Marketing Internship at Downtown South Bend, Inc.

Description

Incorporated in January 2002, Downtown South Bend, Inc. (DTSB) is a not-for-profit 501C(6) organization dedicated to the continued growth and prosperity of Downtown South Bend in partnership with the City of South Bend. DTSB continually works to improve our community’s quality of life through creative marketing and promotion, coordinated public/private initiatives, effective economic development, business recruitment and street-level solutions.

DTSB seeks a marketing intern available to work 10-15 hours a week for spring, summer and fall semesters.  Interested applicants must be able to fulfill their hours Monday – Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. 

Responsibilities

The marketing intern will work closely with the Director of Marketing & Development.  Duties include:

• Assist in writing press releases
• Production of monthly e-newsletter/ paper newsletter
• Update website calendar of events
• Manage South Bend Events app to keep events up to date
• Assist in messaging strategy/updating social media
• Assist with event planning for monthly First Fridays events and other signature events
• Assist at events when able (evenings and weekends; weekday hours would be adjusted to account for these hours)
• Attend event planning, sponsorship and merchant meetings when available
• Other duties/projects as assigned

Qualifications

Intern must be a junior or senior at time of internship. Good communication skills along with the ability to think creatively.  Prior writing experience is a plus. Must have knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word and Excel). This is an unpaid internship.