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Internship Available - Marketing Assistant!
ORGANIZATION: Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles
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7 people are interested
POSITION TITLE: Marketing Assistant Internship with Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles
OVERVIEW
The African People's Education and Defense Fund (www.apedf.org) needs your skills and talents as a Marketing Assistant to the coordinator in one of its dynamic, economic development institutions - Uhuru Furniture and Collectibles in Oakland, CA. Be part of the team that is driven by African self-determination. Help produce a positive impact on the health, education, human rights and future of the black (African) community. Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles sells good quality furniture and collectibles at reasonable prices.
Under the direct supervision of the Promotions Coordinator, you will carry out weekly marketing assignments to ensure goals and deadlines are met and marketing and promotions campaigns are initiated and carried out in a timely fashion.
TASKS MAY INCLUDE
- Attending the weekly Marketing Team
- Using Photoshop to edit photos with layers, masks and isolating images from backgrounds
- Creating flyers for monthly and weekly sales promotions using Photoshop
- Weekly marketing meeting to lay out social media strategy and sales promotions strategy for the week
- Post and respond to people on social media including Facebook, Instagram and more
- Create weekly videos for Facebook and Instagram highlighting our inventory, staff, volunteers, etc.
- Photographing, cropping and posting pictures of our inventory to our website, OfferUp and LetGo
- Train volunteers to assist in editing our online postings as needed
- This internship will include training on any of the above if needed
QUALIFICATIONS
- Have a strong passion for the APEDF mission ( www.apedf.org), self-determination and economic development for the African community
- Photoshop and social media skills
- Be organized, punctual reliable and honest
- Possess good oral and written communication skills
- Operate a reliable and consistent cell phone for communication as needed
- Volunteer coordination experience a plus
COMMITMENT
This is an unpaid internship with a commitment of a minimum of 3-9 months for 20-25 hours per week.
TO APPLY
Email your resume to oakland.manager@uhurufurniture.org and reply to this post to set up a time to interview!
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About Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles
Location:
3742 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610, US
Mission Statement
The African People's Education and Defense Fund strives to develop and institutionalize programs to defend the human and civil rights of the African community and to address the grave disparities in education, health, healthcare and economic development of the African community.
Description
Uhuru Furniture and Collectibles is a non-profit store that is a fundraiser for black community empowerment programs of APEDF. We receive a truck load of donated furniture and household items every day. This is a lively, popular Grand Lake area store staffed mostly by volunteers. When you volunteer at Uhuru Furniture, you not only contribute to the success of the store, you become part of a larger movement for peace through social justice. People shop at Uhuru Furniture for low priced, top quality items and to support crucial programs for social justice for African people.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
3742 Grand AvenueOakland, CA 94610
DATE POSTED
May 16, 2019
SKILLS
- Social Media / Blogging
- Graphic Design / Print
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 17
- Orientation or Training
- 20-30 hours/week