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Iowa International Center Work

During my spring 2022 semester at Iowa State, I worked virtually with Iowa International Center as a marketing and communications intern. Iowa International Center is a nonprofit organization located in Des Moines that centers its work around a mission to enrich lives and create pathways to prosperity for immigrants and refugees who make Iowa their home. The organization works to fulfill this mission by providing programs and services that build international understanding and bridge the gap between Iowans and the world. As Iowa International Center’s marketing and communications intern, I helped spread their mission through engaging owned content across several media channels and a wide variety of projects. Scroll to see some of my best work!

Social Media

At Iowa International Center, my biggest responsibility was managing its three main social media platforms: Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Every day, I created original graphics using Canva and wrote captions that aligned with the nonprofit's mission and values. Post topics ranged from webinar promotion and organization updates to community highlights and cultural celebrations. Browse some of my most recent Instagram posts below and visit Iowa International Center's social media pages to see more!

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Print Media

As Iowa International Center's sole marketing and communications intern, I had the pleasure of independently designing Iowa International Center’s 2021 impact report and flyers for two of its new, upcoming events: Travel Belfast 2022 and Spice Fest. Travel Belfast 2022, also known as Global Citizens Travel Seminar to Belfast, is Iowa International Center’s planned summer trip to Belfast, Ireland for the Harkin International Disability Employment Summit. My flyer was the first marketing piece created for the event. Spice Fest is newly developed event made to increase donor engagement, celebrate international flavors and educate Iowans on the cultural backgrounds of the world’s hottest peppers. This project was by far one of my favorites. I had so much fun researching hot peppers and writing copy for fun facts about them. View my designs below!

Articles

While helping with Iowa International Center's monthly e-newsletter, I had the opportunity to write a few articles. These included an intern alumni update article to advertise the organization’s summer internship program, a community spotlight about a woman business owner in honor of Women’s History Month and a Passport to Prosperity 20th anniversary article highlighting the accomplishments of past honorees to promote the opening of 2022 award nominations (learn about Passport to Prosperity here). Click the links below or scroll to read them.

Life After IIC – Catch Up With Our Intern Alumni

Breaking Expectations One Bean At A Time

Celebrating 20 Years of Outstanding Honorees (Read below)