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Hondo Group, Social Media Marketing Internship

www.hondogroup.com

Employer: Hondo Group

Title: Social Media Marketing Internship

Location: Austin

Description: The Hondo Group

8310 Capital of Texas Highway, Suite 345

Austin, TX 78731

The Hondo Group, a marketing communications company, is dedicated to providing clients with new strategic branding processes in a variety of areas including agriculture, real estate, professional services, technology, green marketing and sustainable business strategies. The Hondo Group helps clients close the marketing loop between great products and satisfied customers. www.hondogroup.com

Job Description:

Collect and share insights and user-experiences by interacting with a wide range of viral, social and interactive media channels, including but not limited to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, blogosphere (blogging sites), new and emerging media

Chronicle experiences through video; edit and post to selected media as appropriate

Attend internal marketing meetings, brainstorm sessions, ad shoots and special events while fully integrating with the Hondo team, as instructed by the team or supervisor

Monitor social media for trends and relevant happenings, including pop culture news, off-the-wall stories or anything else quirky and fun that may be of interest to our client, their customers, our current or planned projects. Conduct media outreach for our PR programs as assigned

Qualifications:

A "demonstrated knowledge" of social media is a must. Selected applicants will be required to submit a portfolio of social media know-how

Previous internships or extracurricular activities, including membership in PRSSA or other organizations, are also valuable

Strong, working understanding of Internet e-commerce and marketing

Working knowledge of Adwords, Yahoo and Google dashboards, DART and DFA

Excellent working knowledge of Excel

Position is unpaid; however interns will be eligible for a stipend at the end of the internship up to $1,000, based on their performance and projects completed.

Interns with The Hondo Group will have the chance to work with an award-winning creative and account service team on local, national and international projects. Our small group provides an unprecedented opportunity for personal attention to education and hands-on learning. The Hondo Group is committed to providing solid work experience to serious-minded individuals in a positive environment.

For more information on internship opportunities, please contact:

Beth Homann

Unison Resource/ the Hondo Group

Beth.homann@unisonresource.com

Posted: August 12, 2009


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