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Call for Applications: Humanities EXCEL Fellowship with Democratic Women’s Club of Santa Cruz County (DWC)–Digital Marketing and Operations Intern 2025-2026

We encourage work-study and non-work-study students to apply. This internship is only open to undergraduate students with a declared or proposed Humanities major or minor and requires work authorization.

Application Deadline: May 18, 2025

The Humanities Experiential Career Exploration and Learning (EXCEL) Program connects undergraduate Humanities majors and minors with community partners for paid internships. Fellows gain valuable professional experience while exploring potential career paths.

Internship Details

Partner Organization: Democratic Women’s Club of Santa Cruz County (DWC)

Location: This is a hybrid role. A majority of the work will be virtual via Zoom and email. 1-2 hours/month will be in person in downtown Santa Cruz at 740 Front St #165, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Duration: Academic Year 2025–26 (September-June)

Hours: 10 hours/week

Pay: $20/hour

Mentorship: Peggy Flynn – DWC Co-President. Peggy has over 30 years’ professional management experience, from Fortune 500 corporations to tech start-ups to community organizations. She has supervised professional teams and interns in a variety of settings, and is prepared to make the time needed to supervise, guide, and mentor the DWC intern.

What You’ll Do – Digital Marketing and Operations Intern

This internship involves documenting and formalizing existing procedures within the organization, which often rely on the institutional knowledge of its members. Responsibilities include collaboratively developing templates, drafting, and finalizing procedures while conducting interviews with knowledgeable board members to capture critical insights. Additionally, the role entails contributing to the development and enhancement of database systems to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness.

  • Communications (50%): Update the Squarespace website. Help with posting on social media channels by designing graphics, writing captions, and monitoring comments when needed. Share ideas and help create strategies to grow our social media presence.
  • Operations (45%): Create a process to document procedures for both hybrid and in-person settings. Set up ongoing monitoring of social media and regular posting (stories, posts, polls, etc.). Assist in developing a digital template for documenting procedures and help interview people familiar with these procedures to gather information. This information will come from rough drafts submitted by Board members and sometimes via Zoom. Suggest improvements for our existing database systems and help develop new ones.
  • Humanities EXCEL Programming (5%): Attend two cohort meetings each quarter when possible and participate in asynchronous Canvas experiential learning reflection.

Eligibility & Qualifications

  • You must be a declared or proposed major or minor in a Humanities Division department and have good academic standing. If proposed, declare by June.
    • Eligible majors: Applied Linguistics and Multilingualism, Classical Studies, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Feminist Studies, History, Jewish Studies, Language Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Philosophy, Spanish Studies
    • Eligible minors: Black Studies, Classical Studies, East Asian Studies, History of Consciousness, History, Italian Studies, Jewish Studies, Language Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Middle Eastern and North African Studies, Philosophy, Spanish Studies
  • You have work authorization (required)
  • You can work independently and collaboratively (required)
  • You are knowledgeable about social media, including strategies to grow an audience on Facebook and Instagram. You have experience with creating, developing, and monitoring social media on diverse platforms. Bonus points if you have experience running social media for a club, organization, or business.
  • You are very comfortable with word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet programs (Microsoft Word/PowerPoint/Excel or Google Docs/Slides/Sheets, etc)
  • You are able to meet deadlines that are co-created with the DWC president.
  • You communicate proactively. You know how to ask supervisors for clarification or help.
  • You have experience with and/or time-management discipline to handle a remote role with flexible hours.
  • You have some experience with graphic design.
  • You have some experience with web pages and content development
  • You are organized, and you can maintain a clear log of your hours worked along with activities/tasks completed, for payment purposes.

How To Apply

  • Updated resume
  • 1-page cover letter addressing:
    • Why you’re interested in this role and Democratic Women’s Club of Santa Cruz County (DWC) (explore their website!)
    • How your background and skills apply
    • What you hope to gain from the experience
  • Address your letter to Peggy Flynn

Review these resume and cover letter resources to ensure you are a strong candidate! For application help, see Humanities Career Engagement.

APPLY NOW


Questions? Email Kylie Rachwalski at hum-experiential-learning@ucsc.edu

The Mellon Foundation, The Helen and Will Webster Foundation, The Humanities Institute, the UCSC Humanities Division, and private donors generously support the Humanities EXCEL Program.

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Misconduct Disclosure Requirement:

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

  1. “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC’s policies addressing some forms of misconduct: