Welcome America, Inc. provides students a rare opportunity for real world experience in a high profile citywide event.

We seek self-starters who are creative, ambitious, hard-working, energetic, diverse and proud to produce Philadelphia’s July 4th celebration. Each internship position will have a defined role, goals to be achieved, and with supervisory support to enable each intern to leave with a sense of accomplishment, new skills, real-life experience, and the opportunity to be a part of a large-scale multi-day festival.

Marketing & PR

• Content management for website and social media, including sponsorship fulfillment and event promotion
• Content development, including copy writing and basic graphic design, for website, social media and e-mail marketing
• PR support, including press conference planning and executing, press coverage tracking, assisting with media credential application process, and coordinating media relations on-site
• Event promotion, including brochure coordination, community outreach and virtual or on-site promotion
• General festival support and other duties as assigned

Sponsorship & Partnerships

• Assist with drafting pitches for potentials sponsors of the festival
• Attend partnership meetings and walkthroughs
• Assist with sponsor fulfillment & recap presentations
• Collaborate with marketing department on sponsorship marketing deliverables
• Virtual or On-site sponsorship logistics support of festival events
• Track sponsorship fulfillment on marketing channels, including website, social media and e-mail marketing
• General festival support and other duties as assigned
• Interested candidates should have a focus in sales and partnerships or event logistics

Event Production

• Assist with drafting pitches for potentials sponsors of the festival
• Attend partnership meetings and walkthroughs
• Assist with sponsor fulfillment & recap presentations
• Collaborate with marketing department on sponsorship marketing deliverables
• Virtual or On-site sponsorship logistics support of festival events
• Track sponsorship fulfillment on marketing channels, including website, social media and e-mail marketing
• General festival support and other duties as assigned
• Interested candidates should have a focus in sales and partnerships or event logistics

Admin Assistant

• Assist the executive team with scheduling, meeting planning, etc.
• Assist CEO with meeting preparation, presentations, etc.
• Provide on-site event support, including but not limited to ticket coordination and VIP guest and speaker relations
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Highly organized

Requirements:

• Available to work the length of the festival (June 19 through July 4)
• Availability to work nights and weekends
• A positive attitude and team mentality

Skills

• Must be detail oriented, creative and organized
• Project management skills
• Knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Understanding of best practices for social media marketing for Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
• Understanding of reporting and analytics
• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Some jobs may require the ability to lift 50lbs
• Experience in Adobe Creative Suite a plus
• Photography and/or video skills a plus
• Camera and/or video equipment a plus

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.