must have passion for writing (ideally someone with their own blog)

//Passion for technology, business, social media, and a start-up environment

//Ability to communicate effectively with the team and thrive in fast-paced environment

//The desire and ability to learn on the fly

//Come up with creative workarounds when time and resources are scarce

//Team player,collaborative operating style

Those wishing to apply for the internship, should send their CV to Zane on press@nairobigarage.com. The body of the email should also include why you are applying and why you think you are the one, plus any other interesting information that perhaps doesn’t fit in to your CV. The deadline for submitting your application is February 12th.