Copywriting Intern
Copywriting Intern
Full-time, temporary (Summer 2021)
Concordia Publishing House (CPH), the publishing arm of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, is seeking a Copywriting Intern in our Marketing Department. This intern will be responsible for writing promotional copy for marketing campaigns, including content blogs, emails, landing pages, product descriptions, and print ads, as well as other marketing assignments. The candidate should understand the needs of the church and be able to create content that meets LCMS doctrinal standards.
Specific duties include:
- Write clear, concise, engaging, and accurate copy for optimal user experience and measurable results.
- Work inter-departmentally with Marketing, Corporate Communications, Design, and Editorial to gather information, generate ideas, and gain consensus.
- Write copy that is optimized for search engines.
- Ensure consistency in terminology, voice, style, and messaging.
Qualifications:
- Coursework or major in English, Journalism, Communications, Marketing, or related field.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office. Experience with Adobe tools is highly desired, especially InDesign/InCopy.
- Completion of Junior year of study at the time of the internship, but still having full-time undergraduate status.
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Ability to incorporate outside opinions into copy, make revisions based on iterative feedback, and accept and provide constructive feedback.
- Strong editing/proofreading skills, problem-solving, and strategic thinking.
- Active membership in a LCMS congregation.
- Active involvement in campus life.
Interns will be paid at a rate of $12.00 per hour. Students from outside the St. Louis area will receive a housing allowance in the amount of $125.00 per week.
To apply:
- Submit an online application at www.cph.org and upload a curriculum vitae or resume as part of the online application process.
- Submit one or more letters of recommendation from professors to CPH. Letters of reference should be sent to cphresume@cph.org.
Applications, resumes and letters of recommendation will be accepted until February 1, 2021.
CPH is mission-focused, customer-driven, and exists to provide Christian resources that meet the needs of its customers today and in the future. CPH has been certified as a Best Christian Workplace by the Best Christian Workplaces Institute and is a winner of the Missouri Quality Award and the National Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award. Our management culture solicits and recognizes employees for their ideas on opportunities to continually improve the company and our service to customers. We are looking for the best candidates to share in our vision.