Wildland Adventures Internship
Position Title: Program Development and Marketing Intern
Part time: 15-20 hrs/week, flexible schedule
Start date: ASAP
Length of internship: Flexible; at least one quarter/semester is required
Compensation: Unpaid internship
Primary Responsibilities and Opportunities:
Wildland Adventures is looking for an unpaid intern with exceptional writing and editing skills to help update, enhance and develop content on our adventure travel website. HTML skills and knowledge of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) are a plus but not required.
The intern will work with destination specialists to identify new content opportunities and edit existing pages. In addition, the work includes collaboration with the marketing director on projects including updating online trip listings for various feeder sites, social media, and other web-based marketing strategies.
In the course of completing these tasks interns will learn a variety of small business skills, particularly in the specialized area of adventure travel and ecotourism, such as sales and marketing, customer service, tour operations, business management and search engine optimization.
Required skills:
- Exceptional writer and editor
- Ability to quickly adapt writing style to fit company brand and voice
- Self-motivated, quick learner who will seek out opportunities and have the confidence to propose solutions and/or new ideas
- Ability to balance multiple projects and competing priorities and achieve results
- Foreign travel experience not required but a plus
- HTML skills not required but a major plus
- Knowledge of SEO and social media not required but a plus
About Wildland Adventures:
Wildland Adventures, Inc., rated the #1 Best Adventure Outfitter on Earth by National Geographic Adventure Magazine, is an award-winning ecotourism and adventure travel company specializing in worldwide cultural and natural history explorations for small groups, families, and individuals since 1986. Active and inquisitive travelers appreciate our extraordinary itineraries, boutique accommodations, and exceptional native guides creating authentic cross-cultural encounters on soft-adventures that include walking, hiking and trekking, wildlife safaris, small yacht voyages, honeymoon adventures, and personalized custom adventure travel to Africa, Central and South America, the Middle East, the South Pacific and Alaska.
Business Hours: 8:00AM to 5:30 PM Monday-Friday
Our office is located in non-commercial area of North Seattle with a spectacular view of Mt. Rainer, Lake Washington, and the Cascade Range. Office features include gourmet kitchen, outdoor deck, office garden, and yard for staff dogs. Parking is available and several bus lines drop one block from the office.
Application: Send cover letter, resume and writing sample to Tad Bradley, Marketing Director: kurt@wildland.com
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