Marketing and Production Assistant Internship

[Paul Young]

Local letterpress shop and art studio is looking for a qualified student intern for the winter/spring semester. Duties can be tailored around the student’s skills and interests and may include any (but not necessarily all) of the following:

• Researching potential clients and markets
• Creating a monthly e-mail newsletter
• Creating content (photos, videos, text) for social media
• Maintaining a list of clients and contacts
• Organizing and ordering supplies
• Packing shipments
• Preparing paper and canvas for printing and painting
• Organizing wood and metal type
• Print production on letterpress printing press

Useful skills or experience include:
• Social media platforms, specifically Facebook and Instagram
• Mail Chimp
• Excel
• Photoshop
• Online retail platforms like Etsy and Big Cartel
• Creating photos and video with iPhone
• Familiarity with traditional painting and printmaking techniques

The student will gain experience in the following areas:
• Operating a small business
• Being a self-employed entrepreneur
• Marketing to wholesale and retail clients
• Letterpress production
• Organizing an art studio

Location: The studio is located in Tolono, so the intern must have access to reliable transportation. Some work may be done remotely.

Hours: 10 hours per week. Specific hours can be arranged around the student’s class schedule but must be sometime between the hours of 12 and 5, Monday through Friday.

Compensation: This is an unpaid internship.

To apply: Please e-mail a resume or list of past employment, major and year of study, career goals and areas of interest, and contact information to kesler...@gmail.com