Crisis Ready Institute

Crisis Ready Institute is a public benefit corporation on a mission to create a crisis ready,  crisis-resilient world. We do this by providing communication consultants with support in: 

  • Strengthening their crisis communication expertise and credibility Growing and scale their business 
  • Expanding their global network of support 

About this Internship Opportunity 

This is an unpaid, 3-credit internship opportunity that offers first-hand experience in the  worlds of business strategy, strategic marketing, and crisis readiness.

The student(s) selected will work 1:1 with our founder and CEO, Melissa Agnes, and will gain  first-hand views of what is involved with running a dynamic business. The student(s) will  also have the opportunity to get creative and explore new ideas for helping CRI achieve  some key business objectives. 

This internship position involves:  

  • Conducting various types of research, including but not limited to market research and podcast research. 
  • Strategizing partnership opportunities and developing partnership pitches. Communication outreach and follow-through. 
  • Being present in certain meetings (virtually and as schedules permit) to learn and to  collect takeaways and action items. 
  • Documenting all processes undertaken throughout the internship to help in  scalability efforts. 
  • Performing other tasks as necessary. 

Internship time commitment: approximately 10 hours per week. 

Further Information 

Applicants are expected to visit CrisisReadyInstitute.com for further information before  applying. Additionally, please feel free to email the Crisis Ready Team with any questions.  Emails can be sent to team@crisisreadyinstitute.com

How To Apply 

For full consideration, please send your resume and the responses to the application  questions listed below to team@crisisreadyinstitute.com, no later than Wednesday, March  23rd, 2022. Finalists will be contacted no later than Monday, March 28th, 2022, to discuss  next steps. Make sure you are available to discuss next steps the week of March 28th

Included within your application, please provide answers to the following five questions.  Your answers may be as long or as short as you’d like: 

  • What interests you about this internship?

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  • Have you read Crisis Ready: Building an Invincible Brand in an Uncertain World, by  Melissa Agnes? 
  • What is your favorite thing about life? 
  • What makes you a perfect fit for this internship opportunity? 
  • What are your biggest weaknesses and how are you working to overcome them? We look forward to receiving your application!