Overview
Policypitch.com is seeking a go-getter with an entrepreneurial bent and experience in marketing, graphic design, and/or programming. Location: New Orleans, LA, the social entrepreneurship capital of the world!
Policypitch.com provides crowd-powered solutions for neighborhood and local change. Policypitch is a community action platform for introducing new ideas and policies at the neighborhood, city, and state level and serves as a utility to take action. Users “pitch” ideas for new community initiatives, changes in public policy, local ordinance, state law, or just cause a ruckus about important community issues. Some of the action tools we provide include petitions, endorsements, personal idea pages, geospatial mapping, and electronic fund raising for your cause.
Responsibilities
Work alongside company founders to grow company
Specifically work on web development, marketing, content outreach, business development, PR, analytics, and all other related matters.
Take the initiative to solve challenging business and startup issues
Implement guerrilla marketing campaign and engage new media outlets
Experience
Very entrepreneurial person who will take the initiative and deliver
An "out of the box" thinker
Flexibility - Open to wearing many hats and learning on the go
Interest in social innovation
Outstanding oral and written communication skills
Skills
Experience with graphic design and/or web development
Marketing, PR, advertising a plus
Easy going
Compensation
Unpaid internship
Opportunity to connect with social innovators and creative mavericks in New Orleans