Spring Marketing and Event Coordination Intern - KCCAP@CU

Job Description:

This internship is offered through the Kenneth Cole Community Action Program @ Columbia University. This is a CCE Sponsored Internship Program in which interns participate in professional development programming alongside their internship. This includes attending a Pre-program training, Mid-semester dinner, and end-of-program Reflection session as well as completion of a reflection project. These elements will support success in the internship experience itself, help students learn more about the related industry or type of work, as well as help students prepare for and plan next steps after the experience. Positions in this program offer a $1,000 stipend for the spring semester internship. To learn more about the Kenneth Cole Community Action Program @ Columbia University, go to https://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/programs/kenneth-cole-community-action-program-columbia-university

Start Small Think Big (Start Small) is a not-for-profit organization located in Harlem. Our mission is to help low- to moderate-income individuals build and sustain thriving businesses in order to increase their personal financial security and stimulate economic activity in underserved communities in New York City and the Bay Area. We believe that entrepreneurship results in increased innovation and sustained economic growth for everyone, in particular, those most traditionally marginalized.

The Market Access Sales Internship will work with the Market Access Program Director in assisting small business entrepreneurs in identifying and exploring new and varied sales opportunities for their business. The position will play a key role in helping Start Small Think Big develop community partnerships and formalizing a marketing strategy for sales opportunities, this includes but is not limited to, learning more about the various local sales opportunities available in NYC and the Bay Area and managing the communication and marketing of these opportunities to our community of entrepreneurs.

Job Responsibilities shall include, but are not limited to:

·     Manage weekly “Tasting Thursdays” at our office, which includes identifying new participants for sales opportunity, coordinating logistics with entrepreneurs prior to and during their scheduled tasting, and recording sales data after each opportunity.

·     Write, produce, and help manage content to feature on SSTB Sales Alert emails, which feature key free, discounted, and paid opportunities available in their communities.

·     Research and develop a database of all seasonal and year-round opportunities available in NYC and Bay Area.

·     Develop resource guide on topics of interest for our entrepreneurs, as it relates to their marketing challenges, including but not limited to, web design resources, how to optimize sales, and strategies for successful social media use.

·     Collaborate with Program Director to contact each retail opportunity to see whether a partnership is possible and if our entrepreneurs could tap into free and discounted vendor space.

·     Coordinate all logistics related to featuring Start Small Businesses in retail opportunities with local street markets, fairs, and stores.

Preferred Skills/Qualifications:

·     Current undergraduate student with strong interest in writing, social media, and communications, nonprofit program management, or other related disciplines.

High level of computer proficiency including familiarity with Google Applications, social media (Facebook and Instagram) and MS Office.

·     Demonstrated commitment to inclusive community/economic development, social and economic justice work, and/or anti-poverty work;

·     Excellent verbal and written communication skills, time management, and interpersonal skills;

·     Highly organized, detail-oriented, creative and self-motivated; a strong problem-solver and critical thinker; and

·     Experience working in low-income and/or immigrant communities.

Start Small Think Big is an equal opportunity employer with a standing policy of nondiscrimination. This means that all qualified persons are accorded an equal opportunity for employment or promotion without regard to actual or perceived race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibility, personal appearance, genetic information, matriculation, or political affiliation.

Application Instructions:

This position is part of the Kenneth Cole Community Action Program @ Columbia University. All 2018 spring internships will be posted on LionSHARE during the Fall 2017 semester on a rolling basis beginning in late September. (Search for the label "KCCAP@CU" under the “Labels” field in LionShare to view all program positions.) You may apply to up to three (3) positions of interest in the Kenneth Cole Community Action Program @ Columbia University. You must be in good academic and judicial standing with Columbia University to be eligible to participate in the program.

There are at least two required components to all Kenneth Cole Community Action Program @ Columbia University position applications and potentially more as requested by each employer. The following documents must be submitted through LionSHARE for each position of interest:

1. Resume
2. Transcript (This is your Fall 2017 course schedule which you should access by logging onto Student Services Online, clicking on “My Schedule” and copying and pasting your Fall 2017 course schedule into a Microsoft Word Document. The schedule should show your full name, your school, your Fall 2017 Courses, and your enrollment status.)
3. Cover Letter (if required - click Apply Now and check for required documents)
4. Other materials (ex: Writing Sample, etc. if required - click Apply Now and check for required documents)

Kenneth Cole Community Action Program @ Columbia University Internships run from January 22^nd – April 13^th. Submit your completed applications via LionSHARE by Sunday, October 29, 2017.