Position Type: Internship
Salary: Unpaid
Closing Date: May 27, 2013
Starting Date: First week of June 2013

OBJECTIVE
Institute B invites you to apply for an exciting internship as a junior content writer.  institute B is a high-performance, full service accelerator and consulting partner that prepares companies that want to change the world and achieve audacious results. As an intern, you will have an excellent opportunity to work with the institute B team and learn from trendsetting entrepreneurs that helped build some of the world’s best brands such as Starbucks, lululemon, Microsoft and IKEA.

EXPECTATIONS & TASKS
This internship will give the aspiring content writer the opportunity to learn and be mentored in their field. The intern will be responsible for creating and curating institute B’s online content with the following responsibilities:

• Prepare content, including feature articles, posts, tweets, video, etc.
• Locate and select appropriate, existing multimedia content, including still images, animations, music and video.
• Recommend and collaborate on the creation of info-graphics as needed.
• Schedule the creation/acquisition of content.
• Manage the creation/acquisition of content in accordance with the schedule.
• Contribute to audience research as a basis for design and editorial policy.
• Monitor and report on content being produced by other online sources that target similar audiences.
• Identify and follow influential content sources.
• Ensure that content is appropriately structured to meet the goals for the site and the needs of users.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Post-secondary education in Marketing, English, Communications or Business with preference given to journalism or creative writing programs.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Strong understanding of internet trends, new media and online marketing.
• Strong project management and prioritization skills.
• Self-starter with passion to sell new ideas and implement strategies.
• Proficient with basic HTML, social media, Microsoft Office, knowledge of Adobe CS preferred.
• Must have access to computer.

PEOPLE SKILLS:

• Excellent communication.
• Ability to coordinate multiple deadline-driven tasks, detail-oriented, and organized.
• Positive attitude, motivated and willing to learn.

Please submit your resume along with writing samples (5 minimum).
Email with subject line “Content Writer Internship” to: internship@instituteb.com  
We thank all interested applicants; only those considered for interviews will be contacted.