Intern - Digital Marketing & Content

This is a Part Time Unpaid Internship

Internship Start Date/Season: Feb - May
Internship Duration: 3 months
Time/Days Required: 10-15 hours a week/flexible
Workplace Requirements: Remote

DoSD is part of a national network of locally-owned media brands focused on helping our culture-forward audience find awesome events. Since its launch, DoSD has established itself as the go-to source for discovering what to do in San Diego. DoSD's event listings are readily available on desktop or mobile, so you can easily find the best concerts, festivals, and cultural events in San Diego and the 21 other DoStuff Network cities (and counting) around North America.

We are an equal-opportunity employer. Diverse and unique experiences and point-of-view are vital for our city's continued growth. Whether it be race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, we're proud to have a seat at the table for anyone looking to keep San Diegans doing awesome things.

What will you experience with a DoSD internship? A lot of hard work, a lot of fun, and a lot of learning.

[Job Description]

This internship remains totally virtual Each DoSD internship starts their day the same way. With a focus on the website, newsletter, and socials, we have a lot of eyes hitting a variety of content and need your help keeping it fresh, engaging, and accurate. DoSD's interns will be responsible for, or involved in, many aspects of the website and operational process. This internship role will require an ambitious candidate with keen attention to detail. The candidate should be able to think creatively about content opportunities, social media strategy, audience, and consumer behavior, while also hitting shows and events around town. Interns have the opportunity to network and make a variety of exciting and useful contacts at DoSD. Creativity, new ideas, and opinions are always welcome.

[Job Requirements and Skills Needed]

• Able to work a minimum of 10 hours per week.
• Strong passion for music, culture, food, events, nightlife, and San Diego in general.
• Some marketing experience or prior coursework is helpful.
• Confident, creative thinker - ability to speak up and contribute in a team environment.
• Self-Motivated - ability to be focused and get the job done in a laid-back environment and take initiative when assigned tasks are completed.
• Flexible schedule enough to attend events as frequently as possible. 21+ is always good, but open to all candidates over the age of 18.
• Entrepreneurial mindset - able to think outside of the box for creative ideas and ways DoSD can work with other companies to generate attention, audience growth, brand awareness, sales/revenue, etc.
• People skills - able to tactfully talk with people and businesses to encourage them to engage with DoSD.
• Ability to stay calm in high-pressure event environments.
• Deep understanding of the DoSD product - how and why it's beneficial, whether speaking with clients or users.
• Candidate should ideally be looking to fill a college credit requirement. This is negotiable depending on other skills and credit available, but candidate will have to prove ability to take on such an important role if not seeking credit.

[Responsibilities]

• Content Management including reviewing the website for accuracy and aesthetic cohesiveness; entering shows/events as well as happy hours and daily specials from various sources, i.e. newsletters, venue and event calendars, fixing / adding events, artists, venues, etc.
• Produce inventive ideas to solve various marketing needs and take on tasks as they arise.
• Find creative opportunities for media trades, event sponsorships, partnered content, and brand partnerships.
• Be able to attend a large majority of DoSD-produced events outside of normal office hours.
• Compile lists of leads w/ links to website, social media, and contact info
• Additional various tasks - running errands, helping out with the DoSD events, etc etc.

[Additional Requirements and Skills Needed]

• Strong understanding of Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter with current, active profiles on each.
• Strong, proven writing skills with examples; specifically familiar with event previews, reviews, and blogging in general.
• Strong focus, able to work quickly and efficiently, and have an eye for detail/organization.
• Previous knowledge of search engine optimization.
• Strong understanding of marketing and/or digital audience engagement.

[Specific Responsibilities]

• Content Management including entering events as well as happy hours and daily specials from various sources i.e. newsletters, venue and event calendars, fixing / adding events, artists, venues, etc; managing queues, and ''Front Page'' management.
• Developing ideas and concepts to increase impressions and audience engagement on the DoSD website, in the daily newsletter, or via social media.
• Create content that will satisfy needs and interests of our current audience, as well as content that could reach new niche audiences via search engine optimization.
• Create relevant editorial guides that highlight San Diego themes.
• Creatively thinking about other content, giveaways, and opportunities that would be of interest to the DoSD community and work to increase engagement and/or registration.