Set up our HR System / Process
We are a startup. We are early-stage, so we have no staff. All our work has been with contractors (and students, like yourselves). Soon, we would like to be able to hire staff. When we hit that point, we'd love to have a system in place. That means government payroll number, payment systems, tracking, and a review of of our positions descriptions and hiring strategy. If you are aiming for a future in HR, this is the role for you!
Virtual Internship Opportunity: Marketing - Landing pages and Sales Funnels
Our organization is able to offer a virtual internship opportunity for 2 marketing students The primary focus for the student will be: Marketing Content Development - Creating of digital assets to include videos, advertisements, social media posts, and blogs to promote specific product lines as well as the company in general. These will be landing pages for split testing, integrated with automated sales funnels in our CRM. Software used with include (but not limited to): Wordpress Thrive Themes suite (Architect, Leads, Optimize) Keap Pro Canva We have licenses and training available for all the software you will use. The secondary focus for the student may include: Public Relations - Develop and implement a PR strategy; create collateral, including press releases, user testimonials, case studies, and customer stories. Strategic Social Media Marketing - Conduct an audit of our current social media presence and/or other current communication channel(s); develop and implement strategies for improving our online presence and increasing engagement; create a content calendar; creating useable social media and blog posts. Marketing Communications - Recommend changes to advertising and PR materials; create an integrated marketing campaign; create a rebranding campaign. Our goal at the end of this experience is: Branding and Marketing Communications - For the student(s) to help us improve our brand's presence and capture greater market share. Public Relations - For the student(s) to help us effectively communicate our brand's story and mission to a broad audience. Copy creation and testing - Publication of new, CRM integrated landing pages. We will plan to communicate with our virtual intern using these communication tools: email, Zoom, OneDrive
Research Assistant III - Academic and Business Literature Review
Abstract The Research Assistant III position is an internship role. This is a senior role targeted at students with significant academic research and writing experience. The Research Assistant will complete an assigned project as part of a remote (virtual) team to produce a report and associated dataset for Soteria120. The Research Assistant is responsible for negotiating the scope and schedule of the project and then completing the project to the best of their abilities. The Research Assistant may work as part of a team of Research Assistants and be partnered with a Soteria120 team member who will provide general and project-specific direction, coaching, feedback, and supervision. Project Focus The research focus of this project is essential professional skills for the modern workplace. We have a list of skills developed from a meta-analysis of other skill taxonomies, now we need to help develop definitions and measurement criteria for these skills. About Soteria120 Soteria120 was founded in January 2020 to deliver integrated risk management and education technology. We use mobile, adaptive microlearning to deliver knowledge and capability assessments that drive learning and performance content, influencing behaviours in the workplace. Visit Soteria120.com for more information. Benefits of Working with us - Opportunity to participate in an exciting project with the potential to elevate workforce capability and disrupt entire industries - Opportunity to learn about challenges associated with starting a new business - Opportunity to learn about emerging trends at the intersection of key industry sectors General Duties - Proactively engage with the Soteria120 team to validate your understanding of our aspirations and expectations - Use digital communication technology (email, Zoom, etc.) to interact with the Soteria120 team - Use the internet to collect information and use a cloud filing system (MS Office, OneDrive) to store and sort that information Specific Project Duties This project focusses on executing a literature review to validate and identify supporting source material characterizing the connection between specific workplace behaviours and maximizing both the individual’s and the organization’s satisfaction and eventual successful impact of the worker’s contribution 1. Conduct content research for Soteria120’s instructional programs. This will include: a. Literature Review b. Primary source identification, creating summaries, and evaluation of discrepancies c. Secondary source analysis and comparison d. Content collection, sorting, and formatting Required Skills and Abilities - Ability to quickly consume and summarize academic literature - Self-starter (effective at self-directing activities rather than waiting for direction) - Proactive communication abilities - Intermediate MS Office 365 skills - Intermediate data analysis - Advanced written communication - Intermediate digital communication skills and etiquette - Intermediate qualitative and quantitative research - Basic organization, project management, and teamwork abilities - Completion of undergraduate degree Beneficial Capabilities and Interests - Assertiveness - Interest in the Workplace Learning and Development industry - Interest in Performance Management industry - Interest in working with start-up businesses - Graduate or Doctoral Candidate with experience in conducting literature reviews - Completion of at least an Honors or Masters’ thesis is preferred.
Developer Portal - Advanced API and SQL Database work
OVERVIEW We are looking for students with intermediate-to-advanced API coding experience who want to practice implementing and testing their skills on a real-world business problem. Our system uses APIs to integrate information from 3 different sources into a set of database tables housed on our website. Those tables then generate user pages which act as the interface for user self-service management. The process is common, but our system is custom, so that's where the intermediate-to-advanced skillset comes in. The task now is to create a developer portal within our system for our developers who will use the system to access and submit documents as well as track time. PROJECT SCOPE This goal of this project is to create a unique developer interface and experience within our Self-Service-Management System that integrates multiple accounts, processes, and forms. To accomplish this you will need to: Develop some conditional coding in the API Design and integrate multiple web pages and webforms Refer to our education platform's API reference library Develop and test the program Document how to update the program We will provide you with access to organizational assets that support the project. No software purchases are required to complete this.
Reinventing Workforce Capability - Educational Program Research Assistant
Positions available: 2 Abstract The Research Assistant II position is an internship role. The Research Assistant will complete an assigned project as part of a remote (virtual) team to produce a report and associated dataset for Soteria120. The Research Assistant is responsible for negotiating the scope and schedule of the project and then completing the project to the best of their abilities. The Research Assistant will work as part of a team of Research Assistants and be partnered with a Soteria120 team member who will provide general and project-specific direction, coaching, feedback, and supervision. About Soteria120 Soteria120 was founded in January 2020 to deliver integrated risk management and education technology. We use mobile, adaptive microlearning to deliver knowledge and capability assessments that drive learning and performance content, influencing behaviours in the workplace. Visit Soteria120.com for more information. Benefits of Working with us - Opportunity to participate in an exciting project with the potential to save lives and disrupt an entire industry - Opportunity to learn about challenges associated with starting a new business - Opportunity to learn about emerging trends at the intersection of key industry sectors General Duties - Research Soteria120’s values, services, products, plans, and market. - Proactively engage with the Soteria120 team to validate your understanding of our aspirations and expectations - Use digital communication technology (email, Zoom, etc.) to interact with the Soteria120 team - Use the internet to collect information and use a cloud filing system (MS Office, OneDrive) to store and sort that information Specific Project Duties Soteria120 uses a unique, custom-designed process for educational content design, research, and development. You will apply this process to a topic as directed by your supervisor, and will work through the full process of building and testing your program in our platform. 1. Conduct content research for Soteria120’s instructional programs. This will include: a. Secondary source analysis and comparison b. Content collection, sorting, and formatting c. Content development Level-Up Program Scope of Work: 80 hours x2 students Writing detractor questions (e.g., in a multiple choice question, adding the incorrect answers) based on directed research Uploading, editing, and publishing content from a Word document to our unique online content platform. Required Skills and Abilities - Self-starter (effective at self-directing activities rather than waiting for direction) - Proactive communication abilities - Intermediate MS Office 365 skills - Intermediate data analysis - Intermediate survey design - Intermediate written communication - Basic/Intermediate digital communication skills and etiquette - Basic/Intermediate qualitative and quantitative research - Basic organization, project management, and teamwork abilities Beneficial Capabilities and Interests - Assertiveness - Interest in the Workplace Learning and Development industry - Interest in Performance Management industry - Interest in working with start-up businesses
Market Disrupter Entry Strategy
We are looking to gain a better understanding of our target market to ensure we are positioning ourselves in the right segment, offering effective benefits, and creating the best marketing messages. To accomplish this, you could focus on providing: A complete analysis of our current offerings, our target market, and the positioning of our brand. Conducting empirical interviews and/or questionnaires for feedback on our brand, product, service, etc. Executing further market research to develop a comprehensive report of our target market. Breakdown of safety training courses in our market space and projected demand for each course across the market as a whole We will provide you with access to organizational assets that support the project, including personnel, marketing strategies, marketing, and sales collateral, etc. We hope to gain a comprehensive understanding of our target market and how we can better satisfy their needs. We would like recommendations on how to improve our positioning, brand, and products to better suit the market. We are looking to prioritize our program development strategy in order to bring this disruptive product successfully into the market space.
Virtual Internship Opportunity: Microlearning Content Development
We are using a revolutionary educational technology platform that allows us to develop programs very rapidly. Our target market is construction safety training. Industry experience in either construction, safety, or training is an asset but is not required for this role as our structured research process makes developing this content easy!
Virtual Internship Opportunity: Marketing
Our organization is able to offer a virtual internship opportunity for (1 | 2 | 3) marketing students. The primary focus for the student will be: (please include a few examples of marketing projects you would like the student(s) to execute during the placement, as exemplified below.) Marketing Communications - Recommend changes to advertising and PR materials; create an integrated marketing campaign; create a rebranding campaign. Marketing Content Development - Creating of digital assets to include videos, advertisements, social media posts, and blogs to promote specific product lines as well as the company in general Public Relations - Develop and implement a PR strategy; create collateral, including press releases, user testimonials, case studies, and customer stories. Prospecting Strategy - Evaluate our current customer base and make recommendations for further market penetration; assess our current outreach process and develop and implement targeted prospecting; review our prospect messaging, make improvement recommendations, and create new outreach content. SEO Strategy & Recommendations - Develop and implement an SEO strategy; provide content suggestions and recommendations to increase search visibility; increase our inbound traffic and optimize the customer journey; increase inbound leads. Strategic Social Media Marketing - Conduct an audit of our current social media presence and/or other current communication channel(s); develop and implement strategies for improving our online presence and increasing engagement; create a content calendar; creating useable social media and blog posts. Our goal at the end of this experience is: (please indicate the goal for this placement, or deliverable you expect the student(s) to complete, as exemplified below) Branding and Marketing Communications - For the student(s) to help us improve our brand's presence and capture greater market share. Public Relations - For the student(s) to help us effectively communicate our brand's story and mission to a broad audience. Prospecting Strategy - For the student(s) to help us implement better prospecting that increases conversion rates and boost our sales team's performance. SEO Strategy & Recommendations - For the student(s) to help us generate more traffic and revenue through search engines. Strategic Social Media Marketing - For the student(s) to help us improve our online presence, reach more customers, and effectively promote our brand through compelling content. Other duties the student may complete could include : (indicate other duties as exemplified below) Assist with outbound email marketing campaigns as needed; measure and report on performance of these campaigns using tools such as (indicate tools used, eg. Hubspot, Google Sheets, Excel) Content development, including social posts, blog posts, LinkedIn articles, and website copy. We will plan to communicate with our virtual intern using these communication tools: email, Zoom, OneDrive
Market Disrupter Entry Strategy
We are looking to gain a better understanding of our target market to ensure we are positioning ourselves in the right segment, offering effective benefits, and creating the best marketing messages. To accomplish this, you could focus on providing: A complete analysis of our current offerings, our target market, and the positioning of our brand. Conducting empirical interviews and/or questionnaires for feedback on our brand, product, service, etc. Executing further market research to develop a comprehensive report of our target market. Breakdown of safety training courses in our market space and projected demand for each course across the market as a whole We will provide you with access to organizational assets that support the project, including personnel, marketing strategies, marketing, and sales collateral, etc. We hope to gain a comprehensive understanding of our target market and how we can better satisfy their needs. We would like recommendations on how to improve our positioning, brand, and products to better suit the market. We are looking to prioritize our program development strategy in order to bring this disruptive product successfully into the market space.
Virtual Internship Opportunity: Doodly Marketing
Our organization is able to offer a virtual internship opportunity for up to 3 marketing students. The primary focus for the student will be: creating marketing content for us specifically using the tool Doodly . Our goal at the end of this experience is: to have a short commercial that we can use to advertise our services Other duties the student may complete could include : Building Landing pages, sales funnels, social media ads, and other copy to support the launch of this commercial We will plan to communicate with our virtual intern using these communication tools: Zoom, email.
Business Administration/Organizational Assistant
We are a busy startup with multiple projects on the go as we accelerate down the runway heading for liftoff. There are lots of areas we are looking for support in, especially related to: Organization Planning Tracking project progress Scheduling meetings Booking sales calls Interviewing client prospects Basic research Data entry If you or your students are interested in entrepreneurship and the messy process of turning strategy into execution, this is a great opportunity. Our platform is a disruptive challenge to more than one industry. This unpaid internship is a chance to learn what that feels like, risk free! You will also enjoy participating in a project with real life-saving implications that is a perfect fit for the new workplace as we adapt to the post-COVID-19 world. We are still in the startup phase and unable to accept paid internships or co-op students at this time. We're really looking for folks who are completing an internship for credit or looking for experiential learning. While an honorarium could result at the end of the project, its not guaranteed and would not be equivalent to minimum wage for the hours worked.
Business Administration/Organizational Assistant
We are a busy startup with multiple projects on the go as we accelerate down the runway heading for liftoff. There are lots of areas we are looking for support in, especially related to: Organization Planning Tracking project progress Scheduling meetings Booking sales calls Interviewing client prospects Basic research Data entry If you or your students are interested in entrepreneurship and the messy process of turning strategy into execution, this is a great opportunity. Our platform is a disruptive challenge to more than one industry. This unpaid internship is a chance to learn what that feels like, risk free! You will also enjoy participating in a project with real life-saving implications that is a perfect fit for the new workplace as we adapt to the post-COVID-19 world. We are still in the startup phase and unable to accept paid internships or co-op students at this time. We're really looking for folks who are completing an internship for credit or looking for experiential learning. While an honorarium could result at the end of the project, its not guaranteed and would not be equivalent to minimum wage for the hours worked.
Custom API development - Checkout pages for membership subscriptions
OVERVIEW We are looking for students with basic API coding experience who want to practice implementing and testing their skills on a real-world business problem. The coding is not overly complex, but we are looking for more efficient ways to build this program and make it more adaptable. PROJECT SCOPE Our current checkout process uses a service called Spiffy, which connects to Stripe to process payments. We had a previous student group help set this up. Now we'd like some help to use Stripe's APIs to create the checkout pages without Spiffy. To accomplish this you will need to: Develop some conditional coding in the API Redesign the form Refer to the education platform's API reference library Develop and test the program Document how to update the program We will provide you with access to organizational assets that support the project. No software purchases are required to complete this. We are still in the startup phase and unable to accept paid internships or co-op students at this time. We're really looking for folks who are completing an internship for credit or looking for experiential learning. While an honorarium could result at the end of the project, its not guaranteed and would not be equivalent to minimum wage for the hours worked.
Virtual Internship Opportunity: Marketing
Our organization is able to offer a virtual internship opportunity for (1 | 2 | 3) marketing students. The primary focus for the student will be: (please include a few examples of marketing projects you would like the student(s) to execute during the placement, as exemplified below.) Branding - Conduct a full competitive landscape assessment; define our organization's brand and core value proposition; identify opportunities and threats facing our brand; assess where and how to improve our brand's presence and differentiate from our competitors. Marketing Communications - Recommend changes to advertising and PR materials; create an integrated marketing campaign; create a rebranding campaign. Market Research - Investigate our competitive landscape; perform market segmentation to identify the ideal target market for (new or existing product or service); conduct customer surveys or focus groups to gain insights into the perceptions and behaviours of our target customers; develop a pricing strategy; identify expansion opportunities; identify key messaging for (new product or service). Public Relations - Develop and implement a PR strategy; create collateral, including press releases, user testimonials, case studies, and customer stories. Prospecting Strategy - Evaluate our current customer base and make recommendations for further market penetration; assess our current outreach process and develop and implement targeted prospecting; review our prospect messaging, make improvement recommendations, and create new outreach content. SEO Strategy & Recommendations - Develop and implement an SEO strategy; provide content suggestions and recommendations to increase search visibility; increase our inbound traffic and optimize the customer journey; increase inbound leads. Strategic Social Media Marketing - Conduct an audit of our current social media presence and/or other current communication channel(s); develop and implement strategies for improving our online presence and increasing engagement; create a content calendar; creating useable social media and blog posts. Our goal at the end of this experience is: (please indicate the goal for this placement, or deliverable you expect the student(s) to complete, as exemplified below) Branding and Marketing Communications - For the student(s) to help us improve our brand's presence and capture greater market share. Market Research - For the student(s) to help us gain a better understanding of our target market and ensure we are optimally positioned and our product and pricing aligns with our target sector/customer. Public Relations - For the student(s) to help us effectively communicate our brand's story and mission to a broad audience. Prospecting Strategy - For the student(s) to help us implement better prospecting that increases conversion rates and boost our sales team's performance. SEO Strategy & Recommendations - For the student(s) to help us generate more traffic and revenue through search engines. Strategic Social Media Marketing - For the student(s) to help us improve our online presence, reach more customers, and effectively promote our brand through compelling content. Other duties the student may complete could include : (indicate other duties as exemplified below) Assist with outbound email marketing campaigns as needed; measure and report on performance of these campaigns using tools such as (indicate tools used, eg. Hubspot, Google Sheets, Excel) Content development, including social posts, blog posts, LinkedIn articles, and website copy. We will plan to communicate with our virtual intern using these communication tools: (list expected channels - eg. Riipen messaging, company slack, email) Student's primary contact : (Name, job title) Secondary contact: (Name, job title)
Market Disrupter Entry Strategy
We are looking to gain a better understanding of our target market to ensure we are positioning ourselves in the right segment, offering effective benefits, and creating the best marketing messages. To accomplish this, you could focus on providing: A complete analysis of our current offerings, our target market, and the positioning of our brand. Conducting empirical interviews and/or questionnaires for feedback on our brand, product, service, etc. Executing further market research to develop a comprehensive report of our target market. Breakdown of safety training courses in our market space and projected demand for each course across the market as a whole We will provide you with access to organizational assets that support the project, including personnel, marketing strategies, marketing, and sales collateral, etc. We hope to gain a comprehensive understanding of our target market and how we can better satisfy their needs. We would like recommendations on how to improve our positioning, brand, and products to better suit the market. We are looking to prioritize our program development strategy in order to bring this disruptive product successfully into the market space.
Competitive Landscape Research
Our company requires some assistance is assessing our competitive landscape, as well as our customer’s expectations and behaviours. It is important for us to stay up to date on industry standards to ensure that our product and pricing aligns with our target sector/consumer. It has been some time since we reviewed our pricing model. Initially we developed a pricing structure that we believed would be within our target market’s budget. We want to ensure that is still the case and perhaps iterate if required. Our specific need is an outline of our industry’s landscape and a comparison of our pricing against that of our competitors. Our situation is interesting because our program is so disruptive that we don't have any direct competition (that we're aware of). A more sophisticated investigation will be required to make comparisons against our indirect competition. We would like this to be partnered with some primary data collection; surveys and research into our consumer to gather further insights into buying behaviours and pricing expectations. Students working on this project will: Help to define our unique value proposition in relation to the competitive landscape in our industry. Collect data on products and pricing offered by our indirect competition Identify key players in the industry by market share, geographical market, and most popular products Estimate the market demand for key products Students will be asked to produced the following deliverables: A report that includes the items identified above
Market Disrupter Entry Strategy
We are looking to gain a better understanding of our target market to ensure we are positioning ourselves in the right segment, offering effective benefits, and creating the best marketing messages. To accomplish this, you could focus on providing: A complete analysis of our current offerings, our target market, and the positioning of our brand. Conducting empirical interviews and/or questionnaires for feedback on our brand, product, service, etc. Executing further market research to develop a comprehensive report of our target market. Breakdown of safety training courses in our market space and projected demand for each course across the market as a whole We will provide you with access to organizational assets that support the project, including personnel, marketing strategies, marketing, and sales collateral, etc. We hope to gain a comprehensive understanding of our target market and how we can better satisfy their needs. We would like recommendations on how to improve our positioning, brand, and products to better suit the market. We are looking to prioritize our program development strategy in order to bring this disruptive product successfully into the market space.
Market Disrupter Entry Strategy
We are looking to gain a better understanding of our target market to ensure we are positioning ourselves in the right segment, offering effective benefits, and creating the best marketing messages. To accomplish this, you could focus on providing: A complete analysis of our current offerings, our target market, and the positioning of our brand. Conducting empirical interviews and/or questionnaires for feedback on our brand, product, service, etc. Executing further market research to develop a comprehensive report of our target market. Breakdown of safety training courses in our market space and projected demand for each course across the market as a whole We will provide you with access to organizational assets that support the project, including personnel, marketing strategies, marketing, and sales collateral, etc. We hope to gain a comprehensive understanding of our target market and how we can better satisfy their needs. We would like recommendations on how to improve our positioning, brand, and products to better suit the market. We are looking to prioritize our program development strategy in order to bring this disruptive product successfully into the market space.
Competitive Landscape Research
Our company requires some assistance is assessing our competitive landscape, as well as our customer’s expectations and behaviours. It is important for us to stay up to date on industry standards to ensure that our product and pricing aligns with our target sector/consumer. It has been some time since we reviewed our pricing model. Initially we developed a pricing structure that we believed would be within our target market’s budget. We want to ensure that is still the case and perhaps iterate if required. Our specific need is an outline of our industry’s landscape and a comparison of our pricing against that of our competitors. Our situation is interesting because our program is so disruptive that we don't have any direct competition (that we're aware of). A more sophisticated investigation will be required to make comparisons against our indirect competition. We would like this to be partnered with some primary data collection; surveys and research into our consumer to gather further insights into buying behaviours and pricing expectations. Students working on this project will: Help to define our unique value proposition in relation to the competitive landscape in our industry. Collect data on products and pricing offered by our indirect competition Identify key players in the industry by market share, geographical market, and most popular products Estimate the market demand for key products Students will be asked to produced the following deliverables: A report that includes the items identified above