Intern Program Job
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openplaces is seeking highly motivated, intelligent and competitive interns for its year-round, 16-week paid internship program for new graduates. Additionally, a part-time co-op program is being offered for University students available to work a minimum of 20 hours per week.
Through a defined program, interns will gain a broad range of business experience working on specific projects. Interns are matched with mentors and assigned “real world” challenge projects, while job performance is monitored during the program.
This is a fast-paced and dynamic environment where you will have the opportunity to work with a team of web-obsessed serial entrepreneurs.
Be exposed to a wide variety of activities such as :
- Brainstorming and collaborating with the software development team and company partners
- Web-related market research projects, hands-on media relations activities, business development, sales, customer relations and support activities.
- Testing and Quality Assurance, implementation.
- New business and product launch, marketing and strategizing.
- Hands-on, go-to-market activities including cold-calling, emailing, documentation, business writing, design, scheduling of appointments, interacting with potential customers
Requirements/desired skills:
- Smart, motivated and passionate individuals with an interest in social media, web applications and new technology
- University graduates from an accredited college or University.
- Competitive and results-oriented.
- A passion for the Internet.
- An entrepreneurial spirit, can-do attitude and enthusiastic energy to learn.
- Strong leadership/motivation skills and solid problem solving ability.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and time-management skills. Excellent English oral communication and written skills.
Working at openplaces is not your average job, and it certainly isn’t easy. But then again, if you are at your best when solving complex problems, you love a challenge and you are eager to learn, then this just might be the place for you.
openplaces is funded by Brightspark Ventures in Montreal.
