Cowork Frederick

Work for yourself, not by yourself.

Internship: Event Planning & Promotion Assistant

The person in this role will assist our Program & Event Coordinator with organizing, promoting, and running events and programs at Cowork Frederick, such as our Artist of the Month Program, Frederick Artists Night, Cotivation Day, and our Micro-biz Roundtable. The emphasis of this internship is strengthening planning, organizing, communication, as well as marketing skills. You’ll wear a lot of hats and gain well-rounded experience.

To be successful, you’ll need a solid understanding of Cowork Frederick and our target audience, so your first week will be spent becoming familiar with Cowork Frederick’s branding and communication style to write in our “voice”, and how to use the tools you’ll need. You’ll then start generating content that, after being reviewed and edited, will be published. You’ll get direct feedback on all your work so you can perfect it over time.

NOTE: this internship is for class credit only

Targeted majors: Business, Marketing, Communications

Tools you’ll use: Canva, Mailchimp, MS Word or Google Docs, Slack, Socialbee

Time commitment: 120 hours, typically as 10 hours a week for 12 weeks (negotiable)

Tasks:

  • Create event posters
  • Hang posters at designated locations around downtown Frederick
  • Post events on Facebook
  • Schedule social media posts using Socialbee
  • Help identify speakers, artists, and other program participants
  • Set up rooms for events and, schedule allowing, work some events
  • Update our sidewalk sign weekly with upcoming event information
  • Assist with routine operational tasks (restocking soft drinks, taking out trash, light cleaning, etc.)
  • Provide a weekly status report of activities and progress toward goals
  • Other tasks as assigned (all related to event planning and promotion)

General Expectations

  • Attitude – We have “playground rules”, like being considerate, to which all interns must adhere. In addition, we want you to approach your internship with integrity, leadership and a can-do attitude.
  • Laptop – Everyone at Cowork Frederick uses their own computers, so you’ll need to bring a laptop you can use for your work. We’ll give you access to our network, software, and the files you need.
  • Prerequisite Skills – You must have basic computer skills and good communication skills, be able work independently (once given direction) and effectively manage your time to complete tasks.
  • Parking – We do not have dedicated parking. There are two parking garages within a block of our location. That said, we encourage walking, biking, car-pooling and taking public transportation.
  • Work schedule – We’ll work with you to agree on a work schedule up front, then expect you to adhere that schedule. Timely arrival for work is important, as is completing the full internship term.

Interested?

Complete an application

Let us know which internship position you want and why. Be prepared to provide us with a copy of your college transcript or high school grade sheet and a resume.