Event Management and Digital Marketing Virtual Internship
Company Background
This purpose driven company creates, manages and hosts community events that make a difference, both online, and in person. Events include bespoke conferences, festivals and workshops for purpose driven organisations, designed to facilitate rich communication and dialogue within a safe environment.
They also work with entrepreneurs and investors, hosting pitch days, partnering with one of the UK’s leading community enterprise charities tackling social inequality.
Internship Sectors
Opportunity
We are looking for a self-sufficient and motivated individual who is passionate about the environment and social causes. This is a great role for an organised and creative individual who can help with marketing and social media tasks and to help organise and support our online events series.
Manager short description
You will be interning with the Managing Director of the company, who has had a rich career, as an entrepreneur, fundraiser and community builder. Her purpose driven career started in the third sector in 2003, after a career with a large global advertising and marketing firm. Since turning her focus from the corporate world to the world of not-for-profit, she has accomplished many different roles within the third sector, from fundraising, event management, volunteer management, communication strategy and front-line delivery.
The company was set up in 2015 and hosts events within existing communities, to enable dialogue and create a call to action on issues around human rights and inclusivity and diversity. The manager is also a trained Therapeutic Wellbeing Practitioner, offering creative and relational approaches to working within the community. She has a core belief that through positive relationships and community engagement, change can be made and real solutions found to complex issues.
TASKS
Tasks include assisting with:
Planning Events
This will involve supporting the Director with the events series and setting up Eventbrite pages, promoting on social media channels and liaising with speakers. You are also invited to provide creative insights into new subjects or causes that could be covered with our events, so an interest in current affairs would be useful.
Social Media
Training will be provided in using Buffer to schedule social media posts. There will be an opportunity to create content and posts for our main social media channels: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Newsletter
Training and experience of using Mailchimp email marketing software will be provided, including assisting with sending out monthly email newsletters and reviewing reports.
Marketing Strategy
For interns interested in developing marketing strategies there is an opportunity to carry out competitor research, provide recommendations and present these to the Managing Director.
Website
There will be opportunities to assist with maintaining and updating the current website with new content and putting all events online. There will be training to use Squarespace.
Exact tasks will be tailored to the intern’s abilities and interests. The learning outcomes for the intern will be closely monitored. After initial training and on the platforms used, the manager will monitor performance each week and give additional support where required to boost confidence and knowledge in whatever areas are needed.
Skills required
Start date
ASAP
Duration
Preferably 3 months
Hours
Up to 20 hours per week
Communication
Bi-weekly meetings on Zoom, supported by email and WhatsApp communication
Opportunities to activate English skills
Skills and experience developed
Soft skills including:
Provided on successful completion of internship
INTERESTED? APPLY NOW
Company Background
This purpose driven company creates, manages and hosts community events that make a difference, both online, and in person. Events include bespoke conferences, festivals and workshops for purpose driven organisations, designed to facilitate rich communication and dialogue within a safe environment.
They also work with entrepreneurs and investors, hosting pitch days, partnering with one of the UK’s leading community enterprise charities tackling social inequality.
Internship Sectors
- Event Production and Management
- Third sector / purpose driven business
- Social Media
- Website management
- Newsletter writing
- Video creation
Opportunity
We are looking for a self-sufficient and motivated individual who is passionate about the environment and social causes. This is a great role for an organised and creative individual who can help with marketing and social media tasks and to help organise and support our online events series.
Manager short description
You will be interning with the Managing Director of the company, who has had a rich career, as an entrepreneur, fundraiser and community builder. Her purpose driven career started in the third sector in 2003, after a career with a large global advertising and marketing firm. Since turning her focus from the corporate world to the world of not-for-profit, she has accomplished many different roles within the third sector, from fundraising, event management, volunteer management, communication strategy and front-line delivery.
The company was set up in 2015 and hosts events within existing communities, to enable dialogue and create a call to action on issues around human rights and inclusivity and diversity. The manager is also a trained Therapeutic Wellbeing Practitioner, offering creative and relational approaches to working within the community. She has a core belief that through positive relationships and community engagement, change can be made and real solutions found to complex issues.
TASKS
Tasks include assisting with:
Planning Events
This will involve supporting the Director with the events series and setting up Eventbrite pages, promoting on social media channels and liaising with speakers. You are also invited to provide creative insights into new subjects or causes that could be covered with our events, so an interest in current affairs would be useful.
Social Media
Training will be provided in using Buffer to schedule social media posts. There will be an opportunity to create content and posts for our main social media channels: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Newsletter
Training and experience of using Mailchimp email marketing software will be provided, including assisting with sending out monthly email newsletters and reviewing reports.
Marketing Strategy
For interns interested in developing marketing strategies there is an opportunity to carry out competitor research, provide recommendations and present these to the Managing Director.
Website
There will be opportunities to assist with maintaining and updating the current website with new content and putting all events online. There will be training to use Squarespace.
Exact tasks will be tailored to the intern’s abilities and interests. The learning outcomes for the intern will be closely monitored. After initial training and on the platforms used, the manager will monitor performance each week and give additional support where required to boost confidence and knowledge in whatever areas are needed.
Skills required
- Competent IT skills
- Good English Skills (High B2 +)
- Be confident in writing
- Have knowledge of and use of LinkedIn and social media
- Have an interest and passion for marketing and digital media
- Interest in event management
- Interest in social and environmental causes
- A willingness to try new Smart Phone apps for project management
- Interest in current affairs
Start date
ASAP
Duration
Preferably 3 months
Hours
Up to 20 hours per week
Communication
Bi-weekly meetings on Zoom, supported by email and WhatsApp communication
Opportunities to activate English skills
- Writing in English for the newsletter
- Writing emails and social media content
- Spoken communication during weekly catch up meetings
- Comprehension skills through online research and reading
- Liaising with speakers and clients if necessary
Skills and experience developed
- Squarespace
- Buffer
- Social media for business: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
- Mailchimp
- Eventbrite
- Canva
- Websites for sourcing photos and imagery
- Video editing - potentially
- Slack, Trello, Google Drive, Dropbox
Soft skills including:
- Time management
- Writing for the web
- Writing business emails
Provided on successful completion of internship
- Reference letter on Company Headed paper
- LinkedIn Recommendation
- Certificate (Professionals Global)
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