Brand Development Intern:

Rococo Ice Cream, Wells, ME

Student or a graduate in the fields of Marketing, Advertising, Graphic Design, Business, Art and Design or Culinary Arts.  Intern will work directly with the business owner and have core responsibilities focused on branding and business development. Looking for an up-beat, energetic and design-oriented individual. You will be assisting with e-commerce build out and running social media engagement strategy. This will be done through the creation of your own unique visual content and the talents of your creative capacity. Please be quick-witted, detail obsessed, fun and thrilled to be working with a nationally acclaimed ice cream company.

For more information about Rococo Ice Cream, please visit: www.rococoicecream.com

Culinary Intern:

Sunday River, Newry, ME

This position is open to culinary students enrolled in an accredited program through a college and has been interviewed by the Sunday River Food and Beverage Team. The culinary intern is responsible for following the expectations of the curriculum designed by the intern's scholastic program and the syllabus established by the assigned direct supervisor. The intern will be responsible to follow all industry sanitation standards and company policies presented in the Sunday River Handbook, the Food and Beverage Handbook, and departmental expectations. The intern will work throughout the Sunday River property in a variety of kitchen environments as well as weekly scheduled shifts in the dining/service areas of the various venues. The intern must be flexible with regards to schedules and work load, must be able to work as part of a team and must present a professional manner and have the ability to maintain their composure during pressure situations resulting from business levels and time constraints.  More information available at: http://www.sundayriver.com/employment

Summer Startup Intern:

Forager, Portland, ME 

Forager is a digital B2B procurement platform designed to simplify the local sourcing process for wholesale buyers and local food suppliers. Our solution streamlines every step of sourcing process for local food—from procurement to payment. We save the time and cost in local sourcing, so buyers and farmers can focus on what they love most: sharing and growing local food.

Summer Startup Intern will have the opportunity to explore various aspects of an early stage tech startup and take ownership of your own projects. Depending on individual strengths and interests, responsibilities may include:

• Competitive Analysis: Identifying, studying, and mapping competitors onto a competitive landscape. Depending on the competitor, the analysis can range from business model, target segment, investment and traction to-date, messaging and branding, and product and UI/UX features.
• Digital Marketing: Measuring our online presence with Google Analytics, Facebook Insights, and other tools and devising new strategies and content for improvement.
• UX Innovation: Engaging first-hand with our user onboarding and account management process, tracking customer feedback and user behavior on the platform, and reporting the analysis to assist in marketing and product decisions.
• Fundraising Research: Researching non-traditional funding sources such as equity crowdfunding, program related investments (PRI), and social impact VC firms; proposing target institutions and platforms, notable and relevant examples, and positioning for Forager.
• Design & Messaging: Reviewing and drafting messaging, designing marketing materials for our customers and investors, and developing training and support documents.

Have other internship listings that you would like DACF to feature?  Please email: Ashley Sears at Ashley.sears@maine.gov