Marketing 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 senior or
graduate with coursework in marketing, communications and/or
public relations
for a 20-hour-per-week. The internship is a minimum of 12 weeks, but many interns opt to stay on for 6 months or more.
What
we offer...
Unfortunately, we cannot offer a salary, but we do offer the following
benefits:
- The chance
to develop your talents and portfolio.
- Experience
that will look great on your resume. Our marketing office has an excellent
reputation, and potential employers will be impressed.
- We have
a great post-internship placement record. Two of our past interns
have
gone on to work at other zoos and several others are now in impressive
public relations or marketing jobs.
- 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...
The marketing office is very diverse, and we may use you in several different
areas. We make sure interns try their hand in as many things as possible.
Possible assignments include:
- Tourism
marketing
- Marketing
research
- Web development
- Public
relations
- Advertising
How
to apply...
Send two work samples that show off your talents (could be from a school
project), 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 15
- Summer
term May 1
- Fall
term September 15
- Winter
term December 1
Email applications to:
firstname.lastname@oregonzoo.org (we
aren't putting the actual address here in order to avoid harvesting by
spammers!)
Please put "Marketing
Internship" in
the subject of your email, and follow
up by phone (503-220-2447) to ensure receipt of your application (sometimes
they get diverted to the Spam folder).
OR
Mail
applications to:
Jane Hartline
Marketing Division
Oregon Zoo
4001 SW Canyon Road
Portland, OR 97221
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