Graphic/Web Design & Social Media Intern - Retail & Nightlife Clients (Bortz Entertainment Group)

Jan. 23, 2012

Chicago, IL

Confidential

GRAPHIC/ WEB DESIGN & SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN - RETAIL & NIGHTLIFE CLIENTS

Marketing firm representing multiple SalonSpas, Restaurants and Nightclubs in the Chicagoland area is in need of a Graphic/Web Design & Social Media intern to assist in with the daily demands of our fast-paced design department. Must have demonstrated skills in both Graphic design, Web design/basic development, and Social Media management.

Skills necessary for this position:

Adobe CS5

Microsoft Office suite

Working understanding of HTML

Experience working within CMS systems (or willingness to learn). There will be many occasions on which you will be asked to update client websites through CMS rather than the original working .fla, .html or .aspx file.

Experience with Email marketing -- creating emails & working within an email software program. We specifically work with CoolerEmail.

Experience with Social Media Marketing for businesses. Previous Restaurant, Nightclub or Salon/Spa marketing experience a plus.

Graphic/Web Design Responsibilities include:

Layout and initial design of print and interactive promotional material such as: flyers, posters, ads, signage, emails, web-flyers, etc.

Updating client websites with current promotional web flyers and event information.

Working with the Art Director to improve/create websites for our current & new clients.

Reporting to and assisting the Art Director each day with daily office tasks

Willingness to dig-in and learn about our Brands and about the programs we use each day to manage them.

Social Media Responsibilities include:

managing our clients' online reputations -- twitter, yelp, facebook, google+, etc -- with promotions, status updates, links, photos, videos, etc.

engaging fans & followers with unique posts consistent with the voice of the client's brand

analyzing and communicating new page activity to upper management

creating unique incentives to generate new fans & followers

coordinating and launching "today only" promotions with upper management

becoming familiar with and eventually implementing Bots and Apps to make our client's online social media presence more sophisticated

developing new ways to increase chatter and keep things fresh

creating a better link between our graphic/web content and our social media content

Please email your resume and references from any previous Graphic Design and Social Media work to the email above.

Job to begin immediately at our corporate office: 770 N Halsted, Suite 306. Chicago, IL 60642