Social Media Marketing Intern

UTOPIA’s purpose is to inspire a culture of civic awareness and equal citizenship in the Lebanese society through specialized projects and programs that rely on voluntary work to make the change we aim at achieving.   We are looking for an enthusiastic Social Media Marketing intern to join our marketing department and provide creative ideas to help achieve our goals. You will have administrative duties in developing and implementing marketing strategies. As a Social Media Marketing intern, you will collaborate with our Communication & Media Officer in all stages of marketing campaigns. Your insightful contribution will help develop, expand and maintain our marketing channels.    Division: Marketing Department   I-Function: -          Develops and delivers media work that has a significant impact on UTOPIA’s public image and makes sensible judgments, working within UTOPIA policy and procedures. -          Makes decisions and solves problems on complex issues, requiring creative thinking to find best solutions and drawing on information from a variety of sources to inform decision making. -          Capacity to independently produce quality media and communication materials (press releases, video, photos, audio, infographics.) that can be used by a variety of media nationally, regionally and globally.    II-Reporting: -          To the Program Officer.   III-Supervising:         Coordinates: -          With Communication & Media Officer. -          With Interns & Volunteers -          With concerned parties as assigned by the Program Manager.   IV- Duties and Responsibilities: -          To produce digital contents (stories, photos, blogs, videos) to be used on UTOPIA and other websites and to liaise with relevant staff at a regional level to maximize the use of the contents generated. -          Monitor and post on blogs, forums, and social networks -          Online outreach and promotion using Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Twitter, and more -          Website and social media optimization -          Help with the reseller partner recruiting efforts. Build database, send and respond to e-mails, manage the direct response, phone follow-up. -          Follow up with existing resellers with agreements, schedule partner training, and question follow-up, help prepare needed materials. -          Setup regional promotions and help drive success. -          Provide verbal and written feedback to supervisor on progress, lesson learned, achievements and gaps, issues and problems. -          Provide support to social media efforts -          Participate in identification and referrals of special hardship cases during the life cycle of the project. -          Accomplish any other tasks assigned by supervisor. -          Contribute to data entry, as needed. -          Other duties as assigned.   V- Cooperation and Contact: -          Develop and maintain effective working relationship with service providers for prompt referral, follow up and information sharing. -          Share formalized information and progress with the team involved in the project on a regular basis. -          Provide regular support and feedback to post-holders coordinating with this role.   VI- Qualification:   Skills: -          Excellent analytical skills -          Average or better math skills -          Superior knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel & PowerPoint) -          The ability to multitask with a multitude of projects that have varying deadlines -          Accuracy and fact-checking proficiency -          Willingness to listen and learn -          Above-average attention to detail -          Excellent organizational skills -          Ability to intern at least 3 days/24 hours a week -          Must be currently attending an accredited institution. -          Must be in good academic standing, as defined by the academic institute -          Must be at least 18 years of age at the time of acceptance into the program   Computer Skills:               Strong Microsoft Office skills a must, specifically MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Email and database.   VII- Work Environment: While performing his/her duties the Social Media Marketing Intern might be exposed to environmental and physical hazards such as long sitting periods, long computer interaction periods, wet and/or humid conditions, precarious equipment and working areas, fumes, miscellaneous weather conditions, lifting heavy items, loud noise, and airborne particles.