WISH is an intern housing and residential life services provider in Washington DC. WISH has hosted students and college groups for over 20 years in furnished, intern-only buildings on a semester basis.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Attend and participate in sales and marketing meetings, interpret analytics and reports
-Attend various events and meetings with WISH staff
-Design marketing materials
-Attend events on weeknights or weekends as WISH representative
-Work with Events & Social Media Interns to manage event budgets, RSVP lists and related schedules
-Work with staff and volunteers on event day to make the WISH event a success
-Complete an event summary report
-Identify potential client and internship opportunities
-Participate in outreach to government and D.C. based organizations
-Develop and maintain relationships with interns and internship coordinators.
-Research opportunities and proposals to expand the WISH footprint
-Other Duties as Assigned
REQUIREMENTS:
-Great communication skills and outgoing personality
-Strong organizational and time management skills
-Strong writing and editing skills
-Basic familiarity in planning events
-Experience with basic social media and marketing materials
-Familiarity with basic search engine and social media marketing principles and platforms
-MS Office skills
-Self-starters a must
HOUSING: WISH will provide double occupancy WISH furnished housing free of charge to Intern for the term of the Internship.
COMPENSATION: Unpaid Internship. WISH will work with academic advisors and faculty to support college credits.
Interns are WISH’s specialty. WISH works with Colleges and Universities to provide Intern housing for individuals or groups, small and large, for the terms needed whether it be fall, spring, summer or all year. Faculty housing, classrooms, conference rooms, and reception room are all available for WISH residents’ needs. In addition, WISH hosts social and networking events to promote professional development.
WISH guests live in one of two areas both of which are Metro accessible to access all parts of the city. The Historic Capitol Hill District locations are within walking distance to Congress and the Supreme Court, Federal Buildings, the Smithsonian, and National Mall. The Woodley Park area is near the National Zoo, Rock Creek Park, Embassy Row, the Adams Morgan and Dupont Circle areas.
Term: Spring-Early January through Mid-May
HOW TO APPLY:
Send resume and cover letter to WISHresumes@InternsDC.com. Now accepting applications for next semester.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Apply today. Interviews are in process.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Jean-Marie Leonard at WISHresumes@InternsDC.com