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Event
Management Internship
 It’s a jungle
out there...Why not prepare for it with an internship at the zoo?
Job
Description: We are looking for a college student with
coursework in marketing, communications and/or public relations
for a 20-hour-per-week, 10-week-long internship.
What
we offer...
Unfortunately, we cannot offer a salary, but we do offer the following
benefits:
- The chance
to develop your talents and portfolio.
- A progressive
management style that allows interns to take on a great deal of
responsibility
and provides a supportive, stimulating and fun workplace.
- Letters
of reference for future job opportunities.
- A chance
to help the zoo save endangered species and the environment.
- The zoo...you
get to visit every day!
What
you would do as an intern...
You will work in the Guest Services Division on our events. We make sure
interns try their hand in as many things as possible. The scope of work
may
include:
- Coordination
of special projects
- Contacting
donors for contributions
- Participation
in planning and production meetings
- Working
with volunteers
- Activity
planning
- Marketing
research/surveys
- Inventory
management
- Line management
- Logistics
- Assist
with activities (games, egg hunt, crafts, etc.)
- Prop acquisition
- Troubleshooting
How
to apply...
Send your resume and a cover letter that answers the following questions:
- What are
your career goals and how would this internship help you achieve them?
What do you hope to gain from this internship?
- What
kind of coursework and/or experience do you have that would make
you a valuable
intern?
- In what
areas are you most interested in attaining experience through this internship?
From the
applications, we will select interns to be interviewed. Deadline for
applications is:
- Spring term February 1
- Summer term May 1
- Fall term
September 1
- Winter
term December 1
Mail
applications to:
Krista Swan
Event Coordinator
Oregon Zoo
4001 SW Canyon Road
Portland, OR 97221
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