U.S. Based Internships
All U.S. based positions will require 20 hours a week. If you are selected for a position and still in school, we will work with your academic schedule. This is an unpaid internship and college credit is offered. All positions will be based in Asheville, NC. If you relocate to Asheville for the position, we will work with you to find affordable and conveniently located housing. We are looking for interns who are interested to committing to Sole Hope long term and will eventually be paid.
Sole Hope has openings in the following areas:
If you are interested in applying, or have any questions regarding the program or positions, please send an email to info@solehope.com
Next Application deadline: June 15th 2012
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Public Relations/Marketing Internship
We have a story that people love to hear and love to tell others about. What we’d love is someone to join our team to help reach various audiences around the world. You’ll get hands-on experience in connecting with local and national media, planning events, crafting pitches and press releases and designing and implementing marketing campaigns. Must be an excellent and compelling communicator and a social media maverick.
Primary responsibilities will entail:
- Finding and targeting influential communicators across industries and interests to help tell our story
- Continued development on overall marketing and branding strategy
- Pitching bloggers, reporters, writers and non-traditional media outlets
- Identifying and forging synergistic relationships with other companies, organizations, and non-profits
- Content creation and copywriting for our website, communication pieces, and social media profiles
- Media monitoring and organizing media coverage
- Assisting in the development and execution of our strategic messaging
- Assisting in brand development and awareness
- Planning and executing media and promotional events
When applying for this internship position, please include a link to your personal blog and/or online portfolio if applicable. PR/Communications majors or those with PR experience are preferred, but not required.
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Social Enterprise Development Internship
Want to get a sneak peek into social entrepreneurship? This position will give you a hands-on, up close and personal look on the day-to-day life of an international, non-profit business. This position will assist the leadership team in a variety of creative and administrative duties. We are looking for a big-dreaming, business savvy, detail-oriented office maverick to help us run smoothly.
This includes everything from communicating with customers and advocates, scheduling Sole Hope events and speaking engagements, maintaining relationships with retailers, inside and outside sales, doing research on product development and market trends and the list goes on. If there is something you are particularly good at and passionate about, we will do our best to incorporate that into your responsibilities. If you love an unchanging, predictable routine, this is NOT the job for you.
Absolute Musts:
- Must be committed to and excited about children, social justice and using social entrepreneurship as means to economic, educational and social improvements.
- Organized and detailed oriented
- Great communication skills
- Ability to work independently
- Must be flexible and creative
- Fun. We will be spending a lot of time with you. So this is very important.
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Social Media/Web Intern
Sole Hope is seeking an internet-savvy, html-loving, social media/computer guru to join our team. As a web intern you will participate in and create a variety of online and web-based marketing projects.
The main responsibilities of our Web Development intern will be to creatively maximize our Web presence through:
• This WebStar intern will be up for the challenge of improving our site’s ranking with search engine and page optimization, copywriting, and link building
• Social Media Presence: Increasing and maintaining our presence in the social networking sector.
• Researching and identifying new and effective social media sites and techniques
• Creating reports of website traffic and campaign progress
• Help maintain and improve the Sole Hope website and E-commerce experience
• Assist in creating content for our website and blog
• Assisting with the creation and implementation of email campaigns
• Other things we haven’t even thought of because we are waiting for you and your brilliant ideas
Absolute Musts:
- Excellent communications skills (verbal and written)
- Strong editing skills and attention to detail
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Knowledge of, and access to, video editing software
- Ability to work independently and possess strong time management skills
- Experience with social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
- Experience with blogging or website content management
