Description:

Were a one-year-old Houston based, health consulting company about to launch an awesome new online caregiving platform Were offering a fall-semester internship opportunity for PR, marketing, journalism/English major students. Check out our Facebook page for more info. CareNovate.com is looking for energetic, friendly, communicative, and highly motivated virtual interns for Fall 2012 and beyond.

Prefer someone local to Houston, TX , though telecommuting is acceptable for promising applicants. This internship is unpaid. However, you may use this work in your portfolio, and will receive glowing letters of recommendation. The internship CAN BE completely virtual FOR serious candidates only, You must be able to meet weekly deadlines and stay in communication with the Cofounders and Managers of the Company via emails, Skype, conference calls. Intern will assist the company in projects related to health, marketing, social media, communications, writing, researching health trends, and client management. The great thing about this internship is that you will be doing real work. You will be interacting directly with everyone from the founders.

Specific job tasks might include:

•Researching/pitching potential clients or partners
•Researching potential marketing channels
•Helping manage our social network pages
•Helping our clients use the platform more effectively
•Communicating with clients via phone/email/twitter/etc
•Evaluating new websites/technologies
•Writing content, drafts for review
•Drafting, researching, reading articles for placement in the editorial calendar

Qualifications:

Skills Required:

•MUST be a self-starter who combines a high level of creativity/initiative with strong organizational skills
•Attention to detail
•Internet and social media savvy
•Willingness to learn & must own a lap top
•Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Prezi and advanced internet skills
•Should have interest or experience in online marketing, research,
•Effective problem solver who can work with minimal supervision
•Strong written and oral communication skills
•Ability to work in a team environment, independently, handle multiple tasks, and complete tasks quickly and effectively
•Experience with HTML is a plus

Hours:

10-16 per week

Length/Availability:

6 weeks -3 months

Start Date:

9/21/12

End Date:

, , 12/31/15,

Deadline:

ASAP, All year round learning opportunity

Tags:

Editorial    content    writing    journalism     

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