All Remote

Has experience (or interest in learning!) tools like Gmail, Google Workspace, Canva, Mighty Networks, and social media platforms

Bonus if you’ve worked on events, student orgs, or communications projects before — but more important is your enthusiasm, perspective, and willingness to learn.

Experience using platforms like Mighty Networks, KIT CRM, or Wix
Photography, design, or short-form video creation skills

What You’ll Do:

As a work study intern, you’ll work closely with our CEO and COO to support our external communications, partnerships, and community events. You’ll play a key role in helping us tell our story, engage our audience, and build connections across Dane County. Projects and tasks may include:

Developing and maintaining a monthly social media calendar across Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn

Creating and scheduling newsletters and email blasts to promote events, share updates, and amplify community voices

Collaborating with community partners to coordinate joint networking events and summer social mixers

Assisting with volunteer recruitment, communications, and day-of logistics for OPEN’s booth at Magic Pride Fest on August 17

Supporting planning and execution of events like our fall Career Summit and Empowerment Hour Lunch and Learns

Helping manage our online platform (Mighty Networks), including sharing posts, welcoming new members, and highlighting upcoming opportunities

Working on special projects aligned with your skills and interests (i.e. Canva graphics, video content, surveys, etc.)

Why You’ll Love This Role:

You’ll gain hands-on experience in nonprofit communications and community organizing

You’ll make a difference in the lives of LGBTQ+ individuals across Dane County

You’ll work with a supportive, values-driven team

You’ll build real-world skills in marketing, engagement, and digital tools

This role may require occasional lifting, bending, and carrying event materials such as boxes, banners, and supplies (typically up to 25 pounds). Setting up and taking down event spaces may involve standing for extended periods, moving tables, and light physical activity.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/