Fall Intern - Social Media/Marketing

This is a Part Time Paid Internship

Ironic Music Booking Agency is currently seeking both paid & unpaid Fall Interns.

The Social Media & Marketing Intern will assist with outreach, research and project related tasks within specified deadlines and take full responsibility for his/her projects. His/her foremost priorities, with no order of importance/priority, are as follows:

+++Keep an up-to-date gig calendar (online Google calendar), as indicated by Client. This calendar will also be accessible to all bands/musicians on Client's roster, as well as to the general public, so a timely and precise update is fundamental.

+++Assist in drafting/writing press releases, band promo sheets and marketing copy for e-mail blasts and websites, based on Client's standard format.

+++Take responsibility for creating events on Client's Facebook (FB) page, in a timely manner respective of dates/times of gigs booked by Client, as well as tagging musicians and posting a comment on venue's FB pages to promote gigs booked by Client.

+++Take responsibility for keeping current the designated MySpace page, including creating an event or bulletin for each and every gig that Client books and sending out invites to MySpace friends, all in a timely manner respective of dates/times of gigs booked by Client.

+++When requested, Intern will be responsible for tweeting about Ironic's bands/musicians? gigs on Ironic's Twitter page.

+++Post a brief description of gigs as booked by Client on-line, to a number of websites. List to be provided by Client. Intern may also be asked to assist in researching additional sites to promote Client's gigs and/or services.

+++Research, generate and keep up to date a detailed database of radio station/press contacts, mainly in the areas where Client operates, with the goal of assisting in generating PR/radio play for the musicians/bands represented by Client.

Other duties may also include:

+++Research and create detailed database consisting of colleges throughout New England, and possibly the US and further, with the contact name of person responsible for booking entertainment at on-campus establishments as well as campus/college/university related festivals, events and such, requiring live music entertainment;

+++Conduct a cultural research project consisting of researching all public and private elementary, middle and high schools in MA & NH, as well as some colleges & universities, also in MA & NH. There will be an established weekly deadline set which will need to be adhered to.

All selected candidates will be required to sign a contract prior to beginning a collaboration.'