Marketing & Events Intern

The marketing intern will implement YRichmond’s social media strategy, developing program awareness, generating inbound traffic and encouraging user engagement. This role coordinates with the Leadership & Engagement Manager to support YRichmond’s mission and goals, ensuring that the millennial workforce is experiencing the #RVA lifestyle.   The intern will be a market builder and a brand ambassador for the YRichmond program by fostering peer-to-peer networking interactions.  This is a paid internship.

INTERNSHIP DUTIES to include, but are not limited to:

Market & Event Builder

• • Actively engage with YRichmond participants at events to foster relationships and encourage networking among the group 
• • Attend and assist Leadership & Engagement Manager with events in all aspects of execution including venue confirmation, RSVPs, volunteer staffing, catering, entertainment, payment, etc.

Brand Ambassador

• • Implement the marketing strategy, and ensure its effectiveness in all YRichmond’s services by developing and researching ways to improve engagement and site traffic

• • Marketing duties to include:  
• o Monitor social networking sites including Facebook, Twitter
• o Routinely update YRichmond’s Tumblr blog 
• o Monitor trending hash tags related to intern and community interests  
• o Photograph events and attendees for use on social media sites

• • Work in tandem with marketing team to create event descriptions, website updates, email invites, and make sure all social media tools(for ex. FB connect, Sharing buttons)are kept up to date 
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