The New England Direct marketing Association Foundation announces that they are taking applications for the 2013 2013 Direct Marketing Scholarship and Internship. This is for students who have completed their sophomore or junior year by June 2013 and must be interested in a career in dircet marketing. There are three parts to the award:
$3,000 scholarship to be applied towards tution.
Attendance at the NEDMA Conference in May 2013 - a terrific networking opportunity.
A paid internship for the summer of 2013 with a New England firm egnaged in direct marketing. Students with questions about this opportunity should contact Marilyn Ewer at 978.664.3877 or email: nedmafdn@comcast.net
To download the application form and the Professor Recommendation form, go to:
http://nedma.com/resources/foundation-scholarships.asp
I hope some UMD marketing students will apply. I have a poster given to me by Marketing Professor Curran outside my office near room 318 in the Charlton building if you would like more details.
The deadline for the application is 5:00 pm Friday, January 18, 2013 so please don't delay and if you need a professor recommendation you want to request that soon - before they go on break.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Inventory Intern - Unpaid - Fall River
Job Description
Position: Intern – Inventory Project Department: Human Resources
Reports to: Manager, Human Resources Job Status: Part-Time - Temp
Date: September 20, 2012 FLSA Status: Unpaid Internship
1. Position Summary:
• To be actively involved in coordinating, organizing and overseeing the inventory of excess office equipment throughout the facility.
• This position offers a great deal of work schedule flexibility. It is estimated that the student will work on-site approximately 15-16 hours per week.
2. Job Duties:
• Coordinate and organize the inventory of excess office equipment.
• Assess all items, organize, quantify, price, and make a proposal to management.
• After items are proposed and approved for sale, student will then manage the sale of items weather it’s to place excess furniture items on EBay, Craigslist, local yarn sales, etc.
• Monitor status or each item in detail.
• Maintain an accurate database of items.
• Communicate with internal and external clients.
• Manage projects and initiatives as assigned. It is recommended to monitor status of project process on a weekly basis via KPI chart in order to keep the project up to date and moving along.
• Perform other related work as required or requested.
3. Position Qualifications & Education:
• College student in management or a similar discipline is desired.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of inventory processes and planning is a plus.
• Excellent computer skills in a Microsoft Windows environment.
• Must have good communication skills.
• Must be analytical and have to ability to work independently.
4. Competencies:
• Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Analytical – Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve problems.
• Autonomy – Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Decision Making Skills – Must be able to make critical and timely decisions while following company procedures.
• Goal Oriented – Must have ability to focus on a goal and obtain a pre-determined result.
• Motivational Skills – Must be able to inspire oneself and others to reach a goal and/or to perform to the best of their ability.
Interested students should send their resume to Rose Pedro at: Rose.Pedro@victorgroup.com
Position: Intern – Inventory Project Department: Human Resources
Reports to: Manager, Human Resources Job Status: Part-Time - Temp
Date: September 20, 2012 FLSA Status: Unpaid Internship
1. Position Summary:
• To be actively involved in coordinating, organizing and overseeing the inventory of excess office equipment throughout the facility.
• This position offers a great deal of work schedule flexibility. It is estimated that the student will work on-site approximately 15-16 hours per week.
2. Job Duties:
• Coordinate and organize the inventory of excess office equipment.
• Assess all items, organize, quantify, price, and make a proposal to management.
• After items are proposed and approved for sale, student will then manage the sale of items weather it’s to place excess furniture items on EBay, Craigslist, local yarn sales, etc.
• Monitor status or each item in detail.
• Maintain an accurate database of items.
• Communicate with internal and external clients.
• Manage projects and initiatives as assigned. It is recommended to monitor status of project process on a weekly basis via KPI chart in order to keep the project up to date and moving along.
• Perform other related work as required or requested.
3. Position Qualifications & Education:
• College student in management or a similar discipline is desired.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of inventory processes and planning is a plus.
• Excellent computer skills in a Microsoft Windows environment.
• Must have good communication skills.
• Must be analytical and have to ability to work independently.
4. Competencies:
• Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Analytical – Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve problems.
• Autonomy – Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Decision Making Skills – Must be able to make critical and timely decisions while following company procedures.
• Goal Oriented – Must have ability to focus on a goal and obtain a pre-determined result.
• Motivational Skills – Must be able to inspire oneself and others to reach a goal and/or to perform to the best of their ability.
Interested students should send their resume to Rose Pedro at: Rose.Pedro@victorgroup.com
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Technical Writing & Marketing Intern
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Date: 11/26/2012
Job Title: Technical Writing; Marketing Intern
Job Hours: 10-15 Hours Weekly
Company: YSI Integrated Systems & Services a Xylem Division
http://www.ysisystems.com/ and http://www.xylemanalytics.com/
Pay Range: TBD
Purpose: Provide technical writing and marketing assistance to the Sales & Marketing Manager.
Major Responsibilities:
Generate and edit technical product manuals, data sheets, and brochures
Generate marketing materials; Power Points, trade show displays, and IPad materials.
Assist with pricing exercises for both domestic and international markets
Work with lead Sales Engineer to produce documentation needed for client specific projects.
Other related tasks as assigned
Qualifications:
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications – Power Point, Word
Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and InDesign.
Attention to detail and ability to keep organized readable records.
Excellent written & verbal communication skills
Professional appearance and demeanor
Ability to multi-task
Other Requirements:
Competencies:
Organized and efficient
Flexible
Good problem solving skills
Attendance Requirements:
M-F 8:00 – 5:00, flexible schedule.
Email resume to: tgoucher@ysi.com
Date: 11/26/2012
Job Title: Technical Writing; Marketing Intern
Job Hours: 10-15 Hours Weekly
Company: YSI Integrated Systems & Services a Xylem Division
http://www.ysisystems.com/ and http://www.xylemanalytics.com/
Pay Range: TBD
Purpose: Provide technical writing and marketing assistance to the Sales & Marketing Manager.
Major Responsibilities:
Generate and edit technical product manuals, data sheets, and brochures
Generate marketing materials; Power Points, trade show displays, and IPad materials.
Assist with pricing exercises for both domestic and international markets
Work with lead Sales Engineer to produce documentation needed for client specific projects.
Other related tasks as assigned
Qualifications:
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications – Power Point, Word
Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and InDesign.
Attention to detail and ability to keep organized readable records.
Excellent written & verbal communication skills
Professional appearance and demeanor
Ability to multi-task
Other Requirements:
Competencies:
Organized and efficient
Flexible
Good problem solving skills
Attendance Requirements:
M-F 8:00 – 5:00, flexible schedule.
Email resume to: tgoucher@ysi.com
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
CLIENT SERVICES INTERN - Paid Quincy, MA
GALLAGHER KOSTER CLIENT SERVICES INTERN
Comment from Michael Griffin, Internship Director: This would be a great experience for any business major
Description of the company including the mission, location, sales and market coverage. Please include your web URL:
Gallagher Koster (subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc" is a full-service organization that approaches student insurance programs with innovation and creativity. We work directly with our clients to thoroughly understand their insurance objectives and develop customized insurance programs that best meet their specific needs and the needs of their students."
Our mission "is committed to being the nation’s leading full-service independent insurance program administrator for the education community by providing high quality, customized, and affordable health and sports insurance products and related services to the schools, and the students and families they serve."
Our office is located at 500 Victory Road, Marina Bay, Quincy, MA. We have clients throughout the United States.
Our website is www.gallagherkoster.com. Our parent company’s website is www.ajg.com.
Primary duties and responsibilities: Assist Client Service Representatives with the administration of student health insurance plans for assigned clients. This function will assist with the coordination of the flow of information between Account Management, Sales, IT, Customer Service, Enrollment, and Finance. The Client Service Intern will work closely with the enrollment team to manage the day to day maintenance of each assigned account. The Client Service Intern will assist the Account Management and Sales teams to ensure the highest level of client satisfaction. This is an in-house position. No travel required.
What will the student learn from this experience? Will learn the organization's policies and procedures as they relate to operational procedures, eligibility, benefits and claims issues/problems; will gain customer service experience by answering incoming calls from Gallagher producers and client schools and assisting them with any requests that they may have; will learn about the health insurance industry and what it takes to run a successful insurance agency
Job Title: Client Service Intern
Academic preparation of the student required (graduate, senior, junior, courses taken, GPA, etc.): Junior or Senior in good academic standing
Skills required: Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills are required; Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office products; Two or more years of customer/client services experience
Hours of work: Flexible schedule at 25 hours per week
Start and end dates: Flexible
Compensation: $8.00/hour
Primary supervisor: COO/Manager of Client Services
Friday, November 2, 2012
Social Media Intern
UMass Dartmouth Dining Services
Chartwells
Social Media Intern
Assist the location management team through development, production and implementation of tactical marketing initiatives aimed at increasing customer retention, improving image, improving margins and increasing market share for Dining Services. Emphasis on customer satisfaction and growing base business.
Duties
1. Collaborate with Marketing Manager and Regional Marketing Director to develop social media campaigns for all locations using Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. This includes designing campus wide and site specific promotions. As well as updating pages on daily or weekly basis.
2. Help develop and maintain Dine on Campus website, promoting both retail and board dining programs.
3. Host different social media events on campus.
4. Collaborating with other interns on projects.
5. Any other duties assigned by Dining Service Managers
Must be a sophomore, junior, senior and a marketing/advertising major (Only Juniors and Seniors can receive class credit). Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and complete assignments involving multiple functions in a timely manner. Excellent technical, written and oral communication skills are required. Individual must be a self-starter and very detailed oriented. Minimum of 10 hours/week. This is a semesterly position for class credit and a nonpaid internship.
Please submit your resume via email to Caitlin Cooney, Marketing Manager, by November 26, 2012. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Email: ccooney@umassd.edu
Chartwells
Social Media Intern
Assist the location management team through development, production and implementation of tactical marketing initiatives aimed at increasing customer retention, improving image, improving margins and increasing market share for Dining Services. Emphasis on customer satisfaction and growing base business.
Duties
1. Collaborate with Marketing Manager and Regional Marketing Director to develop social media campaigns for all locations using Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. This includes designing campus wide and site specific promotions. As well as updating pages on daily or weekly basis.
2. Help develop and maintain Dine on Campus website, promoting both retail and board dining programs.
3. Host different social media events on campus.
4. Collaborating with other interns on projects.
5. Any other duties assigned by Dining Service Managers
Must be a sophomore, junior, senior and a marketing/advertising major (Only Juniors and Seniors can receive class credit). Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and complete assignments involving multiple functions in a timely manner. Excellent technical, written and oral communication skills are required. Individual must be a self-starter and very detailed oriented. Minimum of 10 hours/week. This is a semesterly position for class credit and a nonpaid internship.
Please submit your resume via email to Caitlin Cooney, Marketing Manager, by November 26, 2012. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Email: ccooney@umassd.edu
Marketing Intern
Chartwells Higher Eduation
Marketing Intern for Regional Marketing Director
Assist the location management team through development, production and implementation of tactical marketing initiatives aimed at increasing customer retention, improving image, improving margins and increasing market share for Dining Services. Emphasis on customer satisfaction and growing base business.
Duties:
1. Work with Regional Marketing Director to develop marketing collateral to assist in driving sales at all locations.
2. Responsible for designing and developing ad campaigns for other University Publications, radio, etc.
3. Collaborate with Regional Marketing Director to develop an inclusive communication strategy that includes direct mail, social media, focus groups, customer surveys, advisory committee, to all of the specific university customer segments.
4. Develop and maintain account specific websites, promoting both retail and board dining programs.
5. Help plan out different social media events for multiple universities
6. Collaborating with other interns in projects.
7. Any other duties assigned by Dining Service Managers.
Must be at least a sophomore and marketing/advertising major. All work will be done from UMass Dartmouth Campus.
Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and complete assignments involving multiple functions in a timely manner. Excellent technical, written and oral communication skills are required. Individual must be a self-starter and very detailed oriented.
Minimum of 12 hours/week.
Please submit your resume via email to Caitlin Cooney, Marketing Director of UMass Dartmouth by November 26, 2012. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Email: ccooney@umassd.edu
Marketing Intern for Regional Marketing Director
Assist the location management team through development, production and implementation of tactical marketing initiatives aimed at increasing customer retention, improving image, improving margins and increasing market share for Dining Services. Emphasis on customer satisfaction and growing base business.
Duties:
1. Work with Regional Marketing Director to develop marketing collateral to assist in driving sales at all locations.
2. Responsible for designing and developing ad campaigns for other University Publications, radio, etc.
3. Collaborate with Regional Marketing Director to develop an inclusive communication strategy that includes direct mail, social media, focus groups, customer surveys, advisory committee, to all of the specific university customer segments.
4. Develop and maintain account specific websites, promoting both retail and board dining programs.
5. Help plan out different social media events for multiple universities
6. Collaborating with other interns in projects.
7. Any other duties assigned by Dining Service Managers.
Must be at least a sophomore and marketing/advertising major. All work will be done from UMass Dartmouth Campus.
Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and complete assignments involving multiple functions in a timely manner. Excellent technical, written and oral communication skills are required. Individual must be a self-starter and very detailed oriented.
Minimum of 12 hours/week.
Please submit your resume via email to Caitlin Cooney, Marketing Director of UMass Dartmouth by November 26, 2012. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Email: ccooney@umassd.edu
Part-time accounting position - Somerset, MA
NOTE: Interested candidates should send their resumes to David LePage in the UMD Career Development Cneter. Here is what David says: "Please get your resumes to me for consideration by Friday Nov 16th, 2012. The resumes will then be forwarded to EPT for review and candidates will be notified via email or phone. Interviews begin immediately after Thanksgiving."
David's address is: dlepage1@umassd.edu
Company Information
E. P. Tremblay And Associates, Inc. is a family owned/operated firm located in Somerset, MA that provides Insurance, Real Estate, Bookkeeping, Payroll and Income Tax preparation services to individuals and small businesses in Southeastern MA and RI.
The Tax Practice serves 500+ clients and has a staff of 9-10 individuals most of whom are seasonal. E.P. Tremblay is a commercial tax preparation firm much like an HR Block or Jackson Hewitt type firm.
Our Tax Software is Thomson/Reuters Ultra Tax for Windows
Job Description (Part Time Morning Hours)
The person filling this position should have basic to intermediate knowledge of Federal, MA & RI tax laws as they pertain to individual taxpayers including those who operate small businesses and/or own rental property.
Intermediate to advanced computer skills are required.
The daily tasks of the job are receiving tax information from clients, setting up files, logging information in the client status logs, completing data input sheets, contacting clients regarding missing data, data entry into the tax preparation software, compiling tax returns, helping clients who are picking up returns, handling efile transmissions and acknowledgements.
Training will include “Tele-training” in Ultra-tax Software provided by Thomson/Reuters, in-house tax law updates, and in-house preparation of sample returns with previous year’s data & software & one on one live work training.
David's address is: dlepage1@umassd.edu
Company Information
E. P. Tremblay And Associates, Inc. is a family owned/operated firm located in Somerset, MA that provides Insurance, Real Estate, Bookkeeping, Payroll and Income Tax preparation services to individuals and small businesses in Southeastern MA and RI.
The Tax Practice serves 500+ clients and has a staff of 9-10 individuals most of whom are seasonal. E.P. Tremblay is a commercial tax preparation firm much like an HR Block or Jackson Hewitt type firm.
Our Tax Software is Thomson/Reuters Ultra Tax for Windows
Job Description (Part Time Morning Hours)
The person filling this position should have basic to intermediate knowledge of Federal, MA & RI tax laws as they pertain to individual taxpayers including those who operate small businesses and/or own rental property.
Intermediate to advanced computer skills are required.
The daily tasks of the job are receiving tax information from clients, setting up files, logging information in the client status logs, completing data input sheets, contacting clients regarding missing data, data entry into the tax preparation software, compiling tax returns, helping clients who are picking up returns, handling efile transmissions and acknowledgements.
Training will include “Tele-training” in Ultra-tax Software provided by Thomson/Reuters, in-house tax law updates, and in-house preparation of sample returns with previous year’s data & software & one on one live work training.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Local Internship with Search Firm
LifeWork Search Internship
LifeWork Search (www.lifeworksearch.com) is an MRI Network affiliate, the world's largest management and professional search firm with over 1,100 offices in 36 countries. Our office specializes in Supply Chain within Consumer Goods and ranked in the top 25% of our 1,100 global offices in 2010. We are located in Westport, MA about 10 minutes from UMass Dartmouth.
Overview of the internship:
The intern will be heavily involved in internet research, entering information into our database, and posting information to certain websites. At that same time, they will gain valuable insight to Supply Chain and/or Recruiting as a profession.
Primary duties and responsibilities:
Most of the duties and responsibilities of the intern will be based from our computer database. The student will assist the Office Manager with ongoing database maintenance tasks, helping to make our database efficient and profitable. He/she will be responsible for use of websites such as Linkedin (a professional networking site), Indeed and Monster to search for possible companies and candidates, and heavy use of search engines like Google, to research missing contact information.
What will the student learn from this experience?
The student will get a good understanding of both the Supply Chain and Consumer Goods industries. This position will help to better the student’s organizational and research skills, and knowledge of Microsoft Applications. The intern will also get an in-depth look into the professional world. As we help supply chain professionals take their careers to the next level, the intern will learn the ins and outs of the job searching / interviewing process – giving them a much better understanding of exactly what employers are looking for. This internship can be a great stepping stone into their own career.
Job Title:
Intern/ Internet Researcher
Compensation:
Credits
Academic preparation of the student required (graduate, senior, junior, courses taken, GPA, etc.):
Junior or Senior with an ultimate interest in Supply Chain, Operations / Operations Management, Human Resources or Sales would likely get the most out of an internship at LifeWork Search.
Skills required:
Student must be internet savvy, have good time management skills and be familiar with Microsoft applications. Excel skills a must, and must have a working knowledge of Word and Outlook.
Hours of work:
Flexible / Open to discussion.
Start and end dates:
We would like this position to be an ongoing process, right now looking for a Spring 2013 semester intern.
Primary supervisor:
Kelly Moura, Office Manager.
Email resume/application to Kelly@lifeworksearch.com
Deadline for submitting resume/application:
We are accepting resumes/applications at all times. However we are hoping to fill this internship by end of December 2012.
Additional company contacts (if applicable):
Jason Breault,
Managing Director
Jason@lifeworksearch.com
LifeWork Search (www.lifeworksearch.com) is an MRI Network affiliate, the world's largest management and professional search firm with over 1,100 offices in 36 countries. Our office specializes in Supply Chain within Consumer Goods and ranked in the top 25% of our 1,100 global offices in 2010. We are located in Westport, MA about 10 minutes from UMass Dartmouth.
Overview of the internship:
The intern will be heavily involved in internet research, entering information into our database, and posting information to certain websites. At that same time, they will gain valuable insight to Supply Chain and/or Recruiting as a profession.
Primary duties and responsibilities:
Most of the duties and responsibilities of the intern will be based from our computer database. The student will assist the Office Manager with ongoing database maintenance tasks, helping to make our database efficient and profitable. He/she will be responsible for use of websites such as Linkedin (a professional networking site), Indeed and Monster to search for possible companies and candidates, and heavy use of search engines like Google, to research missing contact information.
What will the student learn from this experience?
The student will get a good understanding of both the Supply Chain and Consumer Goods industries. This position will help to better the student’s organizational and research skills, and knowledge of Microsoft Applications. The intern will also get an in-depth look into the professional world. As we help supply chain professionals take their careers to the next level, the intern will learn the ins and outs of the job searching / interviewing process – giving them a much better understanding of exactly what employers are looking for. This internship can be a great stepping stone into their own career.
Job Title:
Intern/ Internet Researcher
Compensation:
Credits
Academic preparation of the student required (graduate, senior, junior, courses taken, GPA, etc.):
Junior or Senior with an ultimate interest in Supply Chain, Operations / Operations Management, Human Resources or Sales would likely get the most out of an internship at LifeWork Search.
Skills required:
Student must be internet savvy, have good time management skills and be familiar with Microsoft applications. Excel skills a must, and must have a working knowledge of Word and Outlook.
Hours of work:
Flexible / Open to discussion.
Start and end dates:
We would like this position to be an ongoing process, right now looking for a Spring 2013 semester intern.
Primary supervisor:
Kelly Moura, Office Manager.
Email resume/application to Kelly@lifeworksearch.com
Deadline for submitting resume/application:
We are accepting resumes/applications at all times. However we are hoping to fill this internship by end of December 2012.
Additional company contacts (if applicable):
Jason Breault,
Managing Director
Jason@lifeworksearch.com
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