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Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Business and Economic Development, Community Engagement, Event Planning, Marketing and Communications
- The Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce (formerly known as the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce) is a member-driven organization representing hundreds of businesses and organizations, focused on helping members grow and succeed in Northeastern PA!
Experiences
- Job shadowing
- Communications & Social Media Marketing Job Shadow: Work with the Chamber’s Communication Team to develop effective member and public communications, including press releases, social media posts, blog posts, fundraising appeals, editorials, grant proposals & narratives, and marketing materials.
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- Finance Job Shadow: Work with the Chamber's Accounting Department to assist with day to day accounting operations. These operations include generating and analyzing reports, taking notes during meetings, preparing statements, and entering data.
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- Membership Job Shadow: Work with the Chamber's Membership team to track membership, make membership touchpoints, hold discovery meetings for prospective members and guide them through the process of utilizing Chamber resources.
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- Entrepreneurial & Economic Development Job Shadow: Work with the Wilkes Barre Connect team to coordinate and execute Wilkes Barre Connect programming to attract, encourage, and drive entrepreneurship in the Wyoming Valley. Interns will meet with entrepreneurs and Innovation Center co-workers, connect them with resources to develop their business ideas, and monitor their progress and development. Interns will also assist in executing economic development pilot programs and researching local economic trends in preparation and creation of future pilot programs. Interns should have an interest in learning about the entrepreneurial development process, the local entrepreneurial ecosystem and economic landscape, and gaining experience in marketing, social media, graphic design, and other fields of interest.
- Job shadowing
- Programs & Events Job Shadow: Work with the Chamber staff to plan, manage, and execute special events – from committee meetings to 50-person lunches, to 500-person dinners. Additionally they will assist with coordinating programs such as the Women's Network, Chamber Ambassadors (volunteer 'street team'), Networking Mixers and Events, Awards programs, etc.