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Social Media Intern at Togga

Togga is creating a fantasy sports platform that lets soccer fans connect, engage and enjoy fantasy games with their friends and the worldwide soccer community. Togga sets a new standard by introducing a format that allows for live drafting, no salary cap or squad limits, trades, waivers and head-to-head competition. The real time scoring is more dynamic with points awarded for key events such as chances created, successful dribbles, tackles won to reflect true performance on the field.
WHY US?

We are a complete team with expertise bringing products from conception to growth and then building teams to scale. We are soccer enthusiasts and entrepreneurs from Austin, TX, thrilled to bring to market a product that will change the way the beautiful game is viewed. We see a massive opportunity for fantasy soccer to be just as big as fantasy football and have a mission to become the leader in an untapped space. We are big believers in the growth story of soccer and fantasy sports and are creating the platform to converge the two.

DESCRIPTION

Are you a marketing and soccer enthusiast?

This is a unique opportunity to work closely with the founding team on driving growth and building the online community.

Daily Duties

• Research soccer influencers
• Engage with soccer community on social media
• Research potential partners
• Perform competitive analysis
• Research web properties for advertising placement

Qualities of the Ideal Candidate

• Soccer Fanatic
• Brings energy every day
• Resourceful
• Creative
• Humble
• Eager to learn

Skills of the Ideal Candidate

• Proficient knowledge of social media — especially Twitter
• Savvy with all forms of technology
• Data driven personality
• Love of analytics and stats
• Can effectively communicate
• Proactive mindset

Apply here: https://angel.co/togga/jobs/54197-social-media-intern

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Marketing Intern at Bitfusion.io

Bifusion brings supercomputing performance to applications without source code changes.
WHY US?

We are solving some of the most interesting computer science and engineering problems. Our team gets to work with some of the cutting edge hardware and software technologies, some of them not even released in the market yet. Our offices are at Capital Factory in Austin downtown, which is considered Austin’s startup hub.

We are a Techstars company, TechCrunch Disrupt 2015 Finalist and Winner of Austin’s A-list hottest emerging startup 2015.

DESCRIPTION

We are looking for an entrepreneurial marketing intern to join our highly technical engineering team. The candidate must be able to work independently, must have a high significant technical acumen and must be passionate about start-ups and driving new business. At times candidates will be expected to work with very little direction and may be tasked with leading entire projects. You will have significant influence on our overall marketing strategy by helping define the project and taking ownership to make it happen.

Responsibilities
Conduct market research and engage with founding team to identify best customer and channel strategy
Preparing marketing assets such as sales decks and marketing content for use in sales process, web site and future industry conferences
Write case studies and white papers for use in market and customer development

Requirements:
Enrolled as a University student studying business, communications or computer science
Must have strong written and verbal communication skills
Willing to jump in with a positive attitude and entrepreneurial spirit

Additional Information:
Stipend available

Apply here: https://angel.co/bitfusion-io/jobs/70210-marketing-intern

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Fall Internships Available at Komen Austin

Our Mission
To save lives and end breast cancer forever.

About Komen Austin
Susan G. Komen® Austin is an Austin-based nonprofit committed to saving lives locally and fighting breast cancer globally. Komen Austin is the only local breast cancer organization attacking the disease on all fronts – education, screening, treatment, follow-up care, survivorship support, advocacy and research. The organization serves the women and men in the city’s five-county area battling breast cancer by removing barriers to care for the uninsured and underinsured. Of the funds raised annually, Komen Austin invests up to 75 percent into local community health care grants and educational initiatives; the remaining 25 percent is invested into global research studies to find the cures for breast cancer.

Since 1999 Komen Austin has invested nearly $11 million into breast health services and educational efforts in Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties. Additionally, close to $5 million has been raised to fund global research studies to find the cures for breast cancer. Komen Austin encourages the local community to help save lives and end breast cancer forever by participating in year-round fundraising efforts and our signature events – the Susan G. Komen® Austin Race for the Cure and the annual Pink! Party.

Looking for an internship where you’ll do more than get coffee or write drafts that may never make it beyond your computer? Look no further, Komen Austin offers a robust internship program that provides college students (and recent grads) with real-world work knowledge and resume/portfolio building skills!

Check out our wide variety of opportunities and send your resume to intern@komenaustin.org. Note: interns must commit to at least 20 hours of work per week on weekdays between 9:00a & 5:00p. While our internships are unpaid, we do work with universities to offer course credit.

Download & print our internship brochure. (print double sided on 8.5 x 11″ paper)

Internship Job Descriptions:

Year-Round Application Deadlines:

  • Spring semester applications due by October 15th
  • Fall semester applications due by July 15th