Saturday, August 17, 2013

Internship of the Week: Management & Expansion Intern @ Madtown Munchies

The Organization: 
Madtown Munchies was founded by a UW graduate in 2006. The company offers online ordering and 30 minute delivery of convenience-store products in high demand by college students. With a working business model in place, Madtown Munchies is ready to maximize potential in Madison and expand to college campuses nationwide.

The Position:
Work both individually and collaboratively with the business owner and manager on:

  • Expansion tasks such as: Marketing, growth opportunities, and researching new product development
  • Daily tasks: weekly scheduling, insuring top level customer service, maintaining proper inventory level

Qualifications Desired-

  • Current UW-Madison student
  • Must be outgoing, detail oriented, innovative and business oriented
  • Strong written and oral communications
  • Have a willingness to learn about Madtown Munchies products & services
  • Have a genuine interest in small business development
  • Previous business experience a plus!
  • Have a somewhat flexible schedule, and have the ability to occasionally work at night.
  • Able to commit 20-25hrs/week

The Details:
Location: Madison, WI
Time Period: Fall 2013 academic term
Compensation: Stipend and company discount
Desired Background: All majors;
Organization Contact: Jeremy Neren
Organization Website: http://www.madtownmunchies.com/
BuckyNet ID: 65411

Application Deadline: August 23, 2013

**Additional application details & requirements can be found on BuckyNet**

Monday, August 12, 2013

Internship of the Week: XenoGen Biosystems Intern

The Organization:
XenoGen Biosystems is a local, bioscience start-up that makes data unification systems and informatics for the life sciences. The software solutions allow clients to access their data and process their workflows wherever the data make reside: in Excel spreadsheets, proprietary databases, or public databases. Their primarily clients are life science organizations, often focused on DNA or protein biomarker discovery.

The Position:
XenoGen is currently in need of a website overhaul. The current website is developed in HTML5 standards and needs to remain so. The organization is seeking a web developer with graphic arts skills who can help build the website.

Please include the URL to any example websites that you have developed.

Qualification Desired
-Expertise using web languages such as PHP
-Experience developing web applications
-Graphic artists with limited HTML are welcome to apply

The Details:
Courtesy of: http://www.w3.org

Location: Madison, WI
Time Period: Fall 2013
Compensation: Not specified
Desired Background: All majors; preferably seniors
Organization Contact: Ryan Brown
BuckyNet ID: 64562

Application Deadline: August 23, 2013

**Additional application details & requirements can be found on BuckyNet**