Innovation Marketing Intern

Arlington Economic Development’s (AED) Business Investment Group (BIG) is seeking an Innovation Marketing Intern to support its Arlington Innovation Fund and related programs. Send any questions or resumes to Brandon Bedford (bbedford@arlingtonva.us)

• Duration: April (as soon as possible) – July 11th 
• Average 15-hours per week
• In person in Arlington’s Ballston neighborhood, some remote is possible
• Paid, approximately $20/hour
• Seeking students in marketing, business, or related fields
• Ideal candidates would have some background using LinkedIn, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, or other marketing tools (not required)

Task Description

• Assist with events across BIG’s portfolio
  • Support AED’s Events Coordinator with event logistics prior to event
  • Assist with set-up, registration, and other tasks as needed at select events
    • Events typically occur Tuesdays through Fridays and start as early as 8am and could go as late as 9pm. Most events are 2-3 hours long
    • Some in-person availability required the week of May 12th 

• Support Startup Ecosystem Manager with Innovation LinkedIn sub-page
  • Draft initial posts for LinkedIn, website, and other materials with photos, links, and tags for Startup Ecosystem Manager’s review
  • Collaborate with Communications (Comms) division to monitor and report on engagement, followers, performance, and opportunities for improvement
  • Organize information to create a content calendar 

• Support BIG with Promotion and Outreach
  • Maintain inventory of physical marketing promotional items and help business development managers prepare collateral as needed
  • Work with Startup Ecosystem Manager to create lists of organizations or individuals to engage via email and social media 

• Draft content and copy for select media
  • Draft emails in a template for an innovation blast email list
  • Draft blog posts to announce new AIF initiatives and sponsorships
  • Work with BIG and Comms to review and update website content