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Applications are invited for the position below:
Job Title: Marketing Internship
Location: Nigeria
Area of work: Sales, marketing, promotion
Job Summary
- World-Class Skills is about Microsoft’s plans to develop a self-sustaining, world-class education platform, both online and offline, to help Africans develop skills for entrepreneurship and improved employability and competitiveness.
- Microsoft, in partnership with the host organization, offer you a unique opportunity to kick start your career.
- The internship program will provide you with a real-world work experience and new skills while working for a leading technology organization on the African continent.
A marketing intern should have:
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Very good organisational skills
- Should be persuasive and know how to negotiate
- Should be hardworking and willing to do a lot of legwork at the grassroots level if required
- Knowledge of Web and social media will be a plus
- Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to prioritise in a changing environment.
- Good interpersonal skills and follow up skills
- Proactive problem prevention and issue resolution leadership ability
- Leadership potential
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Job Requirements
Required education:
- Bachelor’s degree
Required relevant work experience:
- One month
Required skills:
- Digital content development and editing (social media, blogs, etc.)
- Interpersonal communication
- Creativity
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Persistence
- Problem solving
- Marketing
Required languages:
- English (Spoken: fluent | Written: fluent)
Responsibilities
- Assist in the preparation, distribution or delivery of marketing materials
- Assist with fulfilment of marketing offers
- Assist with execution of trade shows
- Perform analysis of marketing and sales data
- Seek and analyse competitor marketing and sales materials both on and offline
- Prepare presentations
- Open and sort mail
- Enter contact information into contact management systems
- Provide support to social media efforts
- Maintain tracking report of public relations activity
- Update and maintain social media presence
- Assist in planning, writing and managing monthly newsletter
- Draft, distribute and pitch news releases, media alerts and other stories
- Designing flyers, graphics, e-vites and other marketing material for events hosted
- Update the organisation’s website when needed
- Organise and attend monthly marketing committee meeting including preparing agenda and taking minutes
- Collaborating with staff on new ideas, directions, and venues for marketing and communications
Job Start Date
Tuesday, 15th November, 2016.
Job End Date
Wednesday, 31st May, 2017.
How to Apply
Click here to apply online
Deadline: 14th November, 2016.
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