Communications & Special Events

Internship

Description:

Communications & Special Events

(2026: Spring – Summer – Winter)

Cedar Run is a non‑profit dedicated to the preservation of New Jersey’s wildlife and habitats through education, conservation and rehabilitation. Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge sits on 171 wooded acres on the edge of the New Jersey Pinelands. Cedar Run includes the Woodford Nature Center, an outdoor Wildlife Housing Area with nearly 50 native residents, and a Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital. The overall mission of Cedar Run is to serve as a community resource on the importance of protecting and enhancing healthy ecosystems for all.

To that end, Cedar Run engages in: ecologically based land management; the operation of a Federally and NJ State licensed hospital facility that cares for more than 7,500 injured, orphaned and sick native wildlife each year; the education of over 20,000 students annually through our various on‑site and outreach programs; and serves as an active resource to the greater New Jersey community on all wildlife and habitat related questions and issues.

Non‑Profit Marketing and Development Intern

Development

Development Coordinator

20‑35 hours a week for an 8‑ to 12‑week commitment.

Unpaid. College credits are available.

• Spring Internship (8 weeks): 1/5/2026 (Internships typically run from mid‑February – May)
• Summer Internship (12 weeks): 4/13/2026 (Internships typically run from mid‑May – August)
• Winter Internship (8 weeks): 7/20/2026 (Internships typically run from mid‑September – November)

The Communications & Special Events Intern will support the Communications & Events teams in planning and promoting key fundraising and community events, including assisting with event logistics, marketing outreach, content creation, and donor engagement. This role will help enhance visibility, strengthen community relationships, and ensure memorable event experiences. Responsibilities also include drafting e‑newsletters, creating social media content, creating promotional content for pop‑up and special events, and assisting in the organization of events.

The position will provide administrative and clerical support to others in the Development Department and Nature Center, as well as community outreach support through posting event flyers and tabling as needed. The position will be accepted on a rolling basis.

• Assist with all stages of marketing campaigns for events and fundraising efforts, including researching local contacts and consumer trends to identify marketing needs, outreach to appropriate influencers and brands, and more.
• Research marketing efforts in the local advertising space.
• Design materials such as marketing collateral, banners, emails, logos, signage, infographics, branded items, and more.
• Create video, graphics, and copy for Cedar Run’s Instagram, Facebook, Linked In, and Tik Tok to ensure a consistent and brand‑centered social media strategy.
• Assist in curating a connected but appropriate social media strategy for each platform to improve reach and showcase the Cedar Run brand across all platforms.
• Collaborate with the communications team.
• Prepare various options for material redesigns.
• Support design projects from initial concept to final production.
• Maintain brand standards of the organization to ensure final graphics and layouts are visually appealing, on‑brand, and meet deadlines.
• Research and evaluate exemplary marketing and digital content.
• Help distribute marketing materials.
• Assist with event planning and implementation.
• Perform various office‑related tasks as necessary.
• Act in a manner to positively represent Cedar Run.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Learn how a nonprofit communications and development team raises awareness and funding. Assist with fundraising efforts through special events and different ways to give, giving a direct opportunity to elevate these efforts with new ideas and assist in executing them.
• Create a campaign to raise funding from concept to completion, either a digital campaign through emails/social…