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| Company Name: | 1517 MEDIA |
| Description: | Sparkhouse is the ecumenical division of Augsburg Fortress Publishers. Our mission: to spark new life in Christian communities. We develop innovative faith formation resources for kids, youth, and adults through design thinking, innovation, collaboration, and creativity. Our team is small, nimble, and tuned into the changes and opportunities in the 21st Century religious landscape. We are passionate about creating faith formation resources that make a difference. (Sometimes that means making cartoons. Really great cartoons.)
The sparkhouse team at Augsburg Fortress is seeking a Marketing Intern who is interested in acquiring valuable skills in marketing, product development, and project management. The Marketing Intern will split time between the Sparkhouse Family and Sparkhouse Congregational teams for 12 action-packed weeks of promoting stellar print and online resources. Sparkhouse Congregational and Sparkhouse Family are two teams specializing in different areas of children and youth resources. Sparkhouse Congregational creates children’s Sunday school and youth curriculum for use in churches, while Sparkhouse Family specializes in books, Bibles, and videos used by families in the home. This paid position will offer unique exposure not only to these two different areas within sparkhouse, but also hands-on learning opportunities in many different areas of the marketing field, including assisting with market expansion, daily marketing and daily marketing activities. As the sparkhouse marketing intern, you will be responsible for assisting with writing copy for emails, web pages, print brochures, and other marketing tactics. You will be a key contributor to the development of content for social media, including product features, contests, aspirational quotes, and promotional sales, and will inform this corporate social strategy by conducting research on industry social media practices. This individual is also expected to research topics for blog posts and report on topic trends, investigate advertising opportunities, and advise the marketing team based on advertising price and past results. This may also involve performing competitor analysis, and informing the marketing team of competitor’s products and marketing and advertisement strategies. The Marketing intern will work closely with all members of the marketing teams on operational projects as needed, and can expect to gain experience in proofreading print and digital marketing materials, and drafting marketing information forms for new products. Other Areas of Focus: • Perform competitor analysis, informing the marketing team of competitor’s products and marketing strategy • Curate content from products to use for content marketing for the purpose of growing our contact list • Assist Community Development Manager with customer-engagement marketing strategies |
| Length of Internship: | 12 Weeks - Summer, 2016 |
| Requirements: | • College experience, pursuing a degree in Marketing, Communication, Advertising, Religious Studies, Public Relations, English, or a related field
• Proven excellence in writing and oral communication • Strong attention to detail • Demonstrable proofreading skills for content and grammar • The ability to take direction and work independently • Basic knowledge of Excel (helpful) • A commitment to Augsburg Fortress Publishers Mission, Vision, and Values |
| Location: | The Augsburg Fortress paid internship program is robust, and includes flexible scheduling, time off, and no-cost gym access in the 510 Marquette fitness center! The beautiful, corporate, newly re-designed headquarters hosts 120 employees and is located in downtown Minneapolis with adjacent access to light Rail and MetroTransit bus lines, as well as skyway access to restaurants, banks, and shopping centers. |
| Application Due Date: | February 29, 2016 |
| Payment: | Paid - Salaried on a Weekly Basis |
| How To Apply For This Internship: | Please Include A Cover Letter and List of References with Your Resume and Application. Apply at: http://bit.ly/1m7xZWH |
