Job Description

Doyon, Limited's mission is to continually enhance our position as a financially strong Native corporation to promote the economic and social well-being of our 20,000+ shareholders. We provide exceptional career opportunities for individuals who value professionalism, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence. We understand the importance of treating our employees well and the impact motivated employees have in helping us succeed in our vision to be the leader in all we do.

JOB SUMMARY: Under the supervision of the Communications Manager, the Communications and Marketing Intern will assist in carrying out the department’s mission: 1) conduct effective marketing and communications to educate public about Doyon and its role in the statewide and national community, 2) inform Doyon shareholders about corporate operations, activities, and goals, and 3) inform employees about corporate operations and goals.

Open to Doyon Shareholders ONLY.

This Internship will work May-August.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assist with the drafting of communications and marketing materials including;
  o Monthly newsletter and e-newsletter
  o Corporate website sections
  o Employee intranet
  o Corporate advertisements and other materials as needed
  o Brochures, cards, special publications, and corporate presentations
• Support planning and implementing marketing campaigns
• Report on the effectiveness of marketing campaigns by assessing key performance indicators
• Collaborate with Doyon, Limited departments and subsidiaries to support marketing strategies
• Assist with planning, organizing, and attending various corporate and community events, as needed
• Speak and present reports/presentations before audiences of various sizes

DOYON LIMITED CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Commitment to Excellence – Identifies what needs to be done and takes action to achieve a standard of excellence beyond job expectations.
• Corporate Values- Understand, embraces, and integrates Doyon corporate values into everyday duties and responsibilities.
• Customer Service – Identifies and responds to current and future client needs by providing excellent service to internal and external clients.
• Safety and Security – Promotes a safe work environment for co-workers and customers.
• Teamwork – Resourceful team player that builds, strengthens, and maintains collaborative relationships with others inside or outside the organization.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES:

• Administrative Skills - Performs a variety of responsible and confidential office, clerical, and professional administrative duties.
• Attention to Detail - Ensures one's own and others’ work and information are complete and accurate.
• Communication Skills- Listens, writes, and speaks effectively, and positively relates and interacts with co-workers and others
• Independence - Works with minimal supervision.
• Time Management - Manages time effectively when accomplishing tasks, projects, and goals.
• Planning and Organizing - Systematically develops plans, prioritizes, organizes, and manages resources in order to accomplish business goals within a specific time period.
• Problem Solving - Anticipates and identifies problems, distinguishes between symptoms and causes, and determines alternative solutions involving varied levels of complexity, ambiguity and risk.
• Willingness to Learn - Willing to learn new skills or techniques to meet the demanding changes of job duties and responsibilities.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be a Doyon Shareholder
• Highly proficient with MS Office Suite
• Proficiency with Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Premiere Pro
• Strong writing and speaking skills and demonstrated experience in communications

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Valid Driver’s license, ready access to a registered vehicle and must be able to provide proof of state required insurance on registered vehicle
• Sophomore or higher in good standing; pursuing a degree in marketing, communications or public relations is preferred
• Minimum 3.0 overall GPA

SKILLS INTERN WILL OBTAIN:

• Intern will obtain essential skills in organizing, planning, writing, researching, and networking.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The majority of work is performed in a professional office setting with a wide variety of people with differing functions, personalities, and abilities.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work is generally sedentary, requiring routine walking, standing, bending, and carrying items weighing less than forty pounds. [Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions].

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: It is Doyon’s business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.

PREFERENCE STATEMENT: Doyon grants preference to qualified Doyon Shareholders first, and second to qualified shareholders of other Alaska Native corporations that grant a similar preference in all phases of employment and training, which include, but are not limited to hiring, promotion, layoff, transfer, and training.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

A review of this position has excluded marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities.

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