Digital Product Management Intern
Position: Digital Product Management Intern
Location: Remote and East Coast work hours
Start Date: June 6, 2022
End Date: August 5, 2022
Compensation: $17/hour + eligible to receive any overtime
Who we are:
The Ad Council is where creativity and causes converge at scale. We are a national non-profit organization, bringing together the brightest minds in the marketing, media, advertising and tech industries to inspire change around the most critical social issues facing our country. We produce and activate communications campaigns that drive awareness and behavior change, creating a lasting impact on American life. We are behind the iconic social good communications programs featuring Smokey Bear, "Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk" and “Love Has No Labels." Our unprecedented efforts around COVID-19 now include the largest communications initiative in U.S. history, “It’s Up To You,” which educates Americans about the COVID-19 vaccines.
The Raquel Zarin Internship Program
Our internship program is in honor of Raquel Zarin, a beloved employee, mentor, and friend at the Ad Council. Raquel passed away in 2021 but left behind a legacy of grace, courage, hard work and great fun that we strive to emulate. She nurtured young talent, championed DEI, fought for immigration rights and was passionate about the importance of health equity. These are all principles that we hold in high esteem, and values that we want our future interns to establish during their time with us and beyond.
Job Summary
The Ad Council’s Digital Product Management team is looking for an intern to help create, measure and manage products for our social good campaigns.
You’ll learn how to build and optimize digital products, conduct user research, and work with cross-functional teams. You’ll also collaborate with fellow interns to propose a social good campaign for the Ad Council.
What you’ll do:
- Assist digital product management team in the development and management of various products, including websites, toolkits, and more.
- Work with fellow interns to create a proposal of an Ad Council social good campaign, and lead the digital product management process for this project
- Research and write blog posts for AdLibbing.org
- Research digital trends and perform competitive landscape reviews.
- Use analytics and user research reports to propose optimizations and new features.
- Capture notes, learnings, and ask questions during team meetings, development standups, and campaign team meetings.
- Resize images, review copy, and add content to our websites using a content management system.
- Conduct quality assurance testing during the launch of new products or features.
- Collaborate with Ad Council interns to identify the next pressing social issue to become an Ad Council campaign. The intern team will work through the end of the summer program to research, develop and present a campaign proposal to the Ad Council staff.
What you bring:
● Undergraduate-level student with a passion for social good.
● Interest in web design, web development, advertising, communications, or graphic design.
● A desire to learn about how to build digital tools that promote important causes
● Detailed oriented and organized
● Excellent problem solver and communicator
● An entrepreneurial spirit in a fast-paced environment
● Ability to work East Coast hours
Qualities of a standout candidate:
● Familiarity with UX/UI design, product or project management
● Familiarity with quality assurance testing or website development
● Familiarity with Google Analytics
● Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite
What we’re committed to:
At the Ad Council, we value and celebrate the unique characteristics and perspectives that make each person who they are. Diversity is the foundation of our work and allows us to reimagine how we reach our audiences. It is not simply our belief, but our duty, to cultivate a team that is representative of the American people. Only then can we drive true, measurable, and life-changing impact on the most important issues facing our country today.
The Ad Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, citizenship status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, national origin, genetic information, status as an individual with a disability, status as a protected veteran or any other legally protected status.
The Ad Council invites all qualified interested applicants to apply for career opportunities. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please submit your request through one of the following methods listed below.
How to reach us:
To apply online: https://www.adcouncil.org/join-our-team
Email: (careers@adcouncil.org)
Fax (212) 922-1676
or
Ad Council
Attn: Talent Team
815 2nd Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10017