Upstart Internship opportunity — help strengthen entrepreneurs in Alaska

Are you interested in seeing what it's like to start and run a small business? Apply to join the Upstart Internship program and help the Center for Economic Development strengthen entrepreneurs in Alaska.

In this program, interns are paired with local startup companies and entrepreneurial ecosystem builders to learn about entrepreneurship and what it means to be a founder. They also participate in regular professional development sessions with topics ranging from managing remote work to leveraging their strengths for success.

Interns work up to 20 hours per week and make $18 an hour. All work for the 2020-21 internship program will be remote, and the program will run November–May. This program is open only to currently enrolled UAA students.

Students can apply here: Upstart Internship Program. Some of our previous interns went on to join the companies they were paired with as permanent staff!

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Meet the participating organizations:

The Launch Company helps New Space companies get to orbit faster by specializing in the design of launch sites, rocket hardware, and launch operations. The Launch Company needs an intern to help our Operations team grow. We are currently designing hardware that may go to the Moon and working on mobile launch sites. We need help executing on these contracts; communicating them to internal and external audiences; and developing processes to make us more efficient as we grow. Come help us launch the next wave of space!

Culture Story is looking for a highly motivated intern to join our team as we work to create products and media content to tell stories about multi-cultural identity and the vitality of Alaska Native and American Indian culture. Our ideal candidate has experience or willingness to learn CSS and HTML to assist with making updates to our website. They will also engage in research to help write and plan out the show summaries as we work to produce a series with FNX. The intern should be willing to assist with other creative projects and be nimble as the contexts shift between the focus areas. A love of culture and storytelling is a must!

Ziji and Ana Verzone, LLC is looking for a highly-motivated and proactive intern to join our team as we grow and build a sustainable, location-independent business that focuses on helping women create lives of freedom, adventure, and purpose. Our ideal candidate can write smart, hip, and socially-conscious copy and has a working knowledge of social media management, i.e. creating and scheduling Instagram stories and posts, along with scheduling Facebook posts to various groups. Knowledge of graphic design in programs like Canva (or similar), online marketing, audio editing for a podcast not required) makes for a competitive candidate. The intern will assist our CEO with projects like online program launches, writing copy for podcast show notes, and weekly emails to an audience of thousands of listeners.

907 Financial is a financial literacy group dedicated to teaching people beginner to advanced financial concepts. Our mission as a company is to educate and empower clients to find their financial freedom. Our ideal candidate for the intern position is highly motivated and interested in the financial services field. This is a project-driven position, and the chosen intern will be responsible for managing day to day tasks and meeting project deadlines. Applicants must have a fun and outgoing personality with a creative approach to solving problems.

Toast of The Town, LLC  (TOTT) is looking for a passionate, motivated, self-driven intern to join our team, as we further develop our new virtual event and hybrid event product lines. During 2020, we have been able to pivot all of our existing clients to virtual events as well as retain new clients and are looking to expand our services to be able to reach a larger demographic as well as possibly expanding into the pacific northwest. Our ideal candidate has experience or training in one or more of the following areas: marketing, sales, product development, web development, public relations, project management, virtual production, and event production. With a number of creative projects including market research, product development, product launch, sales strategy development, website rebuilds, process development, vendor sourcing, and more, we can’t wait to get started!

One Ocean at Kallander & Associates is a ground-level startup that will require creative thinking and research from the intern. Research will help inform platform decisions, legal, procurement, branding, budget development, and more. A candidate with an interest in seafood, sustainability, specialty food products, and food branding is desired but not required.

The 49th State Angel Fund is looking for an intern to promote Alaska's entrepreneurial and small business ecosystems! Our ideal candidate has a working knowledge of marketing and communications combined with an interest in growing entrepreneurial talent and collaborations. Their work will include supporting a rebranding effort, developing marketing schedule and content, sharing stories from entrepreneurs, and engaging with programs like the Alaska Angel Conference 2021 and AK Startup Week. There is a particular focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. We welcome any ideas or skills you'd like to work on during this internship!

The Center for Economic Development is looking for an intern to join our work building Alaska's entrepreneurial ecosystem! Our ideal candidate has a working knowledge of marketing and communications combined with an interest in growing entrepreneurial talent and aptitude for collaboration. Their work will include telling stories about startups in Alaska, helping develop virtual events, and engaging with programs like the Upstart Alpha Startup Accelerator, 1 Million Cups, and Startup Week. Bonus points if you're opening to celebrating Flannel Friday!

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