We’re Hiring!

See below for available positions to join our team at Propeller:

• Executive Assistant
• South Broad Business Initiative Lead Mentor
• Campaign for Equity Manager
• Investment Associate, AmeriCorps VISTA
• Marketing & Communications Contractor
• Incubator Marketing Associate, AmeriCorps VISTA
• Propeller Incubator Host, Work Trade
• Incubator Marketing Intern
• Intern

Propeller is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Women and minority individuals are encouraged to submit applications.

Executive Assistant

Your Role
Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the Executive Assistant supports the Executive Director through a one-on-one working relationship. The Executive Assistant is the primary point of contact for all Propeller team members and external parties on all matters directly related to the Executive Director. The Executive Assistant also serves as liaison to Propeller’s Board of Directors; organizes and coordinates outreach and external relations for the Executive Director; oversees special projects related to the Executive Director’s strategic initiatives.

Application Deadline: August 31, 2017; we recommend early applications and may fill the position prior to the deadline.
Salary: $35,000; benefits (health, dental, vision) package
Start Date: Immediately

Position Outcomes
Administrative Support

• Manages administrative tasks for the Executive Director, including managing an active calendar of appointments; handling ongoing requests and queries; receiving, routing, and composing correspondence; expense reports; and coordinating travel, event, and meeting arrangements and follow-up.
• Develop and implement efficient documentation and filing system for Executive Director activities.
• Supports the Executive Director and Talent & Culture Coordinator around all internal staff event logistics, including meetings, retreats, and staff events.
• Coordinates direct access to the Executive Director’s time with the goal of ensuring all internal team members and external follow and the respect the Executive Director’s schedule.

Executive Support

• Keeps the Executive Director informed of upcoming commitments and responsibilities.
• Researches, prioritizes, and follows up on incoming issues and concerns addressed to the Executive Director, including those of a sensitive or confidential nature. Determines appropriate course of action, referral, or response.
• Acts as a “barometer” for issues with culture or relationships and updates the Executive Director and Talent & Culture Coordinator as appropriate.

Executive Outreach

• Builds relationships crucial to the success of the organization by following up and cultivating relationships made by the Executive Director, including drafting thank you letters and personal correspondence.
• Manages a variety of special projects for the ED, such as sending invitations for race and equity workshops, organizing event logistics, and sending out reminders.
• Manages external requests regarding the Executive Director and Propeller, including ensuring the Executive Director’s bio is updated and drafting written responses to external information requests. Works with the Communications and Development teams as appropriate to coordinate outreach activities.

Board Support and Liason

• Serves as the Executive Director’s administrative liaison to Propeller Board of Directors and all board committees. Coordinates setup and follow-up for board meetings and board committees, including board correspondence and reminders, taking meeting minutes, and ensuring action items are completed on time.
• Maintains discretion and confidentiality in relationships with all board members and information discussed at board meetings.
• Complies with applicable rules and regulations set in bylaws regard board and committee matters, including advance distribution of materials before meetings in electronic/paper format.

Critical Competencies

• Strong organizational skills. Able to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail.
• Very strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders, including staff, board members, external partners and donors.
• Expert level writing and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision-making capability.
• Emotional maturity.
• Highly resourceful team-player, with the ability to also be extremely effective independently.
• Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion, be adaptable to various competing demands, and demonstrate the highest level of service and response.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast paced environment.
• Forward-looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions.
• (preferred) We strive to be highly effective in serving all aspects of the New Orleans community. To do so requires expertise and deep knowledge. Preference will be given to candidates with significant personal and/or professional experience working with low-income or underrepresented minority communities (African-American, Latino American, Native American or Vietnamese American).

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Experience and interest in internal and external communications, partnership development, etc.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Power Point) or Apple iWork (Pages, Numbers, and Keynote).
• Familiarity with Google Drive, Dropbox, or other digital organization software.
• (preferred) Strong work tenure: Experience supporting C-Level Executives, preferably in a non-profit organization.

To Apply
Application Deadline
August 31, 2017; we recommend early applications and may fill the position prior to the deadline.
Application Directions
Apply by presenting your resume, cover letter, and responses to the questions below. In your cover letter, please explain how you heard about Propeller and your interest and qualifications in the position.

• Why are you passionate about administrative support and dismantling social and environmental inequities?
• What do you think will be your greatest strength in this role? In what way do you think you will need to grow the most to be successful in this role?
• What do you find gives you the most energy in your current work? What drains your energy the most in your current work?
• What are your salary requirements?

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South Broad Business Initiative Lead Mentor

Your Role
Propeller: A Force for Social Innovation is seeking three (3) experienced, focused, and energetic individuals to serve as Lead Mentors for the 6-month South Broad Business Initiative, an accelerator program for neighborhood retail and service-oriented businesses. The Lead Mentor would work one-on-one with a brick-and-mortar business, offering consulting and expertise to help businesses expand and grow revenues, customers, and profits.

Selected Lead Mentors will meet with their businesses 2-4 times per month for a total of 8-10 hours/month of consulting work for the business. The selected Lead Mentors will have input, if they prefer, on programmatic design and tools to reach desired outcomes.

Lead Mentor activities will include a project scoping session with the participating company during which an assessment of the needs of the company will occur and the expectations of the program are established. Priorities could include generating sales leads, product development, customer validation, strategic prioritization, market understanding, competitive assessment, hiring and retaining employees, organizational structures, legal corporate set up, go-to-market strategies, intellectual property protection, and financial planning. Ideally, applicants would be available 8-10 hours/month for in-person, one-on-one meetings with businesses and personalized follow-up.

General Qualifications:

• Successful experiences with businesses and established companies (founder, executive, advisory, investor, consultant).
• Successful consulting experience with small businesses.
• Passion for one-on-one coaching to achieve entrepreneurial focus and measurable business growth.
• Willingness to support networking strategies.
• Very strong listening and communication skills.
• (preferred) Industry expertise in construction or brick-and-mortar retail

Compensation: $50+/hour, dependent on skills and expertise; 10 hours/month (preferred).
Start and End Date: Aug 2017 – Jan 2018.

Application Deadline: August 11, 2017 or until positions have been filled; we recommend early applications and may fill positions before the deadline.

Application Directions:
The online application can be found here. Please answer the questions regarding your expertise and provide your résumé and three references. Email any questions to Trace Allen at tallen@gopropeller.org.

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Campaign for Equity Manager

Your Role
The Campaign for Equity Manager is a part-time contractor position that will report to and assist the Campaign for Equity’s advisory committee in accomplishing the Campaign’s mission of catalyzing community action by increasing awareness of racial equity using data, history, and community engagement.

The Campaign for Equity Manager will work closely with the committee to coordinate racial equity education workshops and events, write grant proposals, implement systems to evaluate the success of programming, and work to recruit and maintain a strong network of community members and systems leaders committed to the Campaign for Equity.

Application Deadline: September 30, 2017; we recommend early applications and may fill the position prior to the deadline.
Hourly Rate: $25-$28/hour; 20 hours/week
Start Date: Immediately

Key Responsibilities:

Workshop and events administration

• Workshop logistics: Set up ticket registrations, catering, parking, and other workshop logistics for Two-Day Racial Equity Institute and Groundwater Data REI workshops
• Communications: Follow up with invited participants, answer questions about the workshop, and send out invitations
• Budgeting and invoicing: process refunds, pay contractors and caterers, etc.
• Support the goals of registering 40 participants for 2-day workshops and 50+ participants in Groundwater
• Develop and execute successful, well-attended “in-between” workshop events, lunches, and cocktail hours to build community and increase accountability to action pledges

Grants administration

• Write grant proposals and coordinate with fiscal sponsor Greater New Orleans Foundation to submit proposals
• Write grant reports and collect data

Evaluation

• Create and distribute surveys; follow up with participants to increase response rate
• Monitor and analyze survey responses for trends; communicate key findings to event organizers
• Coordinating alumni testimonials with the Propeller Communications team

Recruitment, networking and community building

• Recruit systems leaders and community members to the two-day and groundwater REI workshops
• Encourage continuous engagement of workshop alumni through consistent outreach in the form of newsletters, cohort convenings, social lunches, and thought leadership pieces (in partnership with the Propeller communications team)

Critical Competencies:

• Strong self starter. Able to run with a project or initiative with little guidance or support. Demonstrated proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision-making capability.
• Strong organizational skills. Able to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail.
• Expert writing skills. Grant writing and reporting experience a plus.
• Event planning. Experience managing event logistics and designing impactful experiences for participants.
• Budgeting. Experience managing invoices and payments.
• Very strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to build relationships with high level stakeholders, city leaders, external partners and donors.
• Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion, be adaptable to various competing demands, and demonstrate the highest level of service and response.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast paced environment.
• Forward-looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions.
• (preferred) We strive to be highly effective in serving all aspects of the New Orleans community. To do so requires expertise and deep knowledge. Preference will be given to candidates with significant personal and/or professional experience working with underrepresented minority communities (African-American, Latino American, Native American or Vietnamese American).

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Experience and interest in internal and external communications, event planning, grant writing, and grant reporting.

To Apply:
Application Deadline
September 30, 2017; we recommend early applications and may fill the position prior to the deadline.
Application Directions
Apply here by presenting your resume, writing sample (email, paper, letter, etc.), and responses to the questions below.

• Why are you passionate about administrative support, event planning, and dismantling social and environmental inequities?
• What do you think will be your greatest strength in this role? In what way do you think you will need to grow the most to be successful in this role?
• What do you find gives you the most energy in your current work? What drains your energy the most in your current work?
• What are your hourly rate requirements?

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Investment Associate, AmeriCorps VISTA

Your Role
Propeller is looking for a self-motivated candidate with a background in finance and an interest in increasing investment and financing opportunities for early-stage and established ventures in food, health, education, water, and the surrounding Propeller neighborhood as part of the Propeller Impact Accelerators and the Propeller Social Venture Fund, powered by the Foundation for Louisiana. The Propeller Social Venture Fund is a loan fund providing affordable debt capital to nonprofits and small businesses in Southeastern Louisiana. The mission of this position is to support the organization to increase equitable access to capital. The Investment Associate will increase Propeller’s ability to increase the number of ventures funded by local, national, and global firms, and increase visibility for future cohorts by investment institutions. This position reports to the Program Coordinator and will interact routinely with Fund consultants, portfolio companies, potential clients, angel investors, researchers, entrepreneurs, community partners, and fellow members of the programmatic team.
Experience in due diligence, credit analysis, and portfolio management is a plus; however, a finance or accounting degree is required.

Application Deadline: September 22, 2017; we recommend early applications and may fill the position before the deadline.
Start Date: November 1, 2017
Term: 1 year. *There may be an option to serve for an additional year
Salary: Volunteer Stipend of $11,848 annually

Benefits:

• Up to $550 relocation assistance (if moving more than 50 miles from previous home location)
• Mileage reimbursement for move (if moving more than 50 miles from previous home location)
• $ 1, 500 end of service stipend (if $5,550 Education Award is not needed)
• $5,550 Education Award
• Major Medical Health Insurance
• Student Loan Forbearance or Deferment
• Personal and Professional Development Training and Networking
• Child Care Assistance if child is under the age of 13
• Possible GRE (Graduate Record Examination) Fee Reduction
• Education Award Match at participating Colleges and Universities
• Non- competitive eligibility status for Federal Government Employment

Vacation:

• 10 Annual Days
• 10 Sick Days
• 10 Propeller Holidays

Key Responsibilities:

Propeller Social Venture Fund

• Analyzing financial statements and pro-forma models.
• Preparing underwriting memos and presentation materials in coordination with Fund consultants and Propeller staff.
• Coordinating with venture CEO, CFO, and/or CPA.
• Reviewing individual or commercial customer files to ensure compliance.
• Vetting applications and performing due diligence on industry, market, management, product, etc.
• Attending client calls, business meetings, tenant meetings, workshops/seminars, etc.
• Additional tasks in order to ensure proper management of the current debt & equity portfolios.

Partnership Development

• Map local, national, and global funding opportunities for ventures to understand where to secure funding.
• Support the cultivation of long term relationships with investors for educational and financial benefit for ventures.
• Attend relevant workshops and events to network and leverage relationships.
• Leverage ESO Ecosystem Taskforce to bridge funding gaps.
• Support creation of partnerships with angel networks outside of Propeller network.

Pipeline Building

• Secure improved access to capital for entrepreneurs in Propellers ecosystem by leveraging local partnerships and building a national/global network of potential funders.
• Build a funding pipeline for entrepreneurs in Propeller’s network that helps ventures identify the right source of capital by sector or geography, and the ability to connect them.
• Increased funding and visibility can aid in job growth, company expansion, and philanthropic opportunities for Propellers social entrepreneurs.

Venture-Investor Programming

• Monitor the continued debt/equity investing programmatic elements in the Growth and Start Up accelerators.
• Create easy to navigate system where entrepreneurs can research fitting funding opportunities according to established criteria.
• Set up consistent workshop schedule with NOLA Angel Network and Propeller Incubator.
• Organize and update a shared calendar with relevant events.
• Connect potential ventures with viable funders & vice versa.

Critical Competencies and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s’ Degree in Finance or Accounting
• Specialized experience in financial analysis required
• Intermediate accounting I,II
• Strong analytical and project management skills, with an ability to communicate effectively
• Relationship management – Able to tune into others’ feelings, thoughts, and motivations and earn trust by consistently demonstrating integrity (honesty, consistency, and reliability) and professional competence.
• Business acumen – Able to quickly understand and synthesize driving forces of business sectors, startups, and established businesses.
• Organization and planning – Plans, organizes, schedules, and budgets time in an efficient, productive manner. Focuses on key priorities.
• Follow-through on commitments – Lives up to verbal and written agreements, regardless of personal cost.
• Intelligence – Demonstrates ability to quickly and proficiently understand and absorb new information from new business models, critical relationships, and new sectors.
• Attention to detail – Does not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project.
• (preferred) We strive to be highly effective in serving all aspects of the New Orleans community. To do so requires expertise and deep knowledge. Preference will be given to candidates with significant personal and/or professional experience working with low-income or underrepresented minority communities (African-American, Latino American, Native American or Vietnamese American).
• Minimal travel will be required, access to a vehicle preferred.

Application Deadline: September 22, 2017; we recommend early applications and may fill the position prior to the deadline.

Application Directions: Apply here by presenting your resume and responses to the questions below:

• Why are you passionate about business development, relationship-building, investment, and finance?
• What do you think will be your greatest strength in this role? In what way do you think you will need to grow the most to be successful in this role?
• What do you find gives you the most energy in your current work? What drains your energy the most in your current work?

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Marketing & Communications Contractor

Your Role
Work 20 hours per week to create and coordinate content and strategies to share the stories of Propeller and its entrepreneurs working to tackle social and environmental disparities.

The Marketing & Communications Contractor will manage social media and digital marketing across all platforms, coordinate press coverage, draft and schedule newsletters, maintain web content, maintain and create marketing collateral, and provide marketing and communications support for events including pitch competitions, business workshops, special events, and Propeller’s annual fundraiser. The Marketing & Communications Contractor is a part-time position that will report directly to the Marketing & Communications Manager and work closely with all department heads.

Application Deadline: September 23, 2017

Start Date: Immediately
Salary: $15-20/hour; commensurate with experience

Position Outcomes
Social Media and Digital Marketing

• Create content and execute integrated strategies across Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts.
• Manage Facebook Ads, Google Ads, LinkedIn, and other digital marketing campaigns.
• Generate daily content and coordinate engagement across all platforms.
• Develop a monthly analytics reporting system to measure and improve social media performance across all platforms.

Public Relations

• Create and execute strategies around major organizational announcements and events, including drafting and distributing press releases to local and national publications.
• Help maintain up-to-date local and national press lists; research new high-quality leads.
• Research and write opinion pieces and content for submission to relevant local and national publications.

Email Marketing

• Audit current newsletter strategy; create proposal to maximize effective engagement with target audiences, including suggestions for list segmentation and A/B testing
• Help maintain up-to-date, segmented lists; create strategy to increase and ensure signups.
• Draft content, and coordinate with department heads on all relevant content.

Website Content Maintenance

• Manage requests from all departments to make timely, accurate updates to website content.
• Draft and review all new content; continually monitor site for improvements and updates.
• Develop a monthly analytics reporting system to measure and improve SEO.

Marketing Collateral

• Manage requests for updates to and creation of marketing collateral for all departments, including one-pagers, posters, postcards, and programs.
• Help gather and create content for Propeller annual report.

Special Events

• Provide planning and logistics support for large-scale events, including annual fundraiser Propeller Pop and annual social entrepreneurship summit.
• Create and execute communications and marketing strategy for all large-scale Propeller events.
• Coordinate outreach with event contacts, including entertainment, food/beverage, lighting, donors, etc

Critical Competencies

• Exceptional attention to detail. Does not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project.
• Excellent creative and analytical writer who can express complex principles in clear, simple and compelling language to a variety of audiences.
• Highly developed proofreading skills to ensure all materials are 100% accurate and grammatically correct.
• Experience expressing brand voice and maintaining brand consistency across a variety of platforms.
• Strong project management and administrative skills with demonstrated ability to set concrete goals, organize, and prioritize.
• Reliable. Follows through on commitments, and lives up to verbal and written agreements.
• Strong communicator within and across departments. Always prioritizes ensuring the right people have the appropriate amount of input on a given project before moving forward.
• Proactive. Must be able to anticipate project needs, discern work priorities, and meet deadlines with little supervision.
• Work ethic. Possesses a strong willingness to work hard to get the job done.
• Vulnerable. Often solicits feedback and reacts calmly to criticism or negative feedback. Admits to mistakes.
• (preferred) Experience with Adobe Suite.
• (preferred) Access to reliable, timely transportation with ability to transport event and marketing materials.
• (preferred) We strive to be highly effective in serving all aspects of the New Orleans community. To do so requires expertise and deep knowledge. Preference will be given to candidates with experience working with low-income or underrepresented minority (African-American, Latino American, Native American or Vietnamese American) communities in New Orleans.

To Apply
Application Deadline
September 23; we recommend early applications and may fill the position before the deadline.

Application Directions
Complete the Propeller online application.

APPLY HERE

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Incubator Marketing Associate, AmeriCorps VISTA

Your Role
The Incubator Marketing Associate will be responsible for designing and implementing systems and materials that will expand the outreach and marketing of the Propeller Incubator, Propeller’s 10,000 square foot coworking space, event venue, and hub for New Orleans entrepreneurs. The Associate will report directly to the Incubator Manager and work closely with the Communications team to coordinate community engagement, workshop and event offerings, reputation management, partnership development, and in-kind donor management.

Application Deadline: September 22, 2017; we recommend early applications and may fill the position before the deadline.
Start Date: November 1, 2017
Term: 1 year. *There may be an option to serve for an additional year
Salary: Volunteer Stipend of $11,848 annually

Benefits:

• Up to $550 relocation assistance (if moving more than 50 miles from previous home location)
• Mileage reimbursement for move (if moving more than 50 miles from previous home location)
• $ 1, 500 end of service stipend (if $5,550 Education Award is not needed)
• $5,550 Education Award
• Major Medical Health Insurance
• Student Loan Forbearance or Deferment
• Personal and Professional Development Training and Networking
• Child Care Assistance if child is under the age of 13
• Possible GRE (Graduate Record Examination) Fee Reduction
• Education Award Match at participating Colleges and Universities
• Non- competitive eligibility status for Federal Government Employment

Vacation:

• 10 Annual Days
• 10 Sick Days
• 10 Propeller Holidays

Position Outcomes
Marketing & Communications

• Support the Incubator Manager and the Communications team in developing and implementing a strong marketing and communications strategy to recruit new Incubator members and event clients.
• Increase SEO through coordination of customer service on Propeller’s Yelp, Google Plus, and Google Business accounts. This includes writing timely and appropriate replies to ongoing client reviews and encouraging members and event rental clients to review Propeller.
• Act as liaison between Incubator and Communications teams, communicating upcoming opportunities and relevant information affecting Propeller’s advertising campaigns, website content, and other marketing materials.
• Recruit new volunteer Incubator Hosts and manage their communications tasks, including maintenance of the Propeller bulletin boards and community events chalkboard.

Neighborhood Engagement

• Cultivate relationships with potential community partners and attend neighborhood community meetings to increase awareness of the Incubator to the community.
• Identify opportunities for offering free and reduced cost resources and services to surrounding neighborhood residents and organizations.
• Work with Community Outreach Associate AmeriCorps VISTA to coordinate community-facing events around Propeller’s mission and its sectors.

_Member Engagement _

• Design and implement member engagement strategy to increase member satisfaction and productivity in the Incubator, including monthly member meetings, social/happy hours, communication platforms, etc.
• Work with the Incubator Manager to review member surveys and flag areas of customer dissatisfaction and areas of improvement to relay to the Incubator Manager and Communications team.
• Increase member awareness of Propeller’s mission to support and grow social enterprises and neighborhood brick-and-motor businesses.
• Revise and maintain the Incubator Member Manual.

Workshops & Events

• Support the Incubator Manager in the design and development of Incubator workshop series, including recruiting workshop facilitators, marketing and outreach for the series, and creating a plan to retain facilitators and attendees.
• Develop effective newsletter system that engages and informs Incubator members, past event sponsors, and all New Orleans citizens interested in the Incubator’s offerings.

Partnerships & In-Kind Donations

• Identify and secure partnerships between the Incubator and community leaders, corporations, small businesses, and neighborhood organizations.
• Support the Incubator Manager in pursuing and receiving in-kind donations to elevate the Incubator space. Coordinate with the Development team on donor acknowledgment through the branding of new Incubator space additions.

Critical Competencies

• Exceptional attention to detail, organized, efficient, and desire to get things right. Does not let important details slip through the cracks.
• Highly developed proofreading skills to ensure all written materials are 100% accurate and grammatically correct.
• Strong project management and administrative skills with demonstrated ability to set concrete goals, organize, and prioritize.
• Attention to detail – Precision and quality focused, methodical, with great patience and attention to detail. Does not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project.
• Organization and planning – Able to meet deadlines and handle and prioritize multiple simultaneous requests. A documented history of successfully and efficiently driving projects to completion. Strong time management skills and ability to communicate production timelines on multiple projects. Plans, organizes, schedules, and budgets time in an efficient, productive manner.
• Follow-through on commitments – Lives up to verbal and written agreements. Reliable.
• Proactive – Must be able to anticipate project needs, discern work priorities, and meet deadlines with little supervision.
• Work ethic – Possesses a strong willingness to work hard to get the job done. Has a track record of working hard.
• (preferred) We strive to be highly effective in serving all aspects of the New Orleans community. To do so requires expertise and deep knowledge. Preference will be given to candidates with experience working with low-income or underrepresented minority (African-American, Latino American, Native American or Vietnamese American) communities in New Orleans.

To Apply:
Application Deadline
September 22, 2017; we recommend early applications and may fill the position before the deadline.

Application Directions
Complete the Propeller application on Propeller’s website. In your cover letter, please explain how you heard about Propeller and your interest in the position and qualifications.

Please follow all application instructions so you will be able to be considered for the position.

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Propeller Incubator Host, Work Trade

Your Role

As a host, you will be the first point of contact for our members, guests, and curious community members who come into the space. Your job is to orient all stakeholders to make sure that everyone is getting the most out of Propeller Incubator, our community and resources.

Host Responsibilities

• Front Desk: We ask that host greet visitors, answer co-workers’ questions, collect and distribute mail, answer the telephone, provide tours of the incubator, and process payments for Day Passes, Punch Cards, and Events. Hosts will also be expected to assist with opening, closing, and daily operations tasks.

• Propeller Project: We ask that hosts develop and implement a community project during their time here. Examples of community projects include organizing yoga classes, working on an Incubator member spotlight blog, pop-up breakfasts, round table discussions, happy hours, etc.

• Event Hosting; Propeller Incubator hosts off-hour and weekend events. Hosts are able to serve as building hosts for these events to maintain the security of Propeller Incubator facilities, assist with janitorial needs, support event registration, building opening and closings. Event staffing needs will be communicated at least one week before the event.

• Greet everyone who comes through the door, including members and guests. Direct everyone to appropriate locations throughout the building. Give tours to potential new members and curious folks who wander in.

• Keeping Propeller clean and well stocked. Propeller has biweekly janitorial service, but we rely on our members and staff to clean up after themselves in between. This means you will be expected to occasionally take out the trash, empty the dishwasher, clean up spills, make coffee, restock the bathrooms and kitchen, clear off conference tables, etc. as needed.

• Administrative and tech support for members; including receiving and distributing mail, installing printer drivers and troubleshooting printing issues, assisting with projectors and event set-up, etc.

• Answering the Propeller Incubator office phone and getting calls and messages to the appropriate staff members.

• Answering questions from members and guests about the building, neighborhood, Propeller services, other organizations, etc.

• Building community through member introductions and your special project. Interacting with members in the common areas and facilitating connections between members.

• Understanding members’ businesses and needs and finding potential resources for them within the network.

• You are welcome to bring other projects to work on while you are at Propeller, however we ask you prioritize your propeller host duties while you are on shift.

• Commitment to Excellence: Propeller Incubator Host Program is a reflection of our commitment to excellence. We ask that hosts call within 24 hours of shift to cancel, reschedule monthly hours when needed, and be punctual for their shifts.

• Hosts who do not fulfill expected duties and hours, or act outside of Propeller Incubator’s standards of conduct will be asked to forfeit their 24 hour access card to the Incubator Manager.

Time Commitment

As a host we ask you to commit to working 15 hours per month for a 2 – 6 month time frame.

Compensation

During 2- 6 months of your hosting, you will receive a co-working membership with 24/7 access, introductions and mentoring from Propeller staff when requested, references from Propeller team members, and access to meeting and event spaces for your own activities if needed.

To Apply:

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Propeller Incubator Marketing Intern

Your Role
The Marketing Intern will work with the Incubator Manager and Communications team to increase the visibility of the Propeller Incubator in the New Orleans entrepreneurial community through successful implementation of various marketing campaigns. Successful completion of this project will result in an increased number of co-working members joining the Incubator, increased amount of event rental requests, and improvement of reputation management. This is an unpaid internship.

Application Deadline: September 30, 2017; we recommend early applications and may fill the position prior to the deadline.
Start Date: Immediately
Compensation: Unpaid

Position Outcomes
Digital Marketing

• Coordinate with the Incubator Manager and Communications team to revise and manage relevant, engaging posts on Propeller’s Instagram account.
• Improve SEO through management of customer service on Propeller’s Yelp, Google Plus, and Google Business accounts. This includes writing timely and appropriate replies to ongoing client reviews and encouraging members and event rental clients to review Propeller.

Print Marketing

• Work with Incubator Manager and Communications team to refresh the Incubator Member Manual.
• Support the Communications team with design conceptualization and distribution of printed Incubator marketing materials. Create distribution plan for placement of the marketing materials at neighborhood organizations, coffee shops, and other locations frequented by potential members.

Incubator Team Support

• Act as liaison between Incubator and Communications teams, communicating upcoming opportunities and relevant information affecting Propeller’s advertising campaigns, website content, and other marketing materials.
• Develop content and/or design for the community events chalkboard.
• Work with Incubator Manager to review member surveys for reputation management. Flag areas of customer dissatisfaction and areas of improvement to relay to the Incubator Manager and Communications team

Community Engagement

• Attend networking events to recruit new members, event sponsors, and increase word-of-mouth communications about the Incubator.
• Post Incubator events and opportunities in the Propeller Slack channel and relay any upcoming member opportunities to the Communications team.
• Support the Incubator Manager in pursuing and receiving in-kind donations to elevate the Incubator space. Coordinates with the Development team on donor acknowledgment through the branding of new Incubator space additions.

Critical Competencies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills. Able to perform and prioritize multiple tasks with excellent attention to detail.
• Well-versed in the use of social media and digital advertising in professional environments. Experience with or knowledgeable about Facebook advertising, Google AdWords, and other digital marketing platforms preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to network and build relationships with potential partners and new members.
• Demonstrated proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision-making capability.
• Emotional maturity.
• Resourceful team-player, with the ability to also be extremely effective independently.
• (preferred) Licensed driver with a vehicle to assist with marketing material distribution.
• (preferred) We strive to be highly effective in serving all aspects of the New Orleans community. To do so requires expertise and deep knowledge. Preference will be given to candidates with significant personal and/or professional experience working with low-income or underrepresented minority communities (African-American, Latino American, Native American or Vietnamese American).

To Apply
Application Deadline: September 30, 2017; we recommend early applications as we hope to fill the internship as soon as possible.
Application Directions:
Apply here by presenting your resume, cover letter, and responses to the questions below. In your cover letter, please explain how you heard about Propeller and your interest and qualifications in the position.

• Why are you passionate about marketing and fostering entrepreneurial communities?
• What do you think will be your greatest strength in this role? In what way do you think you will need to grow the most to be successful in this role?
• What do you find gives you the most energy at work? What drains your energy the most in your current work?

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Intern

Your Role

Propeller hires and works with unpaid interns in order to provide growth and learning opportunities to students in high schools, universities, colleges, and trade schools and/or to provide volunteer experience to non-students.
We accept applications for internships year-round. Selection is based on the applicant’s interest and Propeller’s need. We accept applications for internships in all departments:​ ​programs, fundraising and development, marketing, business and operations, and incubator management.
We ask that our interns commit at least 5 hours per week for 5 weeks in order to gain the most meaningful experience.

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