ABOUT LAS AMERICAS IMMIGRANT ADVOCACY CENTER
Las Americas is a nationally recognized organization dedicated to serving immigrants and asylum seekers with high quality legal services, advocacy and support. Las Americas is binational with a geographic footprint of El Paso, TX, southern New Mexico, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
Founded in 1987 by the visionary co-founders of Annunciation House, Las Americas was designed to address the unmet legal needs of Central Americans fleeing civil war and political unrest in the 1980’s. Since its founding, Las Americas has served nearly 50,000 persons, while advocating for a robust asylum system, working to reunify separated families, and advocating for systemic change to US immigration policy and practices.
Today, Las Americas is a leading edge organization rooted in social justice and human rights through radical accompaniment. We are legal service providers, social workers, communicators, and policy wonks focused on centering the needs of marginalized communities at the intersection of poverty and immigration.
POSITION OVERVIEW: The public relations intern is a critical component in our response to anti-immigrant laws in Texas. You will gain hands-on experience at a critical moment for our state. You will be responsible for supporting the strategic communications team in executing various strategies to build and maintain key performance metrics. This position reports directly to the director of strategic communications and works closely with the executive director.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
We are seeking an energetic public relations intern to specifically support strategic communications regarding SB 4. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational skills, deep cultural competency, fluency in English and Spanish, plus an understanding of immigration policy and state law.
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COMPENSATION
Hourly pay of $15 - $20 an hour, commensurate with experience.
TO APPLY
Send resume, cover letter, and (3) references via Bamboo at las-americas.org/joinourteam.
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center is an equal opportunity employer and offers equal employment opportunities in recruitment, selection, and advancement with no regard to race, cultural heritage, nationality, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, or any other status protected under the law.
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