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Summer College Intern - Diversity Outreach

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Orange County Transportation Authority

Mar 21

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  • Internship
    Full-time
    Summer Internship
  • Marketing
    Media & Journalism
  • Orange

Requirements

  • Interest in:
  • Learning the principles and practices of the Public Outreach field.
  • Learning the methods, materials, equipment, and techniques used in the Public and Diversity Outreach field.
  • Ability to:
  • Perform entry-level professional work.
  • Acquire increasingly complex and technical knowledge and skills.
  • Assume progressively responsible duties.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of effective public relations.
  • Display a can-do attitude, hard work and team spirit.
  • Qualifications:
  • Requirements to qualify for the Summer College Intern Program are as follows:
  • College students must be enrolled full-time in a two or four-year college program, at an accredited college or university, and follow a course of study leading to an undergraduate or graduate degree.
  • Students that graduate with their bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in the fall of 2023 or the spring of 2024, are eligible.
  • College students enrolled full-time and pursuing a master’s degree from an accredited college.
  • Desirable degree program for this assignment is Communications, Public Relations, Journalism or related discipline.
  • Special Qualifications:
  • College students pursuing a course of study leading to an undergraduate degree must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or better.
  • College students pursuing a course of study leading to a graduate degree must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0.
  • Must submit most recent college transcript.

Responsibilities

  • Gain deeper awareness of transportation's many facets through your OCTA orientation, projects and teams, and internal networking.
  • Under direct supervision, perform a variety of professional entry-level duties related to major field of study and the sponsoring department's current business operations.
  • Understand multicultural public relations and/or diversity communications programand project development.
  • Informal and formal research.
  • Communications planning.
  • Program execution of the plan measured against objectives and goals.
  • Present and interface with diverse audiences along with compiling data and visuals.
  • Effectively organize and handle multiple projects simultanelously under tight deadlines.

Orange County Transportation Authority

We keep Orange County moving.

Transportation
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
1991
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is Orange County’s primary transportation agency. OCTA was formed in 1991 through the consolidation of seven separate transportation agencies. A 17-member Board of Directors governs OCTA with the Caltrans District Director serving as the 18th member in an ex-officio capacity. OCTA Services Include: • Bus transit service • Metrolink rail service • 91 Express Lanes toll facility • Freeway improvements funding • Street and road improvements grants • Vanpool subsidies • Rideshare options