Employment and Internships

Slow Food USA Employment

Development and Operations Coordinator The Development and Operations Coordinator will provide support basic operations of the development office and support major donor stewardship and membership giving campaigns. A critical part of this work entails managing Slow Food USA’s fundraising database, including maintaining records, providing reports, and generating lists of donors for cultivation events, stewardship activities and solicitations. The Coordinator may also have opportunities to help develop stewardship and solicitation materials, including grant proposals and reports. In addition to a primary portfolio of development activities, the Coordinator will also provide assistance to Slow Food USA’s operations team.

Specific job duties and instructions to apply can be downloaded here. The application deadline is February 24.

Slow Food USA Internships

We are no longer accepting internship applications. Please check back in March for information on summer internships.

Slow Food USA has interns in the office year-round. From January to May, we offer a spring semester internship to students for college credit. Students can apply October 1-15.

 We also offer a summer internship, open to current college students and recent graduates hoping to learn about the food movement. Summer interns are in the office June through August. We accept summer applications March 1-15.

 Our fall internship is also open to current college students and recent graduates. Fall interns work from September through December and can apply June 1-15.

General tasks and responsibilities shared by all interns:

• Assisting with ongoing projects about improving our food system
• Answering phone inquiries on current campaigns and programs as well as issues of sustainable food production
• Researching, writing and fact-checking articles, features, event listings and other projects for our website
• Attending to various member service issues, such as member comments and questions and requests for materials
• General administrative tasks and other office duties

Qualifications:

• A keen interest in food, food policy, nutrition, advocacy, and/or campaign-building
• Currently enrolled in or graduated from an accredited university or comparable experience
• Ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines
• Ability to work effectively independently, with minimal supervision, while also team-building via phone and email
• Professional, friendly, fearless phone demeanor
• Being a quick study and a curious learner
• Good writing skills
• Good general and internet research skills
• Creativity and willingness to have good ideas and share them
• Computer skills, including Word and Excel

Minimum 20 hours per week for three months for fall and summer, and 15 hours per week for five months during the spring semester. Interns who can dedicate more time to the internship will gain more from it and be involved in more interesting work. Internships are unpaid at this time, however many students can earn academic credit for their time at Slow Food USA. Please send a short cover letter stating your top two choices and resume to Emily Stephenson at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). No phone calls, please.