Time Commitment: This is a virtual internship (involving weekly phone calls with Mayu) that will require approximately 15 hours/week.

To Apply:
Please e-mail your resume to info@shopmayu.com. Don’t forget to include a brief description of yourself and your reason for wanting to work for Mayu in the body of the email. Please familiarize yourself with www.shopmayu.com before applying.

Major Responsibilities:
•        ~3x week Mayu blog posts which includes relevant content identification
•        Responding and commenting on industry-related blogs with Mayu’s signature using social media platform as a guide
•        Daily email responses to HARO postings (www.helpareporter.com)
•        Daily Facebook friend and fan page updates and Twitter tweets
•        Consistent recruiting of new fans, friends and followers on social media sites
•        Helping spread Mayu videos throughout the Internet and joining new social media sights
•        Creating Mayu’s e-newsletters and updating Mayu’s customer database
•        Brainstorming, creating and spreading the word about special promotions
•        Assisting in finding and contacting new market outlets for Fall 2010
•        Networking and finding members for Mayu’s Association of Alpaca Apparel
•        Collection of data for country-specific markets
•        Other activities and special projects based upon need and intern’s personal interests

*ALL completed tasks (and time spent) will be recorded and submitted to Mayu each week*

Ideal Candidate:

MBA/Graduate school student with communications, business or sales experience

•        Ability to think critically and analyze current market trends
•        Interested in fashion, social responsible businesses, fair trade, green revolution and Peru
•        Able to work independently and take responsibility for completing tasks in a timely manner
•        Prompt email communicator (most communications with Mayu will take place via email)
•        Excellent writing skills (will ask for writing sample upon contracting)
•        Self-starter, responsible, resourceful, motivated, creative, and confident and anything else you feel necessary to do a good job!