ABOUT WRT Waiheke Resources Trust (WRT) is a well-established sustainability-focussed Charitable Trust which operates on the beautiful Te Motu Arai Roa | Waiheke Island in Tīkapa Moana | Hauraki Gulf.

We seek to create transformational change through community collaboration and development, working to celebrate and protect the resources of the island | motu. WRT celebrates and protects all the resources we have, and builds capacity and knowledge in the community toward the creation of a resource-full future for all.

WRT works to support thriving environments and communities by engaging, educating and supporting people in environmental restoration, food resilience and waste minimisation. We collaborate with volunteers, interns, local business, national and regional networks, iwi, government bodies, subject experts and Waiheke whānau to get the job done.

We believe that when environments are healthy and communities are connected, people and wildlife can flourish, and within that community a strong economy can exist.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Title: WRT Design and Communications Intern

Location: Waiheke Sustainability Centre, Waiheke Island or remotely

Role type: Voluntary, unpaid internship — full time or part-time offered. We recommend a duration of at least two months.

Start: mid-July or later in 2024

Responsible to: WRT Communications Manager, Project Leads and the Internships Manager

This internship is all about showcasing what WRT is about visually. Your work may vary from designing and creating copy for digital media campaigns or event collateral that aligns with our brand guidelines to updating report content and layout. WRT cares deeply about the environment and crafting our message to spark excitement about our programmes is inherently tied to design and this internship. Our interns make real contributions and add value to the team, shoulder responsibility, and are expected to bring new ideas to the table.

Please note - if you would like to solely focus on graphic design, or solely on copywriting and communications, please do still apply and simply note the specialisation as part of your application.

YOU WILL

• Be passionate about the environment
• Fit our culture of an open, flexible workspace, where good humour and mutual respect is key
• Adopt WRT’s cultural statement, code of conduct, and policies
• Use initiative and be able to work both independently and as part of a team (potentially from a remote setting)
• Have excellent communication and time management skills
• Have the ability to take feedback and rework designs in collaboration with others
• Produce compelling content and support the development of various marketing campaigns
• Be familiar with eDM marketing like Mailchimp or willing to learn
• Have a good eye for visual storytelling and be familiar with Canva or willing to learn
• And/or have working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, in particular InDesign and Illustrator

DUTIES

• Tell the story of WRT, our community and our projects by creating engaging content, including emails, social media posts, posters, infographics, videos, and more
• Collaborate with other WRT staff and interns to showcase projects and cultivate WRT’s online presence
• Take photographs and help produce reels if on site
• Work to a design brief and deliver high quality content on a deadline
• Create content and post/schedule it on WRT's Instagram, FB pages and other social media channels
• Assist in putting out the WRT monthly e-newsletter
• Keep WRT’s brand guidelines up-to-date and refine or develop branding in line with existing guidelines and iconography
• Create illustrations and assets that we can use for posters and other collateral
• Collaborate with other WRT staff and interns to showcase projects and maintain a regular online presence for WRT and its projects
• Ensure that collateral and content speaks to the WRT look and feel, and connects audiences not only to a project but also WRT as a whole where possible.

GENERAL ONSITE INTERN POSITION If you’re able to do your mahi at the Waiheke Sustainability Centre with us, you can also choose to get practical experience with a wide variety of WRT projects and events, as well as with running the Centre itself.