Fall Internship/Part-Time Opportunities
Bascom Communications & Consulting LLC, Seeking Intern
Bascom Communications & Consulting LLC is a full-service legislative communications and public affairs firm located in Tallahassee, Florida.
As an intern in our Tallahassee office, you will be asked to perform a variety of tasks that are linked to our ability to deliver quality service to our clients. Over the course of the internship you will learn and familiarize yourself with writing press releases, opinion pieces and collateral material; handling media; clipping articles; providing administrative assistance; managing contact lists and mass mailings; and compiling press kits.
Interns are required to complete a minimum of 20 hours per week, during an 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. workday. If you are interested in applying for the Fall 2010 internship position with Bascom Communications & Consulting LLC, please email your resume and writing sample to Lara Jones at Lara@bascomllc.com.
King Arthur’s Tools, Seeking Social Media and Marketing Strategist Interns
King Arthur’s Tools is a small, family owned business located in Tallahassee Florida that offers a unique range of over 200 specialty tools for wood carving, wood finishing, hoof trimming, and taxidermy. The company is committed to developing tools that are innovative, customer service of the highest quality, and involvement in the local and world community. King Arthur’s Tools has received much recognition for its continued expansion into overseas markets with dealers, distributors, and customers in over 50 countries worldwide. Our tools have been featured on CNN weekend, Home & Garden Television (HGTV), and the Martha Stewart show just to name a few. The company is well known for its serious approach to developing tools of high quality, versatility, and safety while still remaining fun loving and approachable in its building of relationships with customers, dealers, and distributors. To learn more, please visit our web site at www.katools.com.
Seeking Social Media and Marketing Strategist interns, email fprastudent@gmail.com for further details.
CoreMessage, Inc., Seeking Intern
CoreMessage, Inc., a Tallahassee-based public relations firm is actively seeking applicants for an internship beginning late August. Responsibilities would primarily include drafting and editing public relations tools for the media and target publics, assisting in the implementation of strategic public relations campaigns and communicating client news and events to the media.
Candidate requirements include excellent writing and communication skills and a general understanding of the real-world application of public relations. Candidates must be self-starters and possess impeccable organization and time management skills.
Applicants should be open to working 10-20 hours/two-three days a week.
Interested candidates should submit resume to Jackie Schutz at jackie@coremessage.com. Visit www.CoreMessage.com for additional information about the firm.
Durwood Publishers, Seeking Communications Assistants
SEEKING A STUDENT ASSISTANT FOR THE FALL
Durwood Publishers is seeking a student assistant for the fall who would be doing public relations tasks for the publication of a book on energy-efficient lighting for the general public: MONEY IN YOUR POCKET WITH A BULB AND A SOCKET for homes and businesses. Please look at www.aBulbandaSocket.com to get an idea about the book.
The assistant could possibly do the work for credit, if approved by their department, could possibly do the work for a certificate or CEO 1-credit S or U class through the Career Center.
Much of the work can be done away from the job site. Please review the list below of tasks intended to be accomplished:
PRE-PUBLICATION ADVANCE READING COPY FOR REVIEWERS
3 to 4 months before printing, research and send out about 25 pre-publication galley copies of the book to selected newspapers and magazines, like Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Library Journal and Kirkus. Test effectiveness of promotion.
LINK REQUESTS
Researching who in the 82 companies whose websites are referenced in my book would be the best person to contact asking them via a letter to link my book’s website to their website, and enclosing the pages from the book that include reference to them. Testing effectiveness of link requests.
PRESS KIT
Researching who in the Press—additional newspapers, magazines, radio and TV channels—would be the best to contact announcing the publication of my book and sending them a press release, bio, sell sheet and pitch letters. Testing the effectiveness of the kit.
Utilize Facebook (Going Green is Cheaper than You Think) and Twitter (GoGreenCheap) avenues of book promotion.
SOFT-WARE HELPS FOR PROMOTIONS
Learning the “slide-show” software to put a comic strip onto my website.
Learning the “flip-page” software to allow one chapter to be viewed on the website.
VIDEO PROMOTION
Create a story board for a video for my blog (Twist and Save) page and for CNN /Rachael/business success spot advertising my book.
WEBSITE OPTIMIZATION
Optimize website for search engine recognition and first page location of reference to website.
Jane Grosslight, Durwood Publishers, LLC, janegrosslight@mindspring.com, 850-385-5822
lightingdesigns4u@mindspring.com
