Marketing & Events Internship
POSITION: Marketing & Events Internship
START DATE: Immediately
ABOUT EL PASO INC:
El Paso Inc. is a business and a lifestyle publication covering news, trends, and influential figures in the El Paso region. It focuses on local businesses, economic developments, politics, and community events, providing in-depth reporting and analysis for professionals, entrepreneurs, and engaged residents. Our products include the weekly newspaper, digital content such as newsletters and exclusive web articles, and community-driven events like El Pasoan of the Year, Women of Impact and Best Pet. We also publish quarterly magazines, offering in-depth coverage of business, lifestyle, and community topics.
The “Best of El Paso” (BOEP) is a special ongoing program from El Paso Inc., the local business journal for the greater El Paso market.
ABOUT BEST OF EL PASO:
Best of El Paso is a program from El Paso Inc. that features a curated shortlist of recommendations across the city of El Paso and surrounding areas that have been vetted by our community peers.
The program helps residents and out-of-town visitors alike discover the best the border has to offer by providing the public with free access to El Paso Inc.'s content year-round at no cost through a mobile app, annual print magazine, online listing, and other promotional tools.
ABOUT THE JOB:
El Paso Inc. and Best of El Paso is looking for a talented intern who is interested in receiving professional experience in both marketing and events. The internship is a great opportunity for learning multiple facets of the newspaper business, event planning, and promotions.
An ideal candidate should possess Internet, video content creation, project management and communication skills in addition to having a high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
Most importantly, we are looking for someone with a passion for creative storytelling and who is looking for hands-on experience.
As a part of the marketing and events, our intern will be responsible for creating digital content overall, while identifying opportunities to engage with local businesses - for example, our 2024 awards list includes over 1,000 local businesses across 300 categories, which means the opportunities for creativity are endless!
Our intern will work with the Marketing Coordinator hand in hand to create content, with the Events Manager to assist with logistics and event planning and with the Best of El Paso Program Manager to edit and collect data for the Best of El Paso app.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Video Content Creation (Instagram reels and TikTok)
- Assist events manager with vendor communication, logistical planning and on-site assistance
- Help teams by managing marketing schedules & execution of deliverables
- Networking and community representation including staffing tables/booths and promoting at community events
- Data analytics gathering, tracking and analysis/response
- Support app and other digital technology needs
- Collaborate with teams across the company to support in other projects as needed
- Engage and participate in company activities and support its culture
- Administrative support of products and platforms including data input and delivering client entitlements
- Influencer Partnerships
- Database & Contact Management
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Associate, Bachelor or Master’s degree in progress; preferably seeking degree in digital media, marketing, communications, and/or public relations-related fields
- Ability to accept internship for college credit is most preferred; hours required per week can be flexible based on credit requirements
- Access to a laptop computer
- Ability to work in-house during some office hours (Monday-Friday 9am through 5pm)
TO APPLY:
Interested in applying? Submit your resume via email to
bestofep@elpasoinc.com