Apply for an Internship at JToth Creative
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Internship Opportunity Description
I'm looking for 2-4 interns to help with my business in a variety of capacities. My art business is about 16 months old, it is my full time job. I sell my art at a physical location (City Goods Cle in Ohio City) and online from my website www.jtoth.art.
My goal is to provide CIA students with an opportunity/experience that they may not otherwise get, and form a relationship with CIA as a top-tier internship opportunity. I enjoy teaching and mentoring, so I will be very involved at first and then let them run with it.
Interns would be responsible for/help/learn the following:
ART FAIRS/SHOWS/EVENTS
- Identifying and applying
- Setup/merchandising
- Sales
- Inventory management
WEBSITE
- I would teach interns how to edit/update my Squarespace website
- They would help with writing content and descriptions of art, while teaching them about SEO
- Learn to add new product and build out pages
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
- create shareable, engaging content with a focus on generating leads for commissions
- interact with followers to foster relationships
- identify people to follow
- learn how to create paid ads in facebook and instagram
PR
- identify and send media kits/pitches to outlets
- coordinate interviews, media events, etc.
- write and send press releases
SALES
- in-store and at events : in-person sales, how to pitch, how to read a person's interest, how to engage, and how to close, etc.
- identify potential corporate clients
- search/gather contact information
- engage with potential clients
- help manage the sales process (a consultative sales process that would be good for interior architecture students)
IDEA GENERATION
- interns would have freedom to develop ideas to help advance the business and execute on their ideas.
ASSISTANT WORK
- the day-to-day life of an artist can be dynamic and opportunities for help arise all the time. Interns will help with scheduling, running errands related to the business (would be reimbursed for travel-expenses/mileage if appropriate). Errands include, buying supplies, order fulfillment (packaging orders and dropping at UPS), managing my to-do list, helping me stay focused on priorities.
Candidates likely to excel will meet some of the following characteristics:
- Interested in the business-side of being an artist
- Proficient with video production: shooting and editing
- Proficient and interested in photography
- Solution oriented
- Ambitious/motivated/hungry to learn and contribute
- Works well with others, can handle ambiguity, not afraid to ask questions
- Well organized
- Well-spoken, friendly and not afraid to engage with strangers
- Can be self-directed when required
- Self-starter
- Confident
- Has a car / access to convenient transportation