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Conference & Event Support Micro-Intern at Stride in Atlanta, GA
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Job Description
Job Description
Tallo is a career discovery and talent connection platform that helps nearly 2 million users—mostly students and early-career talent—explore what they're capable of. We connect them with jobs, apprenticeships, scholarships, and learning opportunities.We believe skills and potential matter more than pedigree. Someone who learned through an apprenticeship or taught themselves should have the same shot as someone with a four-year degree. That's the world we're building toward.
SUMMARY: The Event Support Intern at Tallo is a short-term internship position (or Micro-Internship) responsible for assisting our Partnership team at specific local conferences or events. You will play a pivotal role in Tallo’s efforts at the Skills USA National Leadership & Skills Conference in Atlanta, GA while gaining valuable experience in event planning, social media management, marketing, and more.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
Pre-Event Prep: Support the team on all pre-event preparations. Contribute to all prep meetings and conference planning process. Learn about event objectives. Review exhibitor/attendee list. Prepare recommendations for local activities.
Tallo Platform Exploration & Familiarity: Explore and become familiar with Tallo as a platform. Engage with every Tallo feature and learn about Tallo as an organization. Become a subject matter expert on all things Tallo and comfortable with sharing your expertise with event attendees.
Social Media & Content Creation: Create and produce engaging content during the conference/event such as photos and videos. Perform street interviews and spotlight attendees. Manage live event social media takeovers on Tallo social media channels. Pre-Event content planning and post event recap.
Event Setup & Breakdown: Setup booth and other company sponsored materials. Purchase and deliver locally sourced items. Confirm arrival of conference shipments and inventory. Breakdown booth and pack up conference materials. Drop off materials at local shipping vendor.
Attendee Engagement & Booth Coverage: Represent Tallo and actively engage with conference attendees. Manage and cover sponsored booth during conference. Qualify and queue booth visitors. Hand out booth number and info at high-traffic areas. Manage games or interactive experiences. Scan badges; enter additional data into lead record on lead retrieval system. Restock swag and materials. Conduct competitive analysis of other vendors.
Other Responsibilities: Perform additional tasks as assigned by Tallo team
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
WHAT YOU NEED:
Currently a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior in high school
Must be based in or able to work on-site in Atlanta, GA, during the Skills USA National Leadership & Skills Conference
Experience creating social media content (your own accounts, a club's page, or helping a business totally counts!)
Good at communicating (writing and talking)
Basic familiarity with Canva or other video editing tools (CapCut, iMovie, etc.)
Can create a Tallo account and use it
Access to personal smartphone and laptop.
Ability to clear a required background check.
Parental consent to participate is required, AND
Student must have or be able to get current work permit, if necessary per state law.
WHAT MAKES YOU STAND OUT:
Creativity – You want to be creative! You’re interested in and constantly want to craft new content ideas.
Always online – You're on social media a lot and notice trends early.
Self-motivated – You can work on projects independently but know when to ask for help
You're organized – You can keep track of deadlines and projects without everything falling apart
Team player – You show up for weekly meetings and brainstorms and work well with a team
Care about helping people – You like the idea of creating content that actually helps teens and young adults
Reliable – When you commit to a deadline, you meet it (or let us know early if you need help)
Skills USA – You're passionate about or have some experience with Skills USA.
WHAT YOU’LL GET:
Paid experience – You’ll get hands on work experience with our Social Media team, Marketing team, and others while being paid for your efforts
Mentorship – You'll be paired with a mentor, a manager, and have weekly team and one-on-one meetings with our early talent development leader to provide a robust support system.
Learning environment – You'll get the opportunity to learn on the job and learn new platforms, tools, and skills to help further your development.
Impactful projects – You won’t be given busy work. You’ll work on real-world business impactful projects that garner real results and contribute to our overall goals.
Equipment – You'll be provided with tools and access to make you successful, including Tallo swag and social media kits.
DURATION & TIMING:
This will be a 3-week commitment comprising of an estimated 60 work hours in total:
Pre-conference: May 25-29, estimated 10 hours virtually between the hours of 9:00AM-5:00PM
Conference support: June 01-05, estimated 20-40 hours onsite between the hours of 9:00AM-5:00PM
Post conference: June 08-12, estimated 10 hours virtually between the hours of 9:00AM-5:00PM
Certificates and Licenses:
None
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This is a hybrid position, requiring two weeks home-based/virtual work and one week in-person during conference in Atlanta, GA.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: Stride, Inc. considers a person’s education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee’s salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position’s level and expected contribution, and the employee’s benefits elections.
We anticipate this position will pay $18.00 - $22.00 per hour. This salary is not guaranteed, as an individual’s compensation can vary based on several factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions. Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off.
The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.
Job Type
Intern (Fixed Term) (Trainee)The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.
If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you can request the appropriate accommodation by contacting stridecareers@k12.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.