Business Development Intern
The Business Development department seeks an intern to contribute to a new and growing division of StoryCorps. The Business Development team’s primary focus is arranging interview recording days with organizations and companies nationwide, from first contact to event completion. Generating this earned income using our existing programs and services helps StoryCorps to reach more people and become a more financially sustainable organization.
Duties & Responsibilities
Projects may include, but will not be limited to:
- Research potential partner organizations and relevant conferences, and initiate first contacts.
- Respond to web inquires from interested organizations, and assist with on-going external communications.
- Provide event planning support for interview recording days.
- Manage and conduct follow up with previous partner organizations.
- Maintain project and workflow details in the database.
- Contribute to the upkeep and improvement of the department’s marketing and communication tools, including brochures and website pages.
Ideal Candidate
- Strong communication skills; particularly strong writing ability
- Superb attention to detail and organizational ability
- Strong Internet research skills
- Basic proficiency with computers is required; experience with Excel and database software is helpful, as is Mac OSX experience
- Interest in Nonprofit Development/Fundraising, Marketing, or Nonprofit Management
Value of the Internship
The internship provides an opportunity to gain marketing, research, sales, communication, and project management experience in a mid-size nonprofit organization.
StoryCorps seeks to hire staff who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.
All positions at StoryCorps are filled without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, HIV/AIDS status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. All are encouraged to apply.
