Membership Intern - Professional Photographers of America

What Is PPA?

More photographers get into the industry every day, but few know how to profitably run a business and many don't know where to turn for support. That's why Professional Photographers of America (or PPA) was started back in 1868, and that's why we exist today.

Created and led by professional photographers, PPA is a non-profit international association that helps those serious about photography live their dreams profitably. To do that, we...

• Lead the way in educating photographers on business and technical skills to help them grow and succeed beyond what they believed possible.

• Connect photographers with other great minds in the industry-via online and live classes, consultations and conventions-to spread best practices, new ideas and strong networks of support.

• Protect photographers' livelihoods with benefits, such as copyright advocacy, malpractice protection and equipment insurance.

Today, over 35,000 professional photographers rely on PPA, and we are always looking for and investing in new ways to provide the resources and support they need. Sound like a cause you want to be a part of? Then we want to meet you!

INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION

This internship will give you a well-rounded exposure to a career in the non-profit sector with emphasis in membership and customer experience fields. This opportunity is great for resume building! Here is a list of some of the project scopes that this internship represents:

CRM (Customer Relation Management) Systems

• Help in updating CRM, by reviewing returned mail and reaching out to members via email to update their mailing address.

Membership Retention

• Assist Member Engagement Specialist and the Member Value & Experience team in completing time-sensitive deliverables for mailings to members who reach membership anniversaries, as well as members who are scheduled to renew their PPA membership.

You will also...

• Learn the importance of member onboarding, member engagement, and member retention for a non-profit trade association.
• Improve multi-channel communications/marketing skills (email, mail)
• Learn and practice the importance of a positive attitude in the work place
• Be an integral part of a Membership team
• Use business tools that aren't available in school but that will be necessary in most jobs/companies

QUALIFICATIONS

• Candidates must commit to 8-10 set hours of work per week. Hours will be planned around candidate's school schedule.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Energetic and eager to tackle new projects and ideas
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office Suite
• Current GPA of 3.0 or better
• Preferred majors; Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Business Management, Non-Profit Management