Inclusive Communications and Design Intern

Department Summary:

The Office of Inclusion and Belonging (OIB) leads the American Chemical Society's efforts to foster a culture where all members, volunteers, and staff feel valued, respected, and able to contribute their unique perspectives. OIB advances inclusion and belonging through strategic initiatives, resources, and partnerships that strengthen trust, collaboration, and connection within the global chemistry community.

Position Summary:

The Inclusive Communications and Design intern will support the American Chemical Society's (ACS) Office of Inclusion and Belonging (OIB) in advancing inclusion goals through creative communications, data projects, and event coordination. This role will play a key part in helping OIB implement ACS's new brand identity and strengthen the visibility of inclusion and belonging efforts across the organization.

Job Description:

The Inclusive Communications and Design intern will join a team of creative, mission-driven professionals working to make ACS a more inclusive and connected community. This internship will offer an opportunity to shape how inclusion and belonging come to life through design, storytelling, and data. The intern will help transform our guides, presentations, and communication materials into the new ACS brand. The intern will also contribute to projects that will strengthen the ACS culture of belonging, help produce and promote internal learning sessions, and support our data initiatives.

The ideal candidate is curious, detail-oriented, and energized by the idea of combining creativity, organization, and purpose to make a visible impact across a global scientific community.

Key Responsibilities:

• Reformat and update materials to align with the new ACS brand design standards and accessibility guidelines
• Assist with gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data to determine trends and patterns associated with inclusion metrics for use in data visualization and reporting
• Co-produce and promote internal "Let's Learn" webinars on inclusion-related topics, from concept to logistics and communications
• Draft and edit internal communications such as ACS Weekly Digest content, slide decks, and event announcements
• Provide general administrative and creative support to the OIB team as needed
• Attend team meetings and cross-office collaborations to learn about organizational processes and contribute ideas to advance inclusion and belonging at ACS

Required Skills:

Graphic design experience; Written and verbal communication; Research and analytical skills; Attention to detail; Ability to interact with individuals at various levels of the organization; Understands and values inclusion and belonging as an organizational operating principle and commits to continued learning on issues; Some familiarity with making documents such as Word, PowerPoint or Adobe PDF documents accessible to people with disabilities.

Nice to have Skills:

Familiarity with Asana or a similar task management tool is a plus but not required.

Requested:

Please provide an original graphic design sample in PDF format. This can be a previous poster, flyer, presentation, infographic and/or social media post. No need to create something new.

Education Requirements:
The Ideal candidate will be rising junior, senior or recent graduate majoring in Communications, Graphic Design, or related fields.

Required Qualifications:
* Currently pursuing a major in Communications, Graphic Design, or related fields.

Pay Transparency: This role is based in our Washington, D.C. office. The following are the intended hourly rates for this part time/nonexempt role: Rising Junior-$24.00; Rising Senior-$25.00; Current Grad/PhD Student- $29.00.

Any actual offer of employment, reflecting the total compensation package and benefits, will be made in the sole discretion of ACS. ACS reserves the right to amend or modify its employment benefits and compensation structure at any time.

*This position will be primarily based in the Washington D.C. (or applicable) office. ACS employees work a hybrid work schedule, consisting of working onsite, two days per week. Schedule flexibility may be required for this role to support in-office activities. While always welcome to work in the office, employees may work the other three days of the week from a location of their choice.

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