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  • Gain Experience in Marketing

    INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITY - MARKETING

    Joint Elections Marketing Committee

    Department of Student Activities

    Vote @ UConn

    http://vote.uconn.edu

     

    Seeking 3-5 students to serve on the Joint Elections Marketing Committee

    Application deadline: October 27, 2015 by 5 PM

    1. Major Duties and Responsibilities
      1. Committee will run from the week of November 10 through March 5. Committee members are not expected to be on campus during Thanksgiving or Winter Breaks.
      2. Running marketing efforts for campus-wide elections that take place in March for Undergraduate Student Government (USG), Student Trustee, Student Director for Foundation, Co-Op Board of Directors, and Graduate Student Senate (GSS).
      3. This is NOT marketing for specific candidates but instead focuses on three phases:
        1. Education about positions available and creating interest
        2. Encouraging students to run for office
        3. Getting students to vote
      4. Responsible for working in a team to create marketing campaigns for each phase including themes, slogans, initiatives, and other creative ways to publicize elections
      5. Responsible for execution of ideas
      6. Weekly meetings with the entire committee
    2. Suggested Qualifications
      1. Fee-paying, currently enrolled undergraduate student at UConn-Storrs campus
      2. Marketing, Advertising, or similar major
      3. Interest in marketing or graphic design and gaining experience with running a multi-step campaign
    3. Time Commitment
      1. Weekly strategy meetings (less than 1 hour)
      2. Projects as assigned/volunteered for (1-3 hours per week)
    4. Benefits
      1. Build your portfolio to make you a more competitive applicant for internships and jobs
      2. Gain experience working on a large multi-phase campaign targeting over 30,000 people
      3. Gain a better understanding of budgeting and creating the most impressions for your dollar 

    To apply, please submit a letter of intent and resume to:

    http://leadership.uconn.edu/joint-elections-marketing-committee/

    Application deadline: October 27, 2015 by 5 PM

    Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis

    For more information, contact: Pat Gotham at student2062@ad.uconn.edu