Job description
- Interns work closely with the Services Department to communicate with clients and partners across the country to update information, assist in planning, organizing and implementing local activities and events for internal initiatives and incoming meetings and convention clients, create marketing requests, update the services materials, research area events, and identify and strengthen social media opportunities for our department.
Required skills
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Motivated with creativity and ability to contribute to ongoing, time-sensitive projects
- Ability to work in a multi-task environment, and to see projects through to completion
- Organizational skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel
benefits
- A complete understanding of the Convention & Events industry and how it relates to the components of Services, Marketing, Communications, Sales and Economic Impact
- Enhanced skills with project-management, time-management, and relationship-building skills
- Increased organizational skills for event planning management such as Trade Shows, Conventions and Familiarization Tours for the Convention Industry
- An increased knowledge of database management, social media, and how to best utilize for all communications
- Expanded opportunities for hands on project management to develop, research and implement signature events and showcasing plans
- Develop networking opportunities with excellent professional references with local and international contacts in the Destination Marketing arena
- Opportunities to attend key market and local events as determined by the Services Team
details
- Unpaid Position (Option for Class Credit)
- Ongoing
- Flexible Hours
Achievements
- Learned to use our database, Simpleview CRM
- Professional skills in Organization, Time Management, Communication (Verbal/Written)
- Understand what Convention and Visitor Bureaus are responsible for
- Greater knowledge about the city of Fort Worth
- Created an accessibility landing page for our website
- Updated listing and service information for our database, website, and clients