PAID INTERN ($10 an hour) – Marketing & Member Relations Internship for Western Farmers Electric Cooperative
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative (WFEC) has a Marketing Internship opportunity in our Marketing & Member Relations department at our Headquarters in Anadarko, Ok or our satellite office in Moore, Ok. To be eligible for the Internship you must be a full-time student at a college or university with a declared Marketing or Communications major. The internship will take place during the summer months (mid-May to mid-August). The hourly rate offered for this internship will be based off of student classification. This position provides an excellent opportunity to gain exposure and knowledge in the marketing and communication field.
WFEC, is an electrical Generation and Transmission company headquartered in Anadarko, Oklahoma. Member-owners consist of 21 distribution cooperatives, which, in turn, serve the total electric needs to three-fourths of the state of Oklahoma and parts of New Mexico. Our internship is designed to assist in our Marketing & Communications Department.
Internship Outline of Duties, Responsibilities, and Opportunities
Marketing Duties
- Assist Marketing Coordinator with annual Emerging Technology Conference. Duties to include:
- Soliciting and tracking sponsorships for conference
- Assisting with organizing event details
- Organizing and assembling attendee packets, golf tournament prizes, etc.
- Other duties related to conference planning as assigned
- Field duties with each Marketing Representative to include:
- Manager, Marketing & CommunicationsEducation with WFEC staff and distribution cooperatives to learn about Marketing programs relating to Electric Vehicles, solar and wind generation
- Put together marketing project relating to intern’s field of study
- C&I Marketing Managers
- Visit WFEC distribution cooperatives to learn about the marketing programs at those cooperatives
- Assist with projects related to WFEC’s energy efficiency programs and website
- Assist in promotion and research of the electric vehicle program, solar and wind program
- Provide assistance with various projects for distribution cooperatives as required
Communications/PR Duties
- Assist with updating WFEC Marketing/Key Accounts website
- Assist with identifying and researching Key Account PR and newsletter story opportunities
- Update and organize information and communications for Key Account Toolkit
- Work with scheduling and organizing WFEC Electric Vehicle booth at Cooperative’s Annual Meetings
- Assist in updating WFEC Board App
General Office Duties
- Assist with wide range of assigned clerical tasks
- Filing, organizing, assembling packets and distributing information to cooperatives and partners, making copies, shredding, assembling materials for presentation and mailings, data entry, general clerical tasks
- Assist with organizing office suite and storage area
- Conduct annual inventory of logo room items and keep inventory stocked
- Assist employees and Board members in logo room
Skills & Proficiencies
- Excellent written and oral communications skills
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite including Word, Excel and PowerPoint preferred
- Ability to research, organize and report using traditional resources as well as the internet
- Analytical skills
- Must be organized, efficient and able to multitask
- Proficiency in using Email & conducting Internet research
- Self-directed project management skills are a plus
- Excellent people and customer service skills. This position involves a great deal of personal interaction with customers and members.
- Sales and fundraising experience preferred
- Experience in Photoshop, Adobe PageMaker or InDesign, and Macromedia Dreamweaver preferred
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Requires a current driver’s license.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must regularly lift and or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
If you would like to apply for this position, please visit our website at www.wfec.com and click on Employment or contact Susie White at 405-247-4383.
MUST MEET ALL PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
WFEC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER AND EMPLOYER MINORITIES, FEMALES, DISABILITY, AND VETS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
EOE/AA/M/F/DISABILITY/VETS