Intern With City Dogs & City Kitties Rescue!

City Dogs & City Kitties Rescue rescues adoptable dogs and cats from overcrowded and high-kill shelters where resources are severely limited. We offer a lifeline to as many of these wonderful pets as possible. Sadly, many of the animals that we take in are just days, sometimes hours, away from being euthanized for no reason other than lack of space. By finding these dogs and cats permanent and loving homes in the DC metropolitan area, we enrich lives — human, canine and feline.
 
We are currently looking for a Communications Intern to help support our mission.
 
Duties would include:
Communications:
- Uploading graphics, photos and videos to our social media networks and website.
- Writing social media posts and other web content.
- Drafting profiles for adoptable dogs and cats.
- Supporting the Executive Director and Office Administrator on
communications/public relations projects as needed.
- Creating graphics for web and social media use if your skill set supports this.

Candidates should have:
 - A love of pets and a passion for animal rescue!
- An undergraduate degree in progress or completed in communications, public relations or a related field. OR experience and interest in creative writing, social media and graphic design.
- The ability to work proactively, reliably, independently and efficiently. 
 
Position description:
- 10-15 hours/week. The office is currently closed due to COVID-19. Candidate should be able to work remotely at least three days per week (Ideally Monday, Wednesday or Thursday, and Saturday.) 
- Full time internship can be discussed if candidate is interested in assisting in other parts of the rescue efforts (e.g., project management, event planning/staffing, rescue logistics, fundraising, data entry, etc.)
- Must have own computer
- Unpaid, but can be done for college credit or job experience. You will also develop your work portfolio.
 
City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is not a “shelter.” We are made up of a network of mostly volunteers and the majority of our dogs and cats are living in foster homes throughout the metro DC area. 

To apply please send your a cover letter, resume and two or three writing samples to admin@citydogsrescuedc.org. Include "INTERNSHIP" in the subject line.