Pelonkey is seeking a Social Media Intern!

Pelonkey is a secure on line business platform and marketplace for freelance entertainers and event planners. We provide performing artists the tools they need to conduct all of their business on line, from sending and securing contracts, creating invoices, access to merchant accounts and free legal advice, to commissions and promotion opportunities.

We are searching for a bright and committed individual to handle various aspects of Pelonkey’s social media platforms. This would be a part-time internship of 15-25 hours per week.

Requirements:

– Must be studying or have a degree in Marketing/Sales, PR, Social Media, Communications, or a related field.

– Quick learner, flexible, passionate, organized, creative, reliable and punctual.  Bring ideas to the table.  Social butterflies preferred!

– Willing and available to attend networking events and represent our company with passion!

– Need to have experience working within various social media platforms such as WordPress, Facebook, Twitter, Google +, RSS, SEO, etc.

– Must have excellent writing and composition skills.

Responsibilities:

– Help develop social media strategies to attract new interest.

– Compose original content to be posted to all Pelonkey social media platforms that is relevant, timely, creative, informative, and catered to the correct audience on each different platform.

– Work directly with Pelonkey COO to make sure information is in line with both short term and long term goals for the company.

– Attend various networking and social events where brand knowledge is

– Research trending articles/topics important to our company, the industry, or what we are trying to accomplish that would be worthwhile for our audience to read.

– Attend weekly and monthly meetings with the Pelonkey team to ensure that our social media content reflects our goals.

If interested, please reach out to ciera@pelonkey.com with a short paragraph telling us about yourself, why you would like to be considered for this internship, what prior experience with social media you have, hobbies that interest you, and what kind of music you dig. Pelonkey has an awesome team of dedicated, hardworking people who love the company and are committed to its success. This is a great way to dive into the events and entertainment industry and have a fun time building your resume!

Pelonkey Advisory Board Member Spotlight: Rich Shea

Our awesome Pelonkey Advisory Board member, Rich Shea runs HiBall Events, which owns 7 different event companies operating in 6 states, and Washington, DC. Most noteworthy within HiBall is the Big Night America New Year’s Eve events, which produce 5 of the largest NYE celebrations in the country! Bigger news than that party, Rich is a new daddy!

Rich brings great insight to the Pelonkey Advisory Board with all of his event planning and venue experience. Being neck deep in the entertainment industry and managing different artists across the nation on a regular basis gives him a very focused understanding of all levels of company operations. Specific to Pelonkey, Rich brings insight to the relationship between the artist, the promoter, and the venue from the promoter’s perspective. He also has a good degree of marketing/sales expertise, especially in regards to the online world, which can be helpful to Pelonkey as it scales up.

Marketing is Rich’s strongest skill – he has extensive experience in opening new markets by connecting people with unique event environments. Rich believes that Pelonkey will bring all event industry people closer together, since the back business content is easily automated and taken care of, allowing more time for everyone to do what they love best: entertain!

HiBall has many exciting events coming up, and the one Rich is most excited for is a new Big Night America in Chicago! Located at one of the best hotels in the city, the Hilton Palmer House, this event is sure to be huge and super awesome!

One thing you may not know about Rich from the outside is that he loves bananas. They are fruity perfection. Rich also plays hockey in his free time with DC Street Hockey, making sure he maintains a great summer bod all year round! If you would like to email Rich, you should customize your font to Helvetica, which is his favorite due to its aesthetic appeal. We love having Rich on our Pelonkey Advisory Board as a great power player!