Office of Outdoor Recreation R3 Intern

LOCATION OF POSITION

Tawes State Office Building, Anne Arundel County

Main Purpose Of Job

The main purpose of this position is to assist staff from the DNR's Recruit, Retain and Reactivate (R3) Team to recruit, retain, and reactivate anglers and boaters by helping plan, promote, and lead outreach events with staff from across the department including the Office of Outdoor Recreation (OOR), Chesapeake and Coastal Service (CCS), Fishing and Boating Services (FABS) and Maryland Parks Service (MPS).

 The internship runs twelve (12) weeks between June and August. The specific start/end dates, hours, and schedule will be determined in collaboration between the intern and their supervisor.

POSITION DUTIES

Intern Duties:

• Assist with implementing various events by units in R3 across the state that involve teaching fishing, kayaking, archery, and other outdoor recreation activities;
• Work with staff in the FABS to coordinate use of fishing trailers and track events;
• Coordinate requests for use of the R3 Team’s resources;
• Identify opportunities to combine use of department resources and staff;
• Coordinate communication/scheduling between units involved in fishing outreach (CES, FABS, Parks) to maximize staff and resource efficiency;
• Update the Angler R3 Implementation Plan with implemented activities and metrics and provide recommendations on updates to the plan;
• Promote R3 outreach events to new communities and potential customers;
• Help organize, sort and distribute fishing gear from CES to loaner sites;
• Assist OOR with planning the Outdoor Recreation Summit;
• Assist with upcoming angler workshops and adult mentorship events;
• Update and maintain the R3 shared calendar;
• Create a social media schedule to provide the Office of Communications with regular posts;
• Provide or assist with photography and video content at various events and locations around the state. Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Applicant must be a current college student at the undergraduate or graduate level. A GPA of 2.5 or above is required.

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Previous customer service experience. Experience fishing, kayaking and/or participating in other outdoor recreation activities. Experience and/or skills in communications, education, environmental studies, ecology, marketing, or similar. Comfortable recreating outdoors and spending time in nature.

Deadline to apply is 4/9/24 at 11:59:00 PM. Apply Today!

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