Green River Silver Co. - Marketing / Social Media Intern

Company Info:

Established in 1990, Green River Silver Co. is one of Rhode Island's largest importers of fine sterling jewelry from around the world. Owner John Goldman started out traveling to the mountains of Southern Mexico buying handcrafted sterling jewelry direct from the artisans and selling at craft shows, music festivals and corporate events throughout New England, eventually doing up to 90 shows a year. In 1999, John and his younger brother Dan opened their first retail store on Hope Street in Providence. Following their success at that location, they opened their second shop in Wickford Village in the spring of 2002, and a third shop on Hope Street in Bristol in November 2004.

Internship Description:

This is an unpaid internship. Students must be earing academic credit for this internship.  The working hours are 10 hours a week with a flexible schedule.

The selected candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing a social media / marketing campaign utilizing a variety of social media platforms. The intern will work directly with the IT Administrator, setting and attaining goals related to increasing traffic to Green River Silver Co.’s various social media sites. The focus of this internship will be to utilize social media to not only drive new and existing customers to Green River’s web site and brick and mortar locations but to also reinforce, affirm and communicate Green River Silver Co.’s corporate mission and image to the public.

The candidate will also assist in developing a blog to be used for communicating timely information related to sales, merchandise promotions and other topics of interest to Green River’s customer base.

Job Requirements:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Photoshop
• Knowledge and experience with social media sites including: Facebook, Pintrest, Instagram and Twitter 
• Basic knowledge of photography preferred 

Application Instructions:

All applicants must submit a resume and cover letter.  This can be emailed to Lynne Finnegan, Internship Coordinator.

All applicants should submit a brief (no more them one page double spaced) letter expressing their interest in the position and qualifications along with any other pertinent information.