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Jobs at GPTMC

Open positions at Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation

Below are the following positions open at GPTMC:
Web Marketing Intern, November 2011

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Web Marketing Intern

Description:

The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) is a private, non-profit organization that makes Philadelphia and The Countryside a premier destination through marketing and image building that increases business and promotes the region’s vitality.

The Web Department is responsible for GPTMC’s primary websites, visitphilly.com and uwishunu.com, as well as several social media channels. Visitphilly.com serves as the Official Visitor Site for Greater Philadelphia while uwishunu.com is the ultimate insider’s guide to everything fun and exciting happening in Philadelphia.

The Web Marketing Intern will work with the Web Team on a variety of projects, gaining exposure to work on web content, blog posts, web development, web design, social media, mobile, email marketing and more.

Qualifications
Ideal candidates will possess a passion for Philadelphia as well as strong writing skills. Some experience working with web publishing and social media preferred but not required.

Responsibilities would include:

  • Create a variety of types of written copy destined for GPTMC’s web and social media properties, e.g. content for a restaurant page, a Uwishunu blog post, a Facebook update, a tweet, etc.
  • Research and fact check content details as necessary.
  • Work with the Visit Philly Web Editor to update content pieces on visitphilly.com such as slideshows, images, videos, spotlight rotations, copy and dates.
  • Work with the Uwishunu Blog Editor to create new original content posts for the blog.
  • Monitor best practices and identify methods to integrate social media sharing tools into visitphilly.com and uwishunu.com. Google+, Facebook, Foursquare, etc.
  • Test new web developments and web applications for the websites across platforms and browsers.
  • Assist in maintaining online events calendar.
  • Monitor and research web development within travel industry.
  • Potential to assist with web photography needs.
  • Provide occasional administrative support for the Web department.

Technical Skills
Experience in the following applications helpful: Wordpress, Adobe Photoshop, HTML, Google Analytics, Google Docs, Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Microsoft Office, Flickr, Youtube, and Google+.

Hours & Compensation
GPTMC is looking for student candidates that are available to work at least 12-15 hours per week. Ideal candidates would be available to work during both the 2011 fall and 2012 spring semesters.

This is a paid intern position and academic credit can be available depending on school requirements.
To apply, please email your resume to: resumes@gptmc.com, Attn: Bob Gosser, Director of Administration.

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