Social Media Marketing, Business Dev/Analytics, Graphic/Web Design Internships at a new Tech Startup
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Company: KrowdByz
Address: 250 Pearl Street
Location: Baltimore, MD
Application Deadline: Available Year-round
Position: Part-time, Unpaid
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Description
KrowdByz is a web technology company working to revolutionize the future of online business interactions, and creating virtual tools for the internet based freelancer community. Our customers are small businesses, internet professionals, and independent freelancers who work in the online services marketplace - one of the fastest growing industries worldwide. Our current product is a new kind of profile building engine for freelancers that do “micro-jobs” (think Fiverr and TaskRabbit), and need a different type of “web resume” to record their job history. For more information see our company page on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/KrowdByz We are a young fast growing company, with Tech and Business departments and associated personnel spread across several cities and 3 continents. There is no central office - and the bulk of our creative process happens in virtual collaborative environments. There will be no copies or coffee making - but we will be interested in your creative input, your resourcefulness, and you will get to take part in the hectic and decentralized company culture of a tech startup. This is a virtual internship that can be done from anywhere in the US (we also have a program for international interns). This is not an internship for people who aren’t independently motivated or are looking for a traditional office workplace. (No cubicles and water coolers here.) This program requires participants to be serious about taking initiative, staying in contact, being willing to learn from and take critical feedback from their teammates, as well as be able to work with multiple partners (in locations around the world) within a virtual office space.Responsibilities
Applicants must have: - A resume detailing previous applicable experience. - Have a working knowledge of Google docs, Skype, G-chat, and standard social networking platforms. - Your hours will be flexible, but we expect a 10-15 hours a week time commitment, (with breaks for finals, etc.) for one to remain a participant in the internship. (For a total of 14 productive weeks.) You can apply through this site, or send an email with an attached resume to Internships@KrowdByz.com for a more immediate response. Use the name of the department you are applying to in the subject heading. Indicate when you are looking to begin the internship.Requirements
There are 3 different internship tracks available, with our Business, Marketing and Design departments, each with its own set of projects. But given a diverse skill set, interns can also participate in projects outside of their department. Marketing Department: Social Media Marketing, Communications and PR track. - Work with the Marketing Department to design and launch social media marketing campaigns, brand awareness strategies and work to understand and connect with communities of users (as well as markets outside the US). - Manage communications with our user community, potential investors, media outlets, and new personnel. Must love interacting with people online, create publicity, maintain our Facebook and Twitter profiles (be the hashtag master!). - Write blog posts and status updates (If you got a writing spark) about developments in the freelancing community, crowdsourcing trends, online services marketplaces, and our product. - Work with our Public Relations Team on user outreach projects, preventing bad publicity, and being the public face to our company. - If you are highly proficient in a foreign language you can participate in projects with the International Markets Department. You will get to create social media campaigns to globalize our product.Business Department: Analytics, Market Research, Strategy, International Markets - Learn to research user demographics, analyze competing firms, explore new markets, and collect data on user trends, expectations and preferences. - If you have excellent communication skills you can also get to interact with the freelancing and internet business community, conduct interviews and create surveys for potential users. - Make contacts with the freelancing community, small business owners, and tech bloggers, create surveys, conduct interviews and do research on user experiences and expectations. - Must be comfortable with excel, create graphs, charts, and manage groups of data. We need someone with a good socio-psychological intuition, that will be able to analyze data, notice trends, and be capable of presenting information in clear and accessible ways to others.
Design Department: Graphic Design, Web Design, Infographics - Work with the Design department on projects ranging from infographic creation, logo design, and brand aesthetics. Work on product branding, and help create audiovisual presentations for our blog, social networking and media outlets. - Assist the Tech and Design Departments in perfecting and beta testing UX and UI for our product. Work with both marketing and design specs, see how a tech product goes from concept to realization, and be a part of a team that is working to redefine the future of online business interactions. - Use what you create to grow your portfolio, and have a working online platform using examples of your work.