Description: The Kustom Airstrike project is Kustom Footwear's biggest annual event and is the worlds richest ever aerial surfing competition. In Australia Kustom has used the Airstrike Event to produce some of the most incredible surfing ever witnessed. For the second time, the Kustom Airstike Event will go global in an open to all, winner takes all shoot out via Kustomairstrike.com. The victorious air might be ridiculously high, incredibly innovative or just so large and seamless that it takes out the $50,000 USD award.
Position: Marketing Assistant for Kustom Airstrike Event
Location: Burleigh Heads, QLD
Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid
Length of internship: We are offering 2 x 3 month internships
Start date - end date: 1st internship - Jan - March 2010 / 2nd Internship - Apr - June 2010
Job Description: To provide assistance to the marketing manager to ensure that the Kustom Airstrike event and promotions are implemented smoothly and at high standards. Daily operations will include:
- Creating media releases
- BE ONLINE ALL THE TIME - push the event through all online blogs, social sites, forums etc.
- Working with our media partner, STAB to create hype around the event
- Updating and monitoring the website
- Media monitoring
- Create promotional videos to put online
Requirements & Preferred experience:
- Tertiary level study in some form of events/marketing
Skills & Competencies:
- Basic Photoshop/ Indesign Experience would be useful
- Basic film & photography skills would be useful.
- Good communication skills
- Good writing skills
Personality Traits:
- Outgoing
- Creative
- Enthusiastic
- Able to work in a close knit team