VetConnect - SkillBridge Internship Program

Sioux Falls, South DakotaUnder ReviewHybrid

About the program

  • Candidates for this and every DOD Skillbridge opportunity with Leaf Home can intern from 60 – 180 days.
  • Candidates must be able at least 11-months away from separation of service.
  • If you are a military spouse and registered with the Department of Defense’s Military Spouse Career Accelerator Pilot (MSCAP) program, you can start immediately.
  • Candidates will be trained and perform the duties of an Installation Manager during internship. During and before internship is complete, the assigned supervisor will evaluate the candidate’s performance and potential to be hired upon completion of internship. Please see job description of a District Event Marketing Manager in next section.

What you'll do

The District Event Marketing Manager is responsible for recruiting, hiring, training, developing, and managing a team of Event Marketers to build brand awareness and generate sales leads throughout their designated district. In addition, they are responsible for sourcing direct-to-consumer events, managing budgets, resource planning, staff schedules, and successful event execution. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Develop and drive event-based marketing initiatives to generate sales leads for sales representative follow-up.
  • Identify, schedule, and plan event calendar for team of Event Marketers in the assigned district.
  • Responsibility for budgeting and staffing for identified local events.
  • Attend trade shows, home shows, fairs, festivals, and community events and manage event marketing team in generating new sales leads.
  • Manage event marketing material and equipment set up and tear down.
  • Collaborate with the local Operations and Installation Managers to grow brand presence within the local market.
  • Recruit, hire, train, and develop Event Marketers and create accountability through established Event Marketer goals and KPIs.
  • Develop timelines, organizational plans, and internal communications for cohesiveness and transparency across the organization.
  • Track and report event metrics to evaluate performance and ROI of events.
  • Responsible for exceeding sales lead quotas based on established KPIs.
  • Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Eligibility

  • If there are other jobs on the Leaf Home Careers page that you are interested in, please inquire about it by sending an email. We offer internships to the majority of our positions posted, https://www.leafhome.com/careers
  • We’re also excited to expand that mission through our new partnership with the Department of Defense’s Military Spouse Career Accelerator Pilot (MSCAP) program.
  • That means we now proudly offer internship opportunities not just to those leaving military service—but also to military spouses registered with MSCAP.
  • 👉 Not registered yet? Military spouses can learn more and sign up here: https://myseco.militaryonesource.mil/portal/initiatives/mscap

Good to know

Welcoming military culture and environment along with a welcome package for all incoming members which includes our very own veteran shirts, hats, and challenge coins.

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