Internship: WeoGeo (Deadline May 1)

Internship Opportunity at WeoGeo

Student Major(s) Desired: School of Business Administration – Marketing Track, Geography, English (all grades levels considered; prefer Juniors and Seniors)

Company Name: WeoGeo -- http://www.WeoGeo.com
Job / Internship Title: Blogger
Location: 2828 SW Corbett Ave, Suite 135 Portland, OR 97201 (one mile from PSU bookstore - map)
Application Deadline: 5/1/08 or until position is filled

About WeoGeo:
With the help of Amazon's breakthrough web services (specifically EC2 and S3), WeoGeo creates a one-stop web based marketplace for mapping. It supplies surveyors, engineers, cartographers, and scientists with the ability to conveniently store, search, and exchange high-resolution CAD and GIS mapping products. Map authors easily list their data for sale. Researchers quickly find the data they need.

Position Description & Qualifications: The position entails creating unique content blog posts for the WeoGeo corporate marketing blog.

The topics will cover mapping and geographically related content. WeoGeo will provide initial story leads/topics. Through the course of the internship, the student may be given the opportunity to suggest topics. Format of posts will likely focus on interviews/profiles of local and regional mapping companies and information pieces.

Environmental/Geography course work is ideal but not required. Also desirable is marketing and/or journalism coursework, but it too is not required.

Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate ability generate clear, concise, interesting blog posts .

Start Date: As soon as possible
Hours per Week: Flexible, to start 8-10

Compensation: Base pay plus bonus pay which is dependant on production
Company Contact Information: To apply, email resume, cover letter and two writing samples to:
David Kohler, PhD, dkohler@weogeo.com