YouSwoop is hiring interns for Fall, 2012! Start date is August 27th, follow directions to apply today.

1. 640 N. LaSalle
Chicago, IL
YouSwoop Internships: Portal for Experience
YouSwoop's explosive growth as a premier daily deal site has been well chronicled by top local and regional media
outlets, tweeted by thousands of fans, and has got bloggers talking (at the least!). At YouSwoop, our goal is to
provide the highest level of service to our customers and to carry this out more efficiently and proactively than our
competitors. We’re an impassioned, energetic, dedicated and fun group committed to creating awesome
experiences for our Swoopers. We love what we do—we work hard each day to partner with amazing local
businesses so that we can create incredible experiences to introduce to our rapidly growing consumer base. We
believe in empowering the individual – from the individual consumer, individual business, and, of course, each of
our Swoopees who arrive at our office with superior attitude and conviction. We take pride in the ambition,
creativity, efficiency, and spunk of our Swoopees who each have contributed to an innovative and energetic
environment that has allowed for YouSwoop’s continuous growth.
Fall of 2012 will be an exhilarating time of growth at YouSwoop. Therefore, we are going to be hiring
“Swoopterns” to drive more growth, increase awareness, refine our branding, and really be influential in the next
stage of our success.Our programs are a way to gain real-life experiences that will lead to enhancement of
communication and leadership skills, creativity, decision making capabilities. Swoopternsalso enjoy a great deal of
ownership and independence with their day to day functions. YouSwoop’s internship program is paid and you can
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expect to see your compensation reflect the amount of hard work you put in. The internship will begin August 27
and last thru the end of the calendar year.
Swoop, love, and prosper!
General Requirements:
- You are a senior or graduating in Fall 2012, Winter or Spring 2013
- You tend to keep an on-going internal competition of how many friends, followers, connections, and
reviews you have. You use social media as part of your daily life: Facebook, Yelp, Twitter, LinkedIN…
- You know what’s going on outside the walls of your home. Instead of video games and ESPN, you play Pop
A Shot at the local hang-out andsit in the bleachers at Wrigley or Upper Deck at The Cell.
- You are fun to work with. You maintain composure under pressure, keep a good sense of humor, and
contribute to a lively team environment.
- You are already aSwooper and have insight into our target audience and what it takes to be a successful
player in this new industry.
- Like any good silver, you are fully polished and your communication skills exude confidence, relevance,
and intelligence.
- You like fun.
Social Media & PR Interns
We are looking for 3 Swoopterns to manage social media and public relations. These interns will be fully immersed
in the online and offline promotion of our brand. Swoopterns will focus on managing our social media presence,
external communications, and partake in special projects.
You’d be a fit for this one if…
- You are a senior or graduating in Fall 2012, Winter or Spring 2013
- You have a passion for tactics and understand social media strategy, not just how to tweet and write on
someone’s wall.
- You are majoring in: Strategic Communications, Social Media, PR, Integrative Marketing, Journalism w/ a
digital focus, or Digital Media…
- You and Google Analytics have hung out before; you’re more than acquaintances, maybe even BFFs

2. 640 N. LaSalle
Chicago, IL
- You have built your own personal brand through an active online presence: a blog, online portfolio,
and/or Twitter and LinkedIn accounts. (please include links to these accounts when applying so we have
proof!)
- You know your School House Rock and are the go-to person who had to edit your less grammatically
inclined college friends’ term papers
- You can take criticism
- You know the definitions of PPC and CPM without using Wikipedia and have demonstrated familiarity
(class, blog, previous internship) using them
- You have strong analytical skills
- You understand how to optimize marketing across multiple channels
Deadline for applying is Wednesday, August 22nd and applications are processed on a rolling basis. Apply with a
writing sample and resume to internship@youswoop.com.
PR Intern Applicants: Please submit a Press Release writing sample in lieu of a cover letter.
Social Media Intern Applicants: Please follow below directions to submit a sample Swoop Scoop in lieu of a cover
letter.
Please use the below details of a deal and create a Swoop Scoop write-up in lieu of a cover letter.
Suggested time for completion: 45 minutes.
For examples of Swoop Scoops, visit our website at www.youswoop.com. It is imperative that you write in the
YouSwoop voice, to show us your capabilities to represent YouSwoop in social media. Use humor, creativity, and
fun!
DEAL: $20 for the Second City Pizza Tour (Up to a $48 value)
Second City Pizza Tours: http://www.secondcitypizzatours.com/
Values range if you're a student or a child between the ages of 8-17 (Students are normally $34 and
children are normally $24)
Five of Chicago's best pizza places are visited in a 2 hour tour
Get a full slice at each of the restaurants
It's a walking tour that starts in front of Giordano's restaurant, located at 730 North Rush Street, on the
corner of Rush Street & Superior Street.
See more information here: http://www.secondcitypizzatours.com/aboutthetour.htm
There are up to 12 people per tour allowed
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