ROAR into Fall

Detroit Zoo Seeks PR Interns for “Wild & Wooly” Fall

Want to mingle with the macaronis and connect with the camels while learning valuable PR and communications skills? Then the Detroit Zoo has the internship for you!
The Detroit Zoo is seeking enthusiastic student interns for the fall semester who are in their junior or senior year and studying Public Relations, Communications or related fields. Interns will be responsible for drafting press releases, talking points, newsletter profiles and other PR-related copy; scheduling and coordinating media interviews; escorting media through the Zoo during video/photo shoots, assisting with commercial and motion picture film shoots and special events, and performing other PR-related assignments.
Interns will work closely with the Communications Director and other interns while learning valuable skills needed in the Public Relations workforce. Excellent writing and public speaking skills are a plus.
The duration of the internship is early September through mid December; 24 hours per week. This is a non-paid internship, and it is mandatory that students receive course credit.
The Detroit Zoological Society is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to diversity in the workforce. The Society performs background checks and pre-employment substance-abuse screening and maintains a drug-free workplace.

The deadline for resumes is July 17, 2009

Send resumes to: Patricia Janeway, Communications Director
at pjaneway@dzs.org with a cc. to PR1@dzs.org

Bang the Drum! The Publicdrum!

We are launching a series of community calendars as part of our development of a more efficient way to distribute event data. One is geographically focused on the Greater Lansing area and the other is topic centered and will be created in cooperation with Artserve Michigan.

We are a Michigan based non profit cooperative of publishers, communities and organizations working to overcome the barriers to participation that keep people with events from effectively reaching the public.

We are looking for someone to work with individual organizations - many of them very small - to help them understand and participate in community calendaring. The candidate would initially transcribe the organization's events into our web form and assist them in using our automated calendars, widgets and community calendar tools.

The initiative has two objectives; introduce the concept to target users and facilitate participation, and to help us understand and rectify any problems in our services or presentation - or suggest features we should offer.

More information about us is at http://publicdrum.org

Contact Information:

Warren Armstrong, Lead Developer
warren@publicdrum.org

Cool Cities and Downtown Howell “Main Street”/Downtown Development Authority PAID

Description and Purpose of Organization: The Main Street program for Downtown Howell, http://www.downtownhowell.org/, is focused on physical, economical, organizational, and image improvements to the downtown. The Main Street program, administered through the Downtown Development Authority, coordinates and facilitates promotions and organization committees focused on 2nd phase of the downtown branding campaign. –
Previous work in Howell funded through the State of Michigan “Cool Cities” initiative, http://www.coolcities.com/ , supported image improvements and branding.

Responsibilities: Assist Director with various tasks including merchant communications of upcoming events and promotions, updating marketing brochures and material, website and Facebook updates, and related tasks. --- -- This position also will include conducting follow-up interviews with Howell business owners, government officials, and residents regarding a previously funded "Cool Cities" project.

Qualifications and Skills Needed: Excellent writing and verbal communication skills; training or education in small business marketing or advertising and promotion; advanced skills in Word, Photoshop, and desktop publishing; familiarity with website design/updates and Facebook.

Orientation/Training Information: Intern will review status of downtown marketing and image-building efforts, and review upcoming work plans for next fiscal year. --- The MSU Cool Cities Fellow will work with the intern re: the Cool Cities interviewing procedures. Intern will attend 3 “Cool Cities” training workshops/meetings during the summer.

Hours and compensation: This is a paid position, 20 hours per week, 2 to 3 days per week, June to mid-August. Wages to be discussed during the interview.

Transportation: The intern is responsible for his/her own transportation to/from Howell. – Cool Cities requires attendance at three intern meetings/trainings during the summer, one in Detroit, one in Grand Rapids and one in Lansing. Transportation will be provided or the costs covered for the meetings in Detroit and Grand Rapids.

Application Deadline and information: Application Deadline is Wednesday, June 10. Please send resume and letter of interest/cover letter to: Karen McKnight Casey, Director, MSU Center for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement, 27 Student Services Building, E. Lansing, MI 48824. Fax: 517-353-4400. E-mail: caseyk@msu.edu. No phone calls accepted.

Intern for nuvu!

New website needs interns (possible job opps) to help promote and secure advertising support. Check out "nuvu: The Capital City Source" Includes commissions and mileage if you travel.

Contact: Brian Breen at bbreen.nuvu@gmail.com