Featured [Internship] of the Week: Marketing

Value Group Direct, LLC

Summer 2013 Internship Job Description

We are looking for an independent, motivated individual looking to learn the world of direct marketing hands on within our agency. We are a boutique agency so the opportunity to learn is limitless.  VGD supports the value of interns as they are the next generation of leaders of our industry.  VGD is a growing agency and looking for someone who will come in, hit the ground running and possibly earn a position for post-graduation.  Ideal candidate would be looking to learn about all facets of marketing and advertising from planning to implementation across all marketing mediums.

Required skills:

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail is critical
• Strong computer skills, Microsoft office proficient
• Self-starter; able to work well without constant direction
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Previous marketing experience strongly preferred
• Communications, Marketing majors preferred
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75. Junior or Senior year preferred.

Skills to be developed:

• Enhance written and oral communication skills
• Learn about practical marketing strategies

Time Commitment:

• Approximately 30-40 hours a week for 10+ weeks (summer 2013)

Compensation:

• Must be able to earn credit through the University as well as hourly compensation.

Start Date:

• May 28, 2013

To Apply:

• Submit a cover letter and resume via email to a.daisy@valuegroupdirect.com
• Value Group Direct – Direct Marketing Done Better

Featured [Internship] of the Week: Patch in NYC

Several internship in finance, marketing, and journalism are available for this summer at Patch. Click here to learn more about each opening.

ABOUT PATCH:
We’re Patch, the trusted voice for local news and community engagement.  We inform and connect the residents in our communities and simplify their everyday lives.  We launched with just 3 sites in February 2009, and now are in more than 900 communities in 23 states across the country! Patch is revolutionizing the way neighbors connect with each other, their communities and the national conversation. We have more than 13 million unique visitors each month, a 30% increase in traffic year-over-year, and are continuing to grow. Patch is relentlessly focused on enhancing our platform to provide the best news and information, and to encourage users to interact.  Our audience is engaged, and attractive to marketers looking to raise awareness, increase consideration and drive sales.

Patch is a premier brand within AOL’s portfolio of leading content sites.  We are an entrepreneurial, start-up culture and, at the same time, able to leverage the scale and resources of our parent company. AOL is one of the largest producers of quality digital content and one of the world’s leading sellers of premium display advertising.  Other brands in its portfolio include The Huffington Post, HuffPost Live, TechCrunch, Engagdet, MapQuest, Stylelist, KitchenDaily, Style Me Pretty, MAKERS, Gdgt, and so much more.

GIVING BACK:
You can’t truly serve a community unless you provide the help it needs most, which is why giving back is so important to us. We do it as part of our coverage — in a dedicated space that lets local charities and volunteers find each other — and with a program called “Give 5,” through which we donate advertising space to charitable organizations and contribute our own time as volunteers.   Out teams care about and live in Patch communities.  After Hurricane Sandy, our Local Editors listened to their communities about what their needs were.  This resulted in a global corporate initiative to get badly needed goods to those areas most affected.

Paid Summer Internship in Accounting/Legal (Knowledge Group: Warren, NJ)

Knowledgent Group Inc. is specifically looking for Villanova LAS students to participate in a paid-internship in their accounting and legal department in their Warren, NJ office.  All majors in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are encouraged to apply.

Knowledgent is a purpose-built Industry Information Consultancy that provides advanced Information Management and Analytical (IM&A) solutions with industry-specific specialization in Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare and Commercial markets. Knowledgent was founded with the mission to help an enterprise become more information centric. We chose this mission because while information has been recognized as a strategic corporate asset, its importance has now reached an inflection point: corporations that don’t learn to innovate through information and compete on analytics will be left behind by those that do. Extreme volumes of data are now being generated by systems, machines and the Internet, representing an unexplored ocean of data with unlimited potential. Mining this data can produce highly instructive predictions about products, markets, customers and human behaviors.

Knowledgent is a first-in-category firm, built from the ground up to combine IM&A advisory and delivery capabilities with vertical domain knowledge. While our core capability is comprised of competencies that address business and IT strategy, business analysis, program management, information management and Big Data analytics, the context in which we approach any problem is the vertical industry of our clients.

Contact: peter.mckeever@knowledgent.com

The Notre Dame Master of Science in Business

The Master of Science in Business (MSB) is a yearlong graduate program for non-business undergraduates with little or no work experience. The aim of the program is to bridge a student’s undergraduate work with its application in a business context by providing fundamental business knowledge and skills.

The MSB program takes place over three semesters—summer, fall and spring—and provides students with a thorough grounding in business fundamentals, such as accounting, finance, business ethics, marketing and management principles. In addition, the 44 hours of coursework includes two integrative courses that enable students to combine the knowledge and skills they gained through their undergraduate major with business fundamentals in a way that creates a unique personal brand.

Who is it for?

Students who meet the following conditions may apply for the Master of Science in Business degree:

• Will have earned an undergraduate degree at the start of the MSB program
• Will have earned an undergraduate degree in a non-business area (such as liberal arts, science and engineering)
• Will have graduated from an accredited university
• Will have little to no work experience

The Notre Dame Master of Science in Business program provides a foundational set of business skills for students who want to bridge their undergraduate studies into a career in business.

University of Notre Dame Business-Science majors would not be eligible for this program.

MSB students do not participate in an internship or study-abroad program.

More information: http://business.nd.edu/msb/

Master of Science in Business
276 Mendoza College of Business
Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
1-800-631-8488
msb.business@nd.edu

Featured [Internship] of the Week: Environment America

Intern with Environment America!

If you want to spend the semester learning how to make a real impact on the decisions that affect the energy we use, the air we breathe, the water we drink and the places we love, apply for an internship with Environment America. We’re taking applications now for summer 2013 internships in Washington D.C. and 29 state across the country.

So, what do interns with Environment America and the State Environment Groups do?  Make a real impact on critical environmental issues!

You’ll learn how to analyze environmental problems, advocate for smart solutions, and build public support.  And you’ll work one-on-one with one of our advocates and organizers, providing a unique, mentored experience.

Responsibilities vary, but you’ll do some mix of:

• Researching critical environmental problems and preparing reports to release to the public
• Coordinating and attending media events, like news conferences
• Writing and publishing letters to the editor and working on news releases
• Attending lobby meetings with lawmakers and other decision-makers
• Working with coalition partners, like public health groups and other environmental groups
• Tracking legislation or regulations on the federal or state levels
• Generating public support for our campaigns, such as by collecting petitions or using social media
• And you’ll attend briefings and trainings to learn more about environmental issues and gain advocacy and organizing skills.

Our internships are unpaid, and we cannot provide housing or travel assistance. We will work with you to secure academic credit from your college or university if that is an option.

What happens after my internship?

Through an internship with Environment America or one of the State Environment Groups you’ll get the training and the experience you need to be better prepared for a career in the environmental movement.  And each year, we hire passionate, talented and committed college graduates to join our two-year Fellowship Program. Some of our former interns have gone on to become some of our most successful Fellows.

Qualifications

We are looking for current college students who care about our environment and are driven to preserve it for the future. We look for strong leadership skills, academic excellence, problem solving ability, top-notch written and verbal skills, eagerness to learn, and a sense of humor.

Locations

We’re taking applications now for summer 2013 internships in Washington D.C. and in 29 states across the country. We will start accepting Fall 2013 applications on June 1st.

Apply now.

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You can find the internship, added to GoNOVAJobs, for summer and fall internships with Environment America (connected to PennEnvironment):  http://jobs.environmentamerica.org/page/amr/internships-make-difference

LAS Internship Celebration Recap [Guest Post: Elizabeth Hecht]

Below is a guest post by Elizabeth Hecht ’14, Economics Major, Communication (Public Relations) Minor and Intern in the Office for Undergraduate Students.

An evening of celebration and networking, hosted by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Office of Internships, took place last Thursday in the Career Center. This was a great opportunity for employers, faculty and students to connect in a relaxed setting. Villanova College of Liberal Arts and Science students have been involved in many different and exciting internships throughout the past year with companies and organizations such as the Philadelphia Flyers, the Hamels Foundation, Fox 29 Philadelphia, and many others. This celebration gave attendees a chance to reflect on the past and make plans for the future. The evening began with opening remarks from Caitlin Murphy, LAS ‘13 and the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Jean Ann Linney. Caitlin spoke about how her Villanova education helped prepare her internship and future career path. Then she introduced Dean Linney. The Dean’s welcome address highlighted the importance of internships to the liberal arts and sciences experience.

After these introductory remarks attendees moved throughout the room chatting with   one another, while enjoying drinks and hors d’ourves. I had the opportunity to speak with employers, faculty and students. I spoke with a representative from the Randy Foye Foundation and chatted about the organization, Villanova, and current events. I also had a chance to speak with some students about their past internships and compare experiences. Towards the end of the event prizes from the Villanova bookstore were raffled off to employers who supplied their business cards. Overall, it was an enjoyable evening full of great conversations and networking.

 

Register Now: “Rising Juniors: Intro to Wall Street” Program & Networking, NYC, 6/19

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED!  RSVP DEADLINE is SUN., 6/9.

To get complete details on this program AND to register, click here to access GoNOVA.
Search by “Employer” for “Wall Street Events” TODAY!

Featured [Internship] of the Week: Web Content Writing Intern

Meet the Blue Taxi Group.

Full-service, fully integrated and chock full of fresh ideas, Blue Taxi was born from a 30 year shared history of successful results for our clients. Those results have always driven us to work smarter and more creatively while delivering strategic marketing, public relations, web and advertising solutions.

We’ve consolidated a diverse group of talented, experienced agencies into one cohesive, creative team, committed to bringing your brand to life and fitting your budget. In other words, high performance — low fares.

We tap our combined experience in the consumer, business-to-business and travel/tourism marketplaces. We work lean and smart. You pay only for services you need. And that means significant cost savings on results you expect

Summer – Web Content Writing Intern

Responsibilities:

We are a small company currently looking for a summer intern with excellent writing skills.  You would be publishing articles for various culinary, and educational websites.  Some of the daily responsibilities would include researching and creating original articles, blog posts, and newsletters.

Experience:

• Current college student preferably studying English, Journalism, Communications, or Marketing
• Proficient in MS Office with additional technical aptitude a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skillsDetail oriented with a good understanding of the web
• Ability to work independently and under reasonable deadlines
• Able to work a regular schedule and a minimum of 20 hours per week
• Strong writing skills
• A thorough knowledge of standard writing practices
• Experience with Digital Content Management Systems like WordPress and Joomla is preferable but not required
• Marketing experience is a plus
• Ability to work in office

Application email:  bluetaxigroup@hotmail.com

Contact:  Gary Jones, President

Phone:  215-205-9958

Internship Experience at ING Financial Partners [Guest Post: Adrienne Galvin]

Below is a guest post by Adrienne Galvin, LAS Junior, Communication Major.

In the beginning of my junior year, I started feeling ready to take on my first internship.  After four and a half semesters of very similar classes, I was ready for something new.  This is what inspired me to begin my internship search.  I am majoring in Communication, and I am currently a junior here at Villanova.  Communication seemed like a perfect major for someone as indecisive as me because it is such a broad field.  But this fact started to intimidate me, and I wanted to discover what branch of Communication was best suited for me.  I knew the only way to figure this out would be to experience different areas of Communication hands-on.  I believed that an internship was the best way for me to begin to discover what path I want to go down.

I found my internship on GoNova.  I was exposed to GoNova as a freshman in my Professional Development class.  We learned about the different features and how to apply for jobs and internships.  This fall, I applied for approximately ten different internships via GoNova.  In most cases it was as simple as submitting my resume as an application.  A few of the internships required personalized cover letters.  Within a few weeks, I started hearing back from some of the employers.  I ended up with three great internships to choose from.  After a lot of time and consideration, I decided to pursue an internship at ING Financial Partners in Philadelphia.

This internship is in the Human Resources and Recruiting department of the company.  I work with the recruiting team to scope out potential new employers for ING.  This internship has helped developed my organization skills, my Microsoft Excel skills, along with many others.  This internship has also given me a glimpse of what it is like working in a business environment.  The office I work in is very professional, and it has helped me realize that this is the kind of environment I would like to work in when I have a job.

I recommend to any students who are interested in internships to check GoNova often.  Employers are constantly posting opportunities on there, and the key is to be proactive.  If you are proactive in your search, then you will be successful.  I also recommend that students do not limit themselves and keep their minds open when looking for internships.  Originally, I never would have been interested in a Human Resources position.  But since I kept an open mind when applying, I discovered something that I really enjoy.

Earth Day at Villanova: 4.22.13

Villanova University

Earth Day Celebration

April 22, 2013

Please join us in celebrating the 43rd Earth Day on April 22, 2013. The following events are free and open to Villanova students, staff, faculty, alumni and the general public.

8:30 a.m. Panel Discussion on Hydraulic Fracturing in the Marcellus Shale

Falvey Library Speaker’s Corner

•  Join Villanova faculty and invited experts in a discussion on the economic opportunities and environmental challenges posed by natural gas extraction in the Marcellus Shale. The discussion will include questions posed by the audience. Continental breakfast provided.

11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Sustainability Fair

Lower Level Connelly Center (indoors)

• Eco-vendors, student environmental organizations, information about campus environmental initiatives and Green Jobs, alternative energy companies, raffles of Villanova basketball and football tickets, Dining Service samples, and other displays will take place in the bottom floor of Connelly Center. In addition, students in Introduction to Environmental Science (GEV 1051) will display the results of their semester-long research on Villanova’s campus environment.

11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Sustainability Fair Farmer’s Market

Lower Level Connelly Center (outdoors)

• Dining Services has arranged for local vendors, including area farmers, to offer locally grown produce, breads, meats, beverages and other products. Cash only. There will also be a chef on site preparing free samples!

 4:30 p.m. Earth Day Keynote Address

Katherine Gajewski, Director of Sustainability, City of Philadelphia

Connelly Cinema

• Katherine Gajewski was appointed by Philadelphia’s Mayor Nutter to head the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability. Mayor Nutter pledged in 2008 to make Philadelphia the greenest city in America. Greenworks Philadelphia is an ambitious plan released in 2009 that sets 15 sustainability targets in the areas of energy, environment, equity, economy, and engagement to realize the Mayor’s goal by 2015. The city has made substantial progress towards sustainability objectives under the leadership of Ms. Gajewski and Mayor Nutter.

Many thanks to the following co-sponsors: Falvey Library, Dining Services, the Institute for Global Interdisciplinary Studies, Center for Peace and Justice, Villanova Center for Liberal Education, Maintenance and Grounds staff, and the departments of Biology, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Geography and the Environment, History.

For further information, contact Paul C. Rosier at paul.rosier@villanova.edu