Marketing & Social Impact Internship
Remote Position with Local Focus
Position Overview
Join Voice Up in launching Cultural Cuisine, an innovative food brand that celebrates diverse culinary traditions through grassroots community engagement. Starting in Wilmington, DE and expanding throughout the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) region, this role combines creative marketing with authentic community outreach to build a brand that connects people through food.
Voice Up connects people to their purpose. We create caring communities that allow people to thrive using collaboration, humility, precision, patience, and empathy.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop grassroots marketing strategies for Cultural Cuisine
- Create community engagement initiatives in Wilmington, DE
- Build partnerships with local food businesses and organizations
- Design creative content for brand promotion
- Organize food-centered community events
- Participate in weekly Saturday afternoon collaborative sessions with our nationwide team of student leaders
- Document brand growth and community impact
- Expand presence throughout DMV region
Required Qualifications
- Current enrollment in an accredited college or university
- Strong connection to DMV region
- Experience in community engagement
- Creative marketing abilities
- Excellence in social media
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Cultural sensitivity and awareness
- Project management capabilities
Position Details
- Hybrid position (remote with local events)
- Part-time commitment (adjustable to academic schedule)
- Unpaid position eligible for academic credit (subject to university approval)
- Duration: One academic semester
Focus Areas
Brand Development
- Local market strategy
- Community storytelling
- Visual identity
- Social media presence
- Event planning
- Partnership building
- Content creation
- Impact measurement
Community Outreach
- Local business partnerships
- Community events
- Food education
- Cultural celebration
- Neighborhood engagement
- Relationship building
- Resource sharing
- Network development
Geographic Focus
Primary Market
- Wilmington, Delaware
- Local neighborhoods
- Community centers
- Food businesses
- Cultural organizations
- Educational institutions
- Farmers markets
- Food festivals
DMV Expansion
- Washington, DC
- Maryland communities
- Virginia regions
- Regional partnerships
- Cultural centers
- Food networks
- Community organizations
- Educational institutions
What You'll Gain
- Brand launch experience
- Community engagement skills
- Marketing expertise
- Event planning abilities
- Professional network
- Letter of support from Voice Up's founder upon successful completion
- Portfolio of brand materials
- Regional connections
Project Components
- Marketing campaigns
- Community events
- Partnership development
- Content creation
- Social media management
- Impact measurement
- Success stories
- Growth strategies
Core Competency Development
Marketing Innovation
- Brand strategy
- Content creation
- Social media
- Event planning
- Partnership development
- Community engagement
- Impact measurement
- Growth tracking
Community Leadership
- Relationship building
- Event coordination
- Cultural celebration
- Partnership management
- Resource sharing
- Network development
- Impact assessment
- Program scaling
Voice Up Publishing Inc. believes in building brands that celebrate cultural diversity while creating meaningful community connections.
Key Objectives
- Launch brand successfully
- Build community presence
- Create partnerships
- Engage local audiences
- Document impact
- Share stories
- Foster connections
- Enable growth
Ideal candidates will demonstrate:
- Creative thinking
- Community connection
- Marketing ability
- Event planning skills
- Cultural awareness
- Communication excellence
- Implementation focus
- Collaborative spirit
Special consideration given to candidates with:
- DMV region experience
- Food industry knowledge
- Event planning background
- Marketing portfolio
- Community organizing
- Social media expertise
- Partnership development
- Creative content creation
This role offers the opportunity to launch a meaningful food brand while building authentic community connections. The ideal candidate will combine creative marketing skills with genuine community engagement abilities.
Success Metrics
- Brand awareness
- Community engagement
- Partnership growth
- Event attendance
- Social media presence
- Content engagement
- Market expansion
- Community impact
Voice Up Publishing Inc. is committed to launching Cultural Cuisine as a brand that celebrates diversity through food while building stronger communities. We welcome applications from students who are passionate about creative marketing and authentic community engagement.
Note: Strong connection to the DMV region and understanding of local communities is essential. Experience with food-related initiatives and event planning is highly valued.
We support each other
Weekly team meetings - Saturday afternoons, 1PM or 4PM EST USA.
Weekly one to one mentoring sessions - Flexible Schedule with your mentor
Each person has a peer buddy - This will be finalized next week
Welcome to Voice Up. We connect people to their purpose.
In less than 60 days, without social media, students from across 100 college and university campuses applied to join our movement. We are now recruiting leaders within the U.S. and throughout the world. Share and spread the word.
The foundation of our selection process is aligned to our core values of collaboration, humility, precision, patience, and empathy. These are our top selection criteria. We are a faith-based organization. We welcome and collaborate with all. Our projects bring communities together.
