King and Companies, Inc. is seeking a communications assistant; the position can be used as an internship for DCTC Marketing Program students, which could move into a permanent, part-time job.
The organization is an Independent Insurance Agency, founded in 2002, and which is a minority-owned women business. Its mission is “Providing the Human Touch to Insurance and Financial Services” through innovation and client satisfaction while providing high-quality products with integrity.
Position Title: Communication Assistant
Wage: $12/hour
Hours: 10 per week
Position Responsibilities:
- Help organization communicate with existing clients better via newsletters, social media, web calendar updates, press releases on sessions, etc.
- Newsletters: Provide the information to include certain topics or announcements in organization’s newsletter. Communication Assistant would interview each staff person to create content.
- Social Media: Use Hootsuite, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter to post content.
- Web Calendar: Facilitate the HR Roundtable monthly events and other events to be listed on organization’s website, newsletter, and social media.
- Press Releases: Create press releases for media.
This person would have to be outgoing and able to communicate well, plus detail-oriented and proficient in Microsoft Office products and also the use of Sales-Force.
Organization is growing and has a staff of six with some staff working remotely.
Contact Information: Sandra Schlaefer, RHU, ChHC, 150 E Travelers Trail, Suite C, Burnsville, MN 55337
Phone (952) 746-5959, Email: sandra@kingandcompanies.com, www.kingandcompanies.com
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Carie Statz is a marketing and sales instructor. She began teaching at DCTC in 1998.
Carie is pursuing her doctorate in business administration (DBA), has a master's degree in mass communications from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has a bachelor's degree in from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, where she minored in Spanish and majored in mass communications with an emphasis on advertising and public relations.
At the Universidad de las Americas in Puebla, Mexico, she pursued general studies in Spanish and anthropology. She also attended the Grantsmanship Training Program at Marquette University.
Carie continues her education through software upgrades and Web applications. She also attends seminars, courses, and conferences covering new trends in marketing and graphic design.
Her nonprofit marketing experience includes supervisory positions at DCTC, UWM, and the Community Action Program of Janesville, Wisconsin. Her for-profit experience includes work for Walt Disney World, Oscar Mayer Foods, and TCF Bank of Wisconsin.
Carie published "How the News Media Affects the Public's Perception of Crime" as her thesis.
In 2003 and 2007, Carie was nominated as "DCTC Instructor of the Year." As DCTC's marketing director, she won several awards for marketing materials, including radio and television commercials as well as viewbooks and catalogs. In 2003, she won the Silver IABC Award for designing the college's 2002-2003 viewbook.
Regarding her teaching philosophy, Carie strives to "bring the real world into the classroom as much as possible so students are prepared for work upon graduation."
The best part of her job as a DCTC instructor is hearing from internship supervisors about how they would rather hire a prepared student from DCTC than another student from a four-year college.
Carie is a member of the American Marketing Association and does volunteer work for Treasurers of the Heart and Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity.
