Communications and Design Intern, Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics

Overview

The Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics (MONUM) was formed in 2010 as the Mayor's civic innovation team – one of the first municipal teams in the nation. MONUM is the City of Boston’s engine for experimentation with agency partners and external organizations to examine systems and land on policies, processes, and prototypes that operationalize ideas that positively impact the lives of Boston residents. See the team’s portfolio of work from last year here.

 

MONUM is seeking a Communications and Design Intern who will join our nimble team of the civically curious. In particular, we’re eager to have the Communications and Design Intern support the storytelling of our work, to engage the public, and share the wins inside and outside of City Hall. We encourage exploration - the Intern will experiment with new digital and physical tools to craft engaging narratives. 

 

Under the guidance of MONUM staff, the Intern will also support a diverse set of projects spread across different city departments and external partners. You’ll have the opportunity to work closely with City leadership, develop narratives in a deeply collaborative environment, and pitch in on projects that improve the lives of Bostonians.

 

The Communications and Design Intern will work up to 14 hours per week at a rate of $20 per hour. This is an in-person role.

Please include a link to your portfolio on your resume.   

Responsibilities

The Communications and Design Intern will help us tell our story to the people of Boston!

• Create storylines and content for current MONUM projects that engage the people of Boston and show how we’re innovating on priority issues and the impact we’re having.
• Experiment with digital and physical tools to create engaging narratives.
• Create, update, and oversee the translation of digital and physical resources (e.g., presentations, handouts, infographics) so that our projects are well-documented.
• Perform other duties as assigned or dreamt up by you.

Minimum Entrance Qualifications

• Currently pursuing undergraduate studies in communications, emerging media, journalism, public relations, graphic design, or political science, and possessing exceptional design and communications savvy. Open to other majors if you have expertise in ArcGIS, InDesign, or Illustrator, and/or consider yourself a super user of Canva.
• Detailed, clear, cogent, and accessible communicator with a passion for great storytelling and strong written and visual communication skills.
• Expertise in the use of Google Suite, ArcGIS StoryMaps, as well as graphic design software such as InDesign, Illustrator, or Canva. Proficiency with Microsoft applications.
• Passionate about local government and public service.
• Excellent oral and written communication and organizational skills.
• Detail-oriented and highly organized.

BOSTON RESIDENCY REQUIRED

 

Terms:

Union/Salary Plan/Grade: Non-Union/$20 per hour

Hours per week: 14