Competitive Internship Program

Now accepting resumes & cover letter

Deadline: March 26th, 2012 by 6:00pm

Green-Eyed Girl Productions, Wedding Coordinating Company is now accepting resumes and cover letters for our winter based Internship Program which can then lead into a Summer Crew Employment opportunity. Deadline for resumes: March 26th, 2012. The sooner you apply the csooner you could get started!Anybody can apply to be an intern for Green-Eyed Girl Productions, however those who are selected are chosen based on the goals of the company and if he or she will best fit, represent and honor those goals. This year we will be accepting 8-10 interns. All resumes and cover letters must be turned in by the last business Monday in March to be considered for an interview. Interviews will be scheduled sometime in April.

This internship is competitive in such that you must clock 240 hours in order to be eligible for one of our PAID employment position during the summer. Interested persons should contact Green-Eyed Girl Productions and drop off a resume along with a cover letter that explains why he/she is the best applicant for the position. Once all of the applications are in we will set up interviews. At your interview you can explain, demonstrate and/or display your intensions, qualifications and motivations to work with us. Bring in whatever examples of your work you have done in the past, or ideas of how you can contribute.

After your interview you will receive an email that either accepts or declines your application into our internship program. We reserve the right to accept or decline any persons for any reason.

If accepted you will receive a follow-up meeting to go over your excepted responsibilities and time commitments, as well as choose your Internship Specialty and correlating Project Block. *At any time your internship opportunity may be terminated if responsibilities are not met, or for any other reason to be determined by Green-Eyed Girl Productions.

Compensation: There is absolutely no monetary compensation for your involvement in this company as an intern. Though after you have completed the required 240 intern hours you may apply to be one of our Summer Crew Employees, which is a paid position. For your efforts you do receive a priceless experience and knowledge of the wedding coordinating industry and dependant on your status, a one of a kind field experience at actual weddings and events.

Liability and Injury: Interns are not covered by any of GEG’s insurance policies. You are at your own risk and are often exposed to physical risk including the lifting of rental items, walking on uneven surfaces for setup and while driving in your own vehicles. You will be required to sign a waiver that releases GEG from any and all liability of injury if sustained while volunteering or as an intern.

Non-Competing Clause: All interns will also be required to sign a Non-Competing contract which will prohibit him/her from setting up a wedding coordinating company or rental company of the same stature anywhere within 50 miles of GEG’s office locations, or from acquiring the client list, using materials and contracts or other GEG exclusive knowledge for their own gain.

Summer Crew Employee Promotion: The main benefit to participating in our Internship program is the opportunity to apply for one of our Summer Crew Employee positions. This is a temporary, paid position lasting from May 1^st to Oct 31^st. To be eligible for this position Interns must clock 240 hours between February 1^st and the last Monday in April. All interns who have met the hourly requirements can apply for the Employee positions.  Interviews for the Employee positions will be the last week in April with employment beginning on May 1^st and lasting until Oct 31^st. October 31^st will be the last day for all paid employees from the Summer Crew.

Of our 8-10 Interns who clock their 240 hours we will only hire 3-5 of the best interns for the Summer Crew Employees positions. Those interns who do not receive the Summer Crew Employee Promotion may continue on as a volunteer and can clock hours towards community service or use them to gain credit hours for rental items at their own wedding. For your efforts you do receive a priceless experience and knowledge of the wedding coordinating industry and dependant on your status, a one of a kind field experience at actual weddings and events. Volunteers receive their project hours, community service hours and project credits for their fields of study.

Intern Positions

As a member of the GEG Intern team you are not directly responsible for planning and coordinating weddings or events but more importantly supplementing them through your efforts to keep the office running smoothly. As a team member who works in the office your duties will include:

• Greeting clients as they walk in the door with a smile

• Informing people about our Programs, Specials and Services

• Filling rental quotes and answering questions about rental items

• Steaming linens for upcoming orders

• Folding, resorting and taking inventories of linens and rental items

• Filling rental orders for client pickups

• Making purchases through the Reusable Wedding Store

• Completing a Dress-the-Table Consultation

• Ringing up a register sale

• Scheduling appointments for coordinating meetings

• Keeping the office and store tidy

• Following through with our Recycling Programs

• Role modeling our company philosophies to perspective clients

• And or course helping people feel excited about their upcoming event!

We then have 2 Specialties to choose from that include several Specialty specific tasks plus a Project Block that must be completed.  You will focus on these responsibilities in addition to your daily intern routines (listed above). As an Intern you must choose one area to specialize in between February 1^st and April:

Office Intern: You will work in the GEG office during regularly scheduled office hours and client meetings. No wedding attendance

Tasks: Office related with emphasis in marketing and business management

• Assist in the Construction of wedding planning documents

• Taking of rental Inventory

• Bridal Call backs and check-ins

• Vendor research and marketing

• Computer research

• Consultant assistant’s duties, mildly labor intensive

Benefits: Gain unique experience into the coordinating firm that is GEG. Utilize your skills to promote a business in multiple forums.

Commitment: 8-16 hours weekly for office hours and client meetings often in the evening. Potentially a long day! No keys given, mandatory attendance to all office hours at least 2 days a week.

Project Blocks (you will be responsible for completing one as an intern):

·         Gold Star Program Development

·         Blogspot development

·         Photobook Workshop Promotion

·         Multi-media Marketing Presentations

·         Wedding Consultant Add-on Supplement Project

Compensation: Hours towards Summer Crew Employee application

Wedding Assistant Intern: You will work in the GEG office during regularly scheduled office hours and client meetings. No wedding attendance

Tasks: Wedding Coordinator related with emphasis in future coordinating skills

All tasks related to a Consulting Intern plus:

• Attending Coordinating meeting with clients

• Completing Creative Design and Style Assistance portions of coordinating packages

• Having input on creative theme, color boards and Reception design elements

• Dress the table consultations

• Wedding Planning Nook facilitator

Benefits: Gain invaluable experience into the coordinating firm that is GEG. Meet with clients in a coordinating environment and become an important part of their wedding development. Assist brides in their planning based on GEG binders and organizational techniques. Contribute unique ideas and wedding style.

Commitment: 8-16 hours weekly for office hours and client meetings often in the evening. Potentially a long day! No keys given, mandatory attendance to all office hours at least 2 days a week.

Project Blocks (you will be responsible for completing one as an intern):

Wedding Planning Social Hosting (1 solo workshop)

Vision Boards (10)

Reception Design Project

Online Marketing Project

Wedding Consultant Add-on Supplement Project

To Apply:

Drop off your Resume and Cover Letter before 1/9/12 to the GEG office

          Cover Letter: Why are you the best applicant for the position?

Requirements:

·         Must be between ages 17 and 30

·         Must be living in Oregon

·         Must have reliable vehicle and current driver’s license

·         Must be legally allowed to work in the United States

·         Must have a strong work ethic and positive attitude

·         Must have High School level education or equivalent

·         Must have flexible hours and able to work weekends

·         Background check (needed if going to be hired in May)

·         All interns will be required to sign a Non-Competing contract before they are allowed to see any materials on wedding planning

·         Computer experience and fluency with these programs:

o   Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel

Preferred:

o   Food Handler's Card

o   CPR First Aid Card

o   Experience in education, business or online marketing

o   Persons working on their AAWP (American Academy of Wedding Professionals) certification

o   Customer Service experience

o   Interest in a long term career in event management, coordinating services or other related fields