Food Export Midwest State Export Intern

Location: Division of Agricultural Development, International Marketing, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, 2811 Agriculture Drive, Madison, WI 53718-6777.

Hours per week: 15 to 20 hours during the school year; 30-40 hours during the summer and school breaks. This is a paid position under contract from May 2014 to December 2014, with the option of continuing into 2015.

Rate of Pay: $10.00-$16.00 per hour depending on experience.

Brief Description: The position is located in the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), Division of Agricultural Development. The chosen candidate will contract directly with Food Export Midwest to be paid. The chosen candidate must be enrolled as a student.

Job Duties: This position is responsible for administrative and program support for Food Export Midwest projects undertaken by the international staff of the Division of Agricultural Development. Primary responsibilities include communicating with Wisconsin companies via email and telephone, data management, and event management:

1. Food Export Midwest and International Marketing Database maintenance, which includes calling companies to get current contact information, updating 2 databases with the correct information

2. Assist international staff with executing Food Export Midwest activities which includes:

• Emailing and calling US companies to inform of events, activities and export programs.
• Develop recruitment emails and flyers, signage for seminars, participation forms for activities, etc.
• Assist in organizing seminars (recruitment, promotion, seminar registration, and follow up)
• Schedule meetings for buyers’ missions to Wisconsin, etc.
• Gather results and evaluation forms from each activity
• Write success stories of companies exporting

3. Other duties may be assigned as necessary, for example writing reports on various sectors of the food and feed industries for Food Export Midwest.

Food Export Association of the Midwest (Food Export Midwest) is a private, non-profit association that offers services to help U.S. companies promote their Midwestern food and agricultural products in foreign markets. For more information about Food Export Midwest, visit www.foodexport.org. For more information on the WI Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, visit: http://datcp.wi.gov/

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

1. Interest in global marketing efforts, international marketing, business, etc.
2. Excellent oral and written communication skills
3. Excellent data entry skills
4. Ability to use Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, illustration software, etc.
5. Knowledge of effective file management

To Apply: Send letter of interest and resume to Lisa Stout: lisa.stout@wisconsin.gov) by Tuesday, April 29, 2014.