Internship Opportunity with SF-Based Online Retailer

Reply to: internship@wishwrap.com [?]Date: 2009-01-31, 10:32PM PST
Wishwrap.com (www.wishwrap.com) is a San Francisco-based online gift retailer. We are in search of two star interns in the Communications / Public Relations department. A Little Bit About Us Wishwrap is a young San Francisco-based startup that has been growing steadily in the past year. The company is building a strong brand identity as a unique, creative and fun place to buy gifts that are thoughtful and personal. With a commitment to thinking about the user experience in all aspects of our business – website, customer service, gift selection, and even packaging – Wishwrap is quickly gaining recognition among customers and the media. Just in the past six months, Wishwrap has been featured in several online, print, and broadcast media including the Today Show, USA Today, and dailycandy.com.

A Little Bit About You… It doesn’t matter if you’re a shopaholic or a shopaphobe, what matters is:
∗ You are well-versed in various forms of online media: blogs, podcasts, online communities, etc. ∗ You like to write (emails, articles, blogs)
∗ You are a pretty good writer (you can get your point across concisely and use punctuation…correctly!)
∗ You have an eye for details - you’re the one who catches the misspelling in the byline of the newspaper
∗ You are organized – you don’t panic in chaos, but you prefer that things are where they should be
∗ You like people and don’t mind talking to them on the phone (you’ll talk to customers, magazines, etc.)
∗ You like to share – when you see something you love, you want to tell all your friends about it ∗ You are creative – you like to think outside the box
∗ You are generally a happy and motivated person, a self-starter You will have weekly goals and milestones.

We expect that you will a commit to a minimum of 15-20 hours a week to make it meaningful for us and for you, but other than that, you maintain flexibility on where and when you can work.

What’s In It For You?
∗ Excellent resume builder, if you’re interested in media relations or online marketing
∗ Excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience working with a startup
∗ An apprenticeship with the CEO
∗ Flexible hours
∗ Creative and fun projects
∗ Potential for a great reference!

If this sounds interesting, send a resume and cover note by email to: internship@wishwrap.com. Tell us about yourself and when you’d be available to start.
Compensation: This is an unpaid internship

Posted By: Quinn Vandenberg