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Job/Internship of the Week

Marketing and Communications Specialist

Description:

Oregon State University’s Colleges of Business and Engineering, in collaboration with the Office of Information Services, seeks an interested individual willing to assist with marketing and promotion of an upcoming event. The internship begins immediately and culminates with the event on Wednesday, October 30, 2013. There may be some time commitment following the event for debriefing and wrap up.

Young women embracing technology is at an all-time low. Society continues to reinforce the stereotype of people in technology, having young women believing technology is not for them. NetApp, a world premier provider of storage or storage solutions for technology, is working to dispel the image by hosting an event titled, College to Careers. The public/private partnership is targeting young women with the intent of increasing interest in careers in the technology field, by inspiring, empowering and leading the way. This position is instrumental to the success of the NetApp event at OSU.

Outcomes

Help with the marketing and promotion on the OSU Campus.
Work directly with the contact(s) at NetApp and may require participation in a weekly 30-minute planning update conference call.
Develop and deliver print and electronic communications
Assist with webpage management, manage Twitter and FaceBook feeds and more.

If you are interested in serving in this internship position, please prepare and submit through Beaver JobNet a current resume and cover letter that describes your experience and/or skills and abilities you possess which will contribute to the success of this event.

For more information on how to apply, check out the posting in Beaver JobNet.

Job/Internship of the Week
Assistant Buyer
Stahlbush Island Farms, Inc.

Description:

The mission for this position is to perform daily tasks as specified by the Raw Product Buyer to provide assistance in the collection and documentation of information required to meet customer quality standards and maintain the status of the farm’s certification as a sustainable and organic farm.

Outcomes
-Interact with contract growers, including scheduling, field scouting and collection of necessary documentation.
-Support raw product procurement as needed.
-Support internal audits of the farm for compliance to meet sustainable and organic certifications.
-Support in overall raw product logistics and scheduling as needed.
-Review pesticide records.
-Provide and track harvest-timing estimates for all crops.
-Develop and manage systems for collecting and using historic data.
-Develop field standards and measures to better meet the quality standards for the finished products.
-Perform other duties as assigned.

For more information on how to apply, check out the posting in Beaver JobNet.

Regional Organizer
Resolute Consulting

Description
A national public affairs firm is looking to hire a field organizer based in Portland to assist in a national field organizing campaign.

You must have access to a computer and transportation. You must also have a willingness to attend events. Travel expenses and accommodations will be reimbursed.

Role Description:
Your primary role will consist of:
• Signup gathering at events, festivals, and in high-traffic areas.
• Coalition building and stakeholder engagement
• Identification and activation of likely campaign supporters.
• Phone calls to potential campaign supporters.
• Organizational and stakeholder research
• Assisting with community outreach as well as coordination of event logistics for client activities.

Required Skills — Qualified individuals must possess the following skills:
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and meet deadlines
• Good organizational skills
• Ability to do research online
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment with minimal supervision
• Networking/people skills including persuasive speaking

For more information, including how to apply check out the posting in Beaver JobNet.

Corps Member
Teach For America

Description
Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates, graduate students, and professionals of all academic majors and career backgrounds who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools. Our corps members become lifelong leaders in the effort to make a great education, and the opportunities that come with it, a reality for all students. Teach For Americas network in the 2012-13 school year includes 10,400 corps members teaching in 46 regions across the country and nearly 28,000 alumni working in education and many other sectors to create the systemic changes that will help end educational inequity.

Teach For America provides a rigorous pre-service summer training program that is designed to further develop your leadership mindset and provide you real-world experience before entering the classroom. We place you as a full-time teacher with full salary and benefits in an urban or rural public school, and support you with coaching and ongoing professional development throughout your two years to help you achieve success in your classroom and beyond.

The Problem of Educational Inequity
In America today, 9-year-olds in low-income communities are already three grade levels behind their peers in high-income communities. Half of them wont graduate from high school. Those who do graduate will read and do math, on average, at the level of eighth graders in high-income communities. This educational inequity is one of our nations most pressing problems, and Teach For America enlists our most promising future leaders in the movement to solve it. Through the combined efforts of our corps members and alumni, working alongside other members of the communities we serve, we will achieve our vision: One day, all children in this nation will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education.

Minimum Pre-requisites for Applying:
Bachelor’s degree by June 2013
Minimum 2.5 cumulative undergraduate GPA
Citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident of the United States
Candidates of all backgrounds, academic majors, and career interests encouraged to apply
No educational coursework or certification required to apply

For more information, including how to apply check out the posting in Beaver JobNet.

Graphic Designer-Web Developer
CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)

Description
Are you an artistically and technically skilled web designer and developer with experience in project management and an interest in designing and developing dynamic and engaging web sites? Consider a career in the CIA’s Directorate of Intelligence.

This position is for a web site developer, with excellent skills in web design and development. You will be a member of a team responsible for the production of web sites and applications that will be used to present complex intelligence analysis to senior policymakers, including the President of the United States. Opportunities exist to participate in internal training as well as external workshops and conferences.

*Higher starting salary possible depending on experience level.

For more information, including how to apply check out the posting in Beaver JobNet.

Marketing Assistant – Professional Services
CampusPoint

Description
One of the most well known law firms in the Pacific Northwest, has an exciting new opportunity for a Marketing Specialist with super hero editing and proofing skills.

This position requires a degree in Journalism, English, Communications or Marketing and guess what… you’ll be using it every day! Great culture, super benefits and career launching experience.

Job Duties
• Coordination of print materials and pitch packets, attorney bio edits, write articles and take photos for weekly internal newsletter
• Provide assistance with event planning and seminar preparation
• Heavy proofing of print and electronic communication
• Ability to work with a flexible schedule that may require early mornings and late evenings from time to time

For more information, including how to apply check out the posting in Beaver JobNet.

Administrative Support
Wild West Seed, Inc.

Description
A family-owned, vegetable/flower/herb seed company is seeking an individual for a full-time administrative support position.
Daily responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: answering phones, computer work that includes maintaining customer and vendor information, order processing, and inventory management.
Successful candidate must be Microsoft Office proficient and willing to build industry product knowledge and learn company specific software.
For a motivated individual with superior verbal communication skills, attention to detail this would be a long term position with potential for growth and advancement.
Two years professional experience or college coursework in an administration or business related field.

For more information, including how to apply check out the posting in Beaver JobNet.

Forestry Technician
USDI – Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Description

TOUR OF DUTY: Position is permanent, full-time.
DUTY LOCATION: South River Field Office, Roseburg District – Roseburg, OR – 1 position
HOURLY SALARY: Dependent upon specialized work experience and/or level of education:
GS-05 ($15.00/hr); GS-06 ($16.73/hr); GS-07 ($18.59/hr). This is a full performance GS-09 position ($22.74/hr).
BACKGROUND: The Bureau of Land Management’s South River Field Office is responsible for the
administration of the natural resources, lands, minerals and recreation programs on approximately 250,000 acres of public land in Douglas County, Oregon. In 2012 the Roseburg District will offer 27 million board feet of timber for sale from these lands. Public lands of the Roseburg District, located in southwestern Oregon, contain some of the most productive forests in the world, including dense stands of Douglas-fir, hemlock, and cedar.

For more information, including how to apply check out the posting in Beaver JobNet.

Council Office Intern
Oregon Metro

Description
20 – 30 hours per week, some evenings and possible need for additional hours (flexible). Duration: One year of service from hire date. Application materials are due by Thursday, July 5th at 5:00 p.m. The positions will begin in mid-August to mid-September. Two positions are available.

The Council Office Intern provides operational and administrative support to Metro’s Council Office staff with the goal of facilitating successful public policy outcomes and supporting our regionally elected Council. This internship is designed to provide interested people the opportunity to experience a fast-paced and dynamic political environment while learning office processes, and providing policy and operational support while conducting constituent and customer services.

For more information including how to apply, go to Beaver JobNet

Software Engineer, Intern/Co-op
Facebook

Description
Facebook is seeking Software Engineering Interns to join our engineering team. You can help build the next-generation of systems behind Facebook’s products, create web applications that reach millions of people, build high volume servers and be a part of a team that’s working to help people connect with each other around the globe.

This internship has a minimum twelve (12) week duration.

Responsibilities:
• Code high-volume software using primarily C++ and Java
• Create web applications using primarily PHP
• Implement web interfaces using XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Build report interfaces and data feeds
Location:
This opportunity is located in our Palo Alto, CA headquarters as well as our Seattle, WA office.

For more information including how to apply, go to Beaver JobNet.

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Tag Archives: job/internship of the week

Job/Internship of the Week – NetApp & OSU

Job/Internship of the Week – Stahlbush Island Farms, Inc.

Job/Internship of the Week – Resolute Consulting

Job/Internship of the Week – Teach For America

Job/Internship of the Week – CIA

Job/Internship of the Week – CampusPoint

Job/Internship of the Week – Wild West Seed, Inc.

Job/Internship of the Week – USDI – Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

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