The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce seeks interns throughout the year. The mission of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce is to promote an economic climate that strengthens the competitiveness of Delaware businesses and benefits citizens of the state. The Chamber will provide services members want; it will serve and be recognized as the primary resource on matters affecting companies of all sizes, and it will be the leading advocate for business with government in Delaware.

Please direct all internship inquiries to:

Katie Grasso, Communications Manager
DE State Chamber of Commerce
1201 N. Orange Street, Suite 200
P.O. Box 671
Wilmington, DE 19899-0671

 

Or e-mail kgrasso@dscc.com

The State Chamber is currently accepting resumes for the following internships:

Business (Summer 2010)
Communications - Editorial/Public Relations (Fall 2010)
Event & Conference Management (Summer 2010)
Legislative Affairs (Summer 2010)

Business
The State Chamber works with businesses, government agencies and various organizations to promote business interests and foster a competitive business environment. Interns will support these duties, as well as the Delaware Retail Council and the Small Business Alliance.

Open to:
Students seeking practical business experience

Duties:

• Assist staff with correspondence
• Perform administrative tasks
• Assist with planning of and attend business events and meetings

Requirements:

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office programs (Word and Excel)
• At least 10 hours a week desired
• Good written and verbal skills

The State Chamber reimburses parking for interns.

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Communications - Editorial/Public Relations
The Communications Department runs a four-color magazine, an award-winning Web site and e-mail newsletters, and handles all media and public relations work for the Chamber. Interns will support these duties.

Open to:
Juniors or seniors seeking practical business/technical communications and publishing experience.

Duties:

• Writing articles, press releases and marketing materials
• Copyediting and proofreading
• Media contact work
• Reviewing databases and spreadsheets for errors/troubleshooting e-mail addresses (Basic familiarity with e-mail and Internet are the only requirements. This is not a technical position.)
• Clipping/clerical work as needed
• Collaborating on social media.

Requirements:

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office programs
• Demonstrated clips/press releases/communications experience
• Published clips are a plus
• 10-15 hours a week availability (this is flexible)
• Good verbal and written skills, good interpersonal skills

The State Chamber reimburses parking for interns.

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Event & Conference Management
The Events Department organizes and implements close to 50 events per year, ranging from small networking breakfasts that attract approximately 50 people to our Annual Dinner with an attendance of more than 1,100 people. Interns will help support this department and its functions.

Open to:
Juniors or seniors seeking event planning and conference experience.

Duties:

• Assisting in event planning and coordination
• Assisting Events Manager at events
• Tracking event info and entering info about upcoming events on master calendar.
• Data entry
• Working with event vendors and attendees via telephone and in person
• Customer service
• Clerical work as needed

Requirements:

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office programs
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced team environment
• At least 10 hours a week availability
• Good verbal and written skills, good interpersonal skills

The State Chamber reimburses parking for interns.

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Legislative Affairs
The State Chamber acts as the voice of the Delaware business community to state legislators. In this role it serves as an advocate and a resource center.

This intern would have the see legislative advocacy in action by visiting Legislative Hall, interacting with state legislators and lobbyists and following legislation from the proposal stage to the implementation stage.

Open to:
Juniors or seniors seeking political science or practical legislative experience.

Duties:

• Research and track legislation.
• Research requests from State Chamber members and staff that pertain to proposed legislation or activities that involve state legislators.
• Review national legislation from various organizations and share how proposed legislation will affect State Chamber.
• Assist staff in drafting articles or other written pieces on Chamber or affiliate positions regarding various pieces of legislation.
• Clerical duties as needed.

Requirements:

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office
• At least 10-20 hours a week availability
• Good verbal and written skills
• Good interpersonal skills

The State Chamber reimburses parking for interns.

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