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Area of Internship: Event Planning/Marketing
Date of Internship: May-August 2011
Location of Internship: Evansville, IN (Southern Indiana)
Brief Description of Company/Organization: Founded in 1881, The American Red Cross is a non-profit humanitarian organization led almost exclusively by volunteers. The American Red Cross' goal is to provide disaster relief, emergency aid, and education to residents of the United States.
Brief Description of Responsibilities:
Special Event Coordination
Plans, organizes, coordinates, promotes, and facilitates special events, including 2011 Heroes Campaign, Kickoff Breakfast, Tribute to Heroism Awards Banquet, Red Cross Ball Drop, and other events; schedules and maintains communication with speakers, vendors, and participants; coordinates and monitors event time lines; reviews and analyzes evaluations; assists in preparing a variety of publications, materials, and programs for events; attends meetings and represents Regional Office with service groups; coordinates participation in Heroes Essay & Nominations process; acts as prime source for promotion of activities and special events; initiates, coordinates and/or participates in all efforts to publicize promotion of all special events.
Minimum Qualifications:
Must be a full-time Junior or Senior receiving credit for the internship. Previous experience in journalism, public relations, event planning, writing, or editorial work highly desirable.
Knowledge of:
Event planning, public relations, and marketing principles and practices; fundamentals of writing, composition, layout, photography and production for publications, Internet applications as they relate to public information activities.
Skill and Ability to:
Develop project budgets and monitor expenditures; edit and design a variety of materials; write in a creative, descriptive, technical, or factual manner; establish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of work; respond to sensitive matters and/or situations with discretion, tact, and courtesy.
Contact Information:
Adress: American Red Cross
Southwestern Indiana Chapter, Evansville Region
29 S. Stockwell Road
Evansville, IN 47714
Phone: 812-471-7200
