Allen & Gerritsen

We are looking for a New Business Development Intern. In this supporting role, you will work closely with the New Business Development team, as well as various other departments within the agency as necessary.

We are looking for someone who has interpersonal savvy, a passion for brands and is insatiably curious about popular culture. We want you to think big, solve business problems and be self-motivated. In this role you will demonstrate your strong communication and analytical skills. You have uncompromising attention to detail and the ability to meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities, Skills and Abilities
- Collecting research across ALL media channels (requires becoming proficient with LexusNexus, Forrester, Radian6, etc.) and presenting research as well as a point of view and insights to the Biz Dev Team
- Proactively identify New Business opportunities in terms of Industries, Companies and Segments, and provide meaningful research that begins the process of developing A&G approach strategy
- Provide field research (when necessary) that will assist in Prospecting and Client Meeting research (in-store observations, talking with sales associates, audit POP, attend promotional events, etc.)
- Identify additional opportunities within a&g for current & potential clients (media, social strategy, etc.)
- Landscape the organizational charts of target brands
- Provide updates on the initiatives of current and prospective A&G clients to incorporate into New Biz strategy
- Continue to manage department status reports and New Biz tracking spreadsheet
- Contact marketing leads and creative’s for all possible content for A&G Facebook and Twitter accounts (i.e. work launched, upcoming events, new hires, interesting articles, etc.)
- Study A&G website and search for possible content to tweet out or put on Facebook or to identify missing content

Position Requirements
- Current College Junior or Senior standing
- In addition to your resume, please submit any examples of your work that you feel reflect your work ethic or past experiences; if you would prefer to submit the description of a project description please also provide your role and the outcome based on you contributions.
- Positive attitude and a good sense of humor.

Core Competencies
- A solid knowledge of MS Office, word processing, spreadsheets, Internet software, e-mail, PowerPoint.
- A good understanding of various social media platforms and the content that lies on them
- The ability to read, analyze and interpret information from a variety of sources, such as trade journals, blogs, relevant web sites, research reports, and white papers.
- The ability to draft reports, presentations, white papers and general business correspondence in a professional manner.
- The ability to forward-think in a fast-paced environment.
- The ability to effectively support presentation of research results to professional colleagues, clients and other employees of our organization.
- The ability to recognize problems, collect information, establish facts and suggest conclusions based upon information furnished in written, oral or diagram form.

Compensation: $10/hour
Deadline: To be considered for the Spring semester (beginning in January) please submit all application materials by November 15th.
If this gets you excited & you want to add your “&” to our list, we want to hear from you. Check us out at http://bit.ly/AGIntern.

About a&g
Allen & Gerritsen (a&g) is a 25-year-old advertising agency with an entrepreneurial spirit. Always focused on what’s next, we view the agency as a lab, incubating ideas to build business (including our own media channels like #Techi). a&g is ranked by Advertising Age as one of the Top 50 Independent advertising agencies in the US and named a Best Place to Work by the Boston Business Journal. Our client roster is comprised of a mix of consumer and BtoB including: The Boston Celtics, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Bonefish Grill, Comcast, Hannaford Supermarkets, MFS Investment Management, Ninety Nine Restaurants, WBUR, Partnership for a Drug Free America, Raymond Corporation (a division of Toyota Industries Corporation), Toy State, Waters Corporation and Zildjian.

a&g is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V