Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Terra IMS

Student Major(s) Desired:
Marketing; Communications; Geography; English;
Company Name:
terra IMS
Job / Internship Title:
Marketing Internship
Location:
Portland State Business Accelerator
(2828 SW Corbett Ave., Portland, OR 97201)
Application Deadline:
October 12, 2007 or until filled.

Company Description:
terra IMS is an emerging technologies company that is dedicated to Internet Mapping Solutions (IMS). Our goal is to utilize the Internet and geospatial technologies to provide our clients with valuable mapping and analysis tools/services that save money, time, and effort.

URL: http://www.terraims.com

Position Description & Tasks:
terra IMS seeks a PSU student intern to assist with the company's small business/local government market analysis efforts. This position is aimed at providing the intern(s) with practical work experience in the geospatial industry. The selected intern(s) will work with terra IMS to identify market opportunities for its Internet mapping products and services in the small business and local government markets. Much of this work will involve unsupervised research using the Internet (web and email).

Internship Tasks
u Meet and discuss terra IMS' objectives with its management to gain a clear understanding of the company's mission and objectives.
u Review existing products and services offered by terra IMS; gain an understanding of how these products and services fill different needs within the geospatial industry.
u Identify and compile a comprehensive list (MS Access database or Excel spreadsheet) of relevant technical contacts in small local governments throughout the United States.
u Identify and compile a preliminary list (MS Access database or Excel spreadsheet) of regional (Pacific Northwest) small businesses contacts that may be interested in terra IMS products and services.
u Produce an executive summary of market analysis results.
u Conduct a brief final presentation on market analysis results for terra IMS management.

Qualifications & Requirements:
Interested applicant(s) should be interested in expanding their knowledge and experience in the geospatial industry. A basic understanding of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is preferred, but not required. Applicant(s) should posses the ability to quickly assimilate technical and non-technical information, especially as it relates to geospatial products and services.

Ability to quickly gather and organize information using the web and email are required. Experience with “office” suites such as Microsoft Office Suite or OpenOffice Suite is required as well. Much of the work will be unsupervised research, and as such, applicant(s) should feel comfortable conducting work independently.


Duration of Assignment:
Four to six weeks
Start Date:
October 12, 2007
Hours per Week:
10-20 hours per week
Compensation:
$8 per hour


Company Contact Information
To apply, email resume and cover letter to:

Andres Ferrate
CEO
terra IMS
andres@terraims.com

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