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Future Intern - Public Relations: Consumer Marketing TripIt
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Position Description TripIt, the leading mobile trip management service from Concur, Inc.
TripIt is a business unit of Concur, the leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions for companies of all sizes. Concur?s easy-to-use web-based and mobile solutions help companies and their employees control costs and save time. Learn more at www.concur.com.
TripIt's web and mobile service is praised by travelers and industry notables, including TechCrunch, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and by thousands of bloggers worldwide. We?ve been called ?absolutely awesome?, ?addictive? and ?a seriously powerful travel tool.? Our application has received wedding proposals from excited users, and some of them may not have been kidding. Just search Google or Twitter for TripIt and see for yourself. We?re located in spacious new offices in the sunny Mission District in San Francisco, close to BART and several MUNI lines.
Job Overview:
TripIt drags traveling kicking and screaming into the 21st century. TripIt turns all your flight, hotel and rental car confirmation emails into an awesome itinerary just by hitting forward. Then your master itinerary can be accessed from anywhere -- on your laptop sitting on the couch or in your hand running through the airport. And that's just the start -- we can help you share plans with friends, find you a refund, watch your point balances, and alert you when your flights change.
Reporting to the Manager of Public Relations, the PR intern will be excited to roll up their sleeves in the ?real world? of a fast-moving consumer PR program.
Responsibilities:
Who? You will maintain the ?who?s who? of travel, tech, business, and lifestyle media, and play detective to find new, relevant contacts.
What? You will be on the lookout for opportunities to ?help a reporter out,? as well as a keeping a pulse on what?s making news and trending on Twitter.
When? You will be responsible for identifying relevant awards, speaking opportunities and editorial calendars.
Where? You will get to know the top media markets around the country, intimately.
Why? You?ll gain priceless, first-hand experience that every PR pro still uses today, and enjoy the fruits of your labor with killer portfolio pieces.
Position Requirements
Education, Experience & Training required:
Beginner public relations or journalism degree coursework completed.
Writing samples.
Ability to pass a background check.
Job Specific Specialized Knowledge & Skills:
Strong communications and writing skills
You?re a news junkie. You consume online, print and broadcast media like it?s nobody?s business. The Economist and E! News count, equally.
You love to Google. Oh, and Wikipedia, LinkedIn, and Twitter are your BFFs.
Critical Performance Competencies:
Ability to work cross-functionally across multiple disciplines.
Value Competencies:
Displays passion for & responsibility to the customer
Hires, develops & rewards great people
Displays leadership through innovation in everything you do
Displays a passion for what you do and a drive to improve
Displays a relentless commitment to win
Displays personal & corporate integrity
EEO:
Concur is an Equal Opportunity Employer and applies this policy to all applicants and employees. We are committed to hiring and valuing a global diverse work team. (M/F/D/V)
Concur is a dynamic, growing and fast-paced organization. As such, successful employees are able to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities often times under tight deadlines. This typically requires working a 40+ hour work week to accomplish performance objectives. With that, Concur offers flexibility as to the specific working hours that may be required or available depending on your role.
Concur is a SaaS company. Employees must be technically savvy with the ability to use the computer/keyboard and telephone to conduct business. The ability to creatively problem solve to our core value of ?Leadership through innovation in everything we do?. Many positions within Concur are customer facing so written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills are required for a majority of opportunities with Concur.
Confidentiality and our core value ?Personal and corporate integrity? are critical components being that Concur is a publicly traded company and working towards building a great, enduring company.
| Location: | 444 De Haro Street Suite 130 San Francisco, CA 94107 United States |
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TripIt
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| Headquarters: | 444 De Haro Street Suite 130 San Francisco, CA 94107 United States |
| Industry: | Consumer Products and Services |
