Marketing & Communications Intern

Position: Marketing & Communications Intern

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Position Type: Part-time, hybrid, up to 20 hours per week

Duration: Approximately 10 months

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

Community Foundation of Utah’s Mission: We are Utah’s Partner in Philanthropy, pioneering innovation and collaboration to invest in our community today for a brighter tomorrow.

Since 2008, the Community Foundation of Utah (CFU) has deployed over $600 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, while spearheading a variety of community initiatives to address our state’s most pressing challenges. As a dynamic organization, every day brings new opportunities. Our organizational culture embraces constant iteration and a desire for excellence. CFU seeks professionals who embrace full ownership of their roles and are inspired to work with an organization building a better future for Utah.

Summary: The Marketing & Communications Intern plays a vital role in advancing CFU's mission by helping build brand awareness and supporting the development of marketing and communications content. This is a hands-on, learning-focused role designed for a student or early-career professional who wants real experience in nonprofit marketing, storytelling, and philanthropy. You will work alongside our team and receive mentorship and regular feedback.

Position Benefits

• A $25,000 stipend for the ten-month, part-time (20 hours per week) internship
• Learn how a community foundation builds and communicates its brand across audiences
• Gain practical experience with social media, email marketing, content creation, and design tools
• Develop professional communication and marketing skills by creating content for newsletters, social media, websites, press releases, and other outreach materials
• Understand the role of philanthropy and community foundations in addressing community needs through grantmaking, scholarships, donor services, and community leadership initiatives
• Explore careers in nonprofit management, philanthropy, and community development through direct exposure to the operations and partnerships of a community foundation
• Build your professional network by engaging with leaders across local government, business, philanthropy, and community development

Roles & Responsibilities

• Content Creation: Create and schedule content for social media, newsletters, webpages, and the annual report to promote CFU’s programs, grants, and community impact, and help increase CFU's visibility.
• Strategy Support: Support the development and execution of marketing plans and campaigns aligned with organizational goals.
• Analytics & Reporting: Help track marketing metrics and summarize campaign performance to inform future outreach, and assist with developing surveys or tools to gather feedback from community stakeholders.
• Marketing Materials & Brand: Assist with the production of marketing materials (newsletters, website updates, graphic design) and help maintain brand consistency across program and donor collateral. 
• Impact Storytelling: Help gather, organize, and shape impact stories and data that demonstrate CFU's programmatic effectiveness, including conducting interviews with donors, grantees, and community members to highlight the Foundation's work. 
• Administrative Support: Provide general support to the team as needed, such as organizing and digitizing Foundation documents and performing data entry and database management to keep contact and program information up to date. 

Preferred Experience

• Strong writing and storytelling ability
• Proficiency with basic digital tools (Microsoft Suite) and willingness to learn platforms for social media management, email marketing (MailChimp), content management system (Joomla), and design software (Canva, Adobe Creative Suite)
• Interest in learning to use AI tools thoughtfully
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with attention to detail
• Comfort working with data and turning research or numbers into clear, readable content
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• A collaborative, adaptable mindset and openness to giving and receiving feedback

Who You Are

• A strong communicator with a service-oriented, collaborative approach
• Ability to juggle multiple and disparate priorities efficiently and smoothly
• Willing and able to adapt, change, or streamline processes based on shifting priorities, changing circumstances, and/or resources and capacity
• Understanding of the value and impact of continuous learning and iteration
• Transparent communicator open to both give and receive constructive feedback

How to Apply: Submit your resume to info@utahcf.org, along with a short message about how you heard about the position and how your own skills, experience, and qualifications would enhance the role and benefit CFU’s mission. Only fully completed and qualified applications via email will be given preference.