Agriculture Marketing and Communications

This position will be based in Alexandria, VA at ASTA’s headquarters; however, remote work may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Candidates must be available to attend an ASTA meeting, dependent upon the internship term: Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference (January/February); Leadership Summit (June); Field Crop Seed Convention (December).

Key duties/job functions include:

• Video creation
  • Support development of short video interviews with various seed industry experts 
• Social Media Support  
  • Plan and develop content for ASTA’s social media channels 
  • Identify and engage with key online influencers 
• Writing Support 
  • Draft articles, blog posts and other online content for use across ASTA’s channels and newsletters 
• Student Engagement 
  • Assist in gathering new company and student spotlights for the student newsletter
  • Update university contact lists
• ASTA Conference Support 
  • Assist with pre-conference logistics and marketing efforts
  • Attend the conference and provide on-site support as assigned 
  • Participate in relevant student programming, including leadership development and advocacy sessions

Key desired skills include: 

• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Experience in social media planning and content development 
• Basic video editing skills
• Basic understanding of web content management 
• Interest in agriculture and science; completion of some scientific coursework preferred
• Organized, detail oriented and highly self-motivated
• Ability to work independently and multi-task in a fast-paced environment