Hope Squad is seeking a graphic design intern to support our corporate office team spreading our mission through K-12 schools and other programs (e.g., U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs).

Responsibilities

• Brainstorm, develop, and design overall layout and production design for product illustrations and packaging, logos, websites, advertisements, brochures, sales support tools and displays, catalogs, product manuals, corporate reports, and more
• Create and design advertising art based on marketing/sales specifications, consulting with internal customers on scope, strategy, message, color/text style/layout, and additional preferences
• Take and edit photographs for company promotional materials
• Communicate and negotiate with marketing vendors on best price for best quality
• Assist with conference/trade show preparation and execution as needed
• Perform additional duties as needed
• Specific projects: Design school posters for themed year and weeks; Revamp “swag” offerings

Qualifications

• Working toward Graphic Design or related degree
• Dependable and committed work ethic; Able to work independently, with minimal supervision, and also work on a team
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint); Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud software, databases, and tools proficiency preferred, but not required
• Strong attention to detail; strong time management, project management, and organizational skills; able to perform a wide variety of tasks and multi-task efficiently
• Open to and embraces feedback and guidance
• Quality #1 commitment; continuous-improvement, entrepreneurial, and proactive mindset

Schedule: 10-20 hours per week, dependent on hours required for college credit; Flexible hours available during business hours (8am-5pm); This position works out of our office (Riverwoods area), with the corporate team.

Hope Squad is seeking a marketing intern to support our corporate office team in the development, implementation, and optimization of our marketing strategy to spread our mission through K-12 schools and other programs (e.g., U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs).

Responsibilities

• Marketing: Support management to develop and refine marketing strategy through competitive research, platform determination, benchmarking, messaging, and audience identification; Improve nationwide brand presence and recognition through news and local events and leveraging relationships with influencers
• Social Media Marketing: Support social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.); Support the generation, editing, and sharing of daily content (original text, images, video) that builds meaningful connections and encourages community members to take action
• Market Research: Monitor and forecast marketing and sales trends; Measure the effectiveness of marketing programs and strategies; Perform market research for new products and insight on competition; Support product rationalization, financial analysis, and monitoring of product life-cycle; Perform primary and secondary market research as needed (customer surveying, effectiveness of promotions, market segmentation, etc.)
• E-commerce & Website: Partner with team to develop, implement, and manage a national e-commerce system for swag; Partner with Graphic Designer to improve and update company website as needed
• Perform additional duties as needed
• Specific projects: Maximize Google ad credits available for nonprofits; support development of social media schedule; develop strategy of securing partnerships with other nonprofit organization to develop Hope Squads

Qualifications

• Working toward Marketing or related degree
• Dependable and committed work ethic; Able to work independently, with minimal supervision, and also work on a team
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint); Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud software, databases, and tools proficiency preferred, but not required
• Strong attention to detail; strong time management, project management, and organizational skills; able to perform a wide variety of tasks and multi-task efficiently
• Open to and embraces feedback and guidance
• Quality #1 commitment; continuous-improvement, entrepreneurial, and proactive mindset

Schedule: 10-20 hours per week, dependent on hours required for college credit; Flexible hours available during business hours (8am-5pm); This position works out of our office (Riverwoods area), with the corporate team.

Hope Squad is seeking a sales intern to support our corporate office team in the development, implementation, and optimization of our sales strategy to spread our mission through K-12 schools and other programs (e.g., U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs).

Responsibilities

• Support identification of sales opportunities by exhausting direct-marketing tools to generate leads (outbound telephone calls, mass email merges), building relationships and rapport with schools in every interaction, and appropriately transitioning sales opportunities to CEO or Director of Education
• Provide administrative support to provide sales reports and analysis
• Develop and maintain proficiency in HubSpot, maximizing usage and reporting capabilities proactively
• Support e-commerce administration by facilitating answering questions and resolving problems
• Specific projects: Develop model for securing nonprofit partners to support Hope Squad programs nationwide; Solidify most effective/efficient sales flow for product offerings

 Qualifications

• Working toward business management or related degree
• Dependable and committed work ethic; Able to work independently, with minimal supervision, and also work on a team
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint); Proficiency with CRM program, HubSpot, preferred, but not required
• Strong attention to detail; strong time management, project management, and organizational skills; able to perform a wide variety of tasks and multi-task efficiently
• Open to and embraces feedback and guidance
• Quality #1 commitment; continuous-improvement, entrepreneurial, and proactive mindset

Schedule: 10-20 hours per week, dependent on hours required for college credit; Flexible hours available during business hours (8am-5pm); This position works out of our office (Riverwoods area), with the corporate team.

Hope Squad is seeking a business management intern to support our corporate office team in the development, implementation, and optimization of our business strategy supporting the spread of our mission through K-12 schools and other programs (e.g., U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs).

Responsibilities

• Support Chief Operations Officer (COO) to refine all aspects of the corporate team and partners supporting Hope Squads nationwide; This includes, but is not limited to developing, implementing, and leading innovative, effective, and economical business strategy, forecasting/planning/budgeting, process, and labor allocation
• Develop quality assurance to ensure of Hope Squad programs
• Specific projects: Support development of ideal organization structure ; Solidify document control system for curriculum and all forms and docs;

Qualifications

• Working toward business management or related degree
• Dependable and committed work ethic; Able to work independently, with minimal supervision, and also work on a team
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong attention to detail; strong time management, project management, and organizational skills; able to perform a wide variety of tasks and multi-task efficiently
• Open to and embraces feedback and guidance
• Quality #1 commitment; continuous-improvement, entrepreneurial, and proactive mindset

Schedule: 10-20 hours per week, dependent on hours required for college credit; Flexible hours available during business hours (8am-5pm); This position works out of our office (Riverwoods area), with the corporate team.

Hope Squad is seeking a finance/accounting intern to support our corporate office team in the development, implementation, and optimization of our financial supporting the spread of our mission through K-12 schools and other programs (e.g., U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs).

Hope Squad is seeking a finance/accounting intern to support our corporate office team in the development, implementation, and optimization of our financial supporting the spread of our mission through K-12 schools and other programs (e.g., U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs).

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of monthly financial summary for executive management and Board of Directors (revenue, operating income, net income, and free cash flow)
• Support the preparation and analysis of daily/weekly Key Performance Indicator (KPIs) reports
• Analysis of Hope Squad product offerings margins and profitability, and develop, implement, and evaluated strategy to maximize
• Support CEO & COO in preparation of annual budgets, and driving innovative strategy of cost savings
• Specific projects: Refine general ledger to support strategic financial analysis; Support development of and documentation of A/P and A/R process

Qualifications

• Working toward finance, accounting, or related degree
• Dependable and committed work ethic; Able to work independently, with minimal supervision, and also work on a team
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint); Proficiency with QuickBooks preferred, but not required
• Strong attention to detail; strong time management, project management, and organizational skills; able to perform a wide variety of tasks and multi-task efficiently
• Open to and embraces feedback and guidance
• Quality #1 commitment; continuous-improvement, entrepreneurial, and proactive mindset

Schedule: 10-20 hours per week, dependent on hours required for college credit; Flexible hours available during business hours (8am-5pm); This position works out of our office (Riverwoods area), with the corporate team.