Internships
CloudSpark Venture Fund is searching for dedicated and hardworking interns to assist in community building and implementation of our outreach strategy. We are looking for interns with a healthy interest and understanding of entrepreneurial affairs who want to be part of a young, “for-profit” seed capital funding company that will be a nexus point for social and technological innovation in the Ann Arbor area. The internship will be based primarily in Ann Arbor with some optional travel to work with partners in the San Francisco area.
CloudSpark Venture Fund is a brand new company dedicated to providing entrepreneurs with the workspace and resources needed to excell. As well as providing workspace for members on a continuing basis we also provide all members and applicants the opportunity to participate in our 100 day CloudSpark Project Summer. During this program cloudspark will select 3-4 startup teams that have ideas developed and ready for seed funding.
This is why our first intern session will be so important. We need interns that are willing to dive in and immerse themselves in the development of CloudSpark from the start. It is this first team of interns that will work with CloudSpark staff to ensure the development of a program and standards by which the program will be administered. There are many tasks which need to be addressed and we will discuss them further below.
If working with CloudSpark is starting to sound exciting then keep reading, cause there’s more….
About The Nest:
The Nest is place that we have developed for young motivated entrepreneurs with small pockets and big ideas. Members come to the Nest from accross the country to have the opportunity to collaborate with one another and have access capital as well as other market opportunities. We are a community of entrepreneurs, programmers, artists, designers, inventors, investors, mentors, and business leaders. If you were to ask what the Nest is in one sentence then it would have to be… A place for the networking, development, and nurturing of young entrepreneurs and Ideas.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Program Development
A large part of interns time will be spent assisting the Director and Managing Supervisor with the development of procedures, protocols, and literature, that will help us prepare for the many small educational, networking, and mentoring events that we are planning for the 2010 year leading up to our first round of major investment funding.
Community Building
• Research potential organizations, businesses, groups, and individuals that could fit into and compliment the CloudSpark community
• Develop new contacts and relationships with potential members via existing networks and contacts.
• Support new community building strategies based on community feedback
• Prepare for the execution of CloudSpark’s Inaugural first round seed funding in summer 2011.
• Research potential local sponsors and partners of CloudSpark
• Carry out various guerilla marketing strategies to spread the word in relevant communities
2. Online Marketing Strategy and Implementation
• Social Networking
o Build CloudSpark’s community presence on major networking sites
• Blogging
o Build awareness of CloudSpark on relevant blogs
4. Organizational Management Support
• Support execution of member enrollment process
• Help maintain membership management system
• Respond to membership inquiries via email, phone, and one-on-one meetings
• Capture and document PR about CloudSpark
Expected Outcomes
Strong connections and relationship building with movers and shakers in the entrepreneurial community.
Supervision and Guidance
Interns receive training on online and offline communications and community building strategies, while learning how to design and implement marketing campaigns from the ground floor. Interns will be under the direct supervision of the Director, or Managing Supervisor. Interns will be directly trained on the CloudSpark business model and approach. Many job functions are often performed with general independence. Performance evaluation is based upon successfully meeting the objectives set out in this description.
Desired Qualifications
• Education: University-level training in Business, Marketing, Organizational Development, or related field. If the applicant lacks university training, he or she must have demonstrated accomplishments related to these subjects.
• Prior Experience: Preferably one year working in an office environment, preferably within a small, entrepreneurial setting
• Language Proficiency: Fluency in English required
• Knowledge: Strong working knowledge of marketing, business administration, community building, and/or event planning.
• Skills and Abilities: See above; ability to represent the CloudSpark effectively, along with organizational and administrative skills. Motivation and commitment to work effectively as part of a dynamic team. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to infuse your work with humor.
Time commitment
HUB internships require a 150 hour minimum commitment. You are expected to work between 10-25 hours per week. Some of this time can be spent working from home, depending on your specific responsibilities. However, being in the office is valuable to your gaining an understanding of CloudSpark and its goals. Interns typically come into the office 2-4 days per week. The more time you spend in the office, the more quickly you will integrate into the work environment, and the more likely you are to be exposed to the various aspects of what we do.
We do not offer school credits at this time. Internships are unpaid, however individuals with a strong work ethic may have the opportunity to hire on with CloudSpark. If you live outside the Ann Arbor area you need to provide housing for yourself during the duration of your internship. Assistance may be available to interns that display adequate qualifications and knowledge.
Application instructions:
