Electric School Bus Communications Intern

For over 30 years, it’s been CALSTART’s mission to develop, assess, and implement large-scale, zero-emission transportation solutions to mitigate climate change and support economic growth. CALSTART works with businesses, organizations, governments, and communities to create real-life impact toward clean air and equitable access to clean transportation for all. CALSTART provides scientific, technical and policy support for regulatory development and clean technology and infrastructure acceleration.

The Electric School Bus Communications Intern will play a crucial role in coordinating and executing creative projects that support our Electric School Bus Network. They will work with CALSTART’s Electric School Bus Team to design digital media assets that can inform our engaged stakeholders on electric school bus adoption.

This is a part-time remote role that will be 10-20 hours per week for 3 months with the possibility of an extension.

What You’ll Do

• The Electric School Bus Communications Intern will assist in developing the school bus team’s educational resources, which include video content, motion designs, graphics, and other visual communication tools.
• Work with Technical Project Managers to identify what is needed for educational resource development.
• Facilitate effective communication between stakeholders, providing regular updates on project progress and milestones.
• Conduct quality assurance checks on creative deliverables, ensuring they meet the Electric School Bus Network brand standards.
• Assist in the organization and management of digital assets using Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud.

What You’ll Bring To The Table

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Marketing, Communications or a related field.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Premier Pro, Storyboarding, Project Coordination, and Visual Communication.
• The ideal candidate will understand project management tools, be passionate about creative processes and cross-functional collaboration, have excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills, and be interested in accelerating the adoption of electric school buses across the country.

$16 – $21 an hour

CALSTART values transparency and strives to provide as much information regarding compensation as possible. Pay for this role will typically be from $18-$21 per hour as we determine pay based on several factors, including but not limited to job-related skills, qualifications, experience, education, internal equity and other factors relevant to the job.

We understand that not everyone will match the above qualifications 100%. If your background isn’t perfectly aligned but you feel you would be a great addition to the team, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re a tight-knit team of world-class innovators, business minds, and change agents who believe passionately in our mission and put our team ahead of self. We are committed to the continued development and growth of our employees and invest in your success!

We care about your personal well being as much as your professional success and offer generous benefits to full time employees including: 100% company paid comprehensive health benefits for Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability and Life Insurance, Retirement plan with generous company contributions, FSA for Health and Dependent Care, 3 weeks of vacation time in the first year of employment, 11 paid company holidays, paid sick time, paid family leave, and more!

Our inclusive environment focuses on making decisions based on merit without regard to race, color, hair texture, gender, religion, age, nationality, social or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, LGBTQIA+ status, marital status, pregnancy, disability, genetics, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.