Visit Jacksonville – PR

 

Visit Jacksonville is a 501C6 not-for-profit corporation. The organization’s primary program of work is to market, sell and promote Jacksonville, Florida as a preferred vacation, meeting and convention destination. Visit Jacksonville is an independent contractor of the City of Jacksonville and reports to Duval County Tourist Development Council (TDC). The Duval County TDC is a sub-council of the City of Jacksonville’s City Council and the City Council President presides as the Chairman of the Duval County TDC. The company’s structure is divided into four separate divisions: Executive/Administration, Marketing and Communications, Sales and Services, Visitor Centers.

Internship Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide input for creative marketing strategies and communications campaigns
• Collaborating with staff on new ideas, directions and tools for marketing communications
• Working independently and as part of a team to fulfill organizational goals and initiatives related to programming and events
• Researching and identifying influencers and media who may be interested in writing about Jacksonville
• Writing copy as needed for marketing and communications materials, visitjacksonville.com and social media
• Assisting with updating media lists and databases
• Other projects as assigned

Qualifications:

• Understanding the basic principles of public relations and/or marketing
• Must be computer literate with a working knowledge of SharePoint, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Knowledge of HTML and/or website content management, including SEO
• Possess excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
• Genuine enthusiasm for creating compelling marketing materials
• Self-starter, good time management, creative, with ability to communicate in a professional manner
• Commitment to the continuous improvement of service quality and the organization’s vision and mission.

To apply please send cover letter, resume and writing sample to marketing@visitjacksonville.com

Contact person is Andrea Mestdagh, marketing communications manager.