Internship Opportunity: Town of Yorktown, Indiana

The Town of Yorktown is seeking a graduate student or upper division undergraduate to serve as Intern for the Town Manager’s Office.  The Intern will focus on four major areas and will have time and opportunity to look at all aspects of the municipal operation for the duration of the internship.  The goal is to provide the student an opportunity to utilize their theoretical knowledge by implementing strategies in a small municipal operation.

The four primary project areas:

Marketing

• Reviewing current Social Media techniques and implementing a strategy for more user engagement to benefit the community.
• Review of municipal ordinances and state code to create marketing materials that “enhance the community” by public education.

Creation of performance document related to Yorktown Citizen Satisfaction Survey

• Comparing other communities of similar size and nature.
• Associating budget expenditures to citizen satisfaction.

Assist with 4^th of July Festival

• Assist Park Board & other representatives in preparing for 4^th of July Festival
• Marketing the festival

Create ground work for Public Arts Commission

• Work with interested parties in creating a public arts commission
• Determine startup costs and identify potential funding mechanisms

In addition to working on these projects, individual will have an opportunity to visit and explore various municipal operations.

Interested individuals should provide resume to:

Pete Olson

Town Manager
9800 W Smith St
Yorktown, IN 47396

Or email to polson@yorktownindiana.org