AlluraDirect.com is a Vancouver-based vacation rental property marketing, software and consulting company. We help 900+ homeowners independently manage their vacation home rentals.
We currently specialize in BC and Quebec ski resorts. We are among the largest accommodation web sites in Whistler, Big White & Sun Peaks, BC.

We are passionate about serving our guest and owner clients with superior solutions and services that help them have more fun, time and confidence. We provide customer support until 11 pm daily to our owners and to guests searching, viewing and booking vacation homes.

We are a small but growing company. We have been in business since 1997 and have 8-full time employees aged 22- 43, including an in-house programming department.

The Opportunity:
We have a part time working student internship available who has recently started, a post secondary program in one of the following areas:

* communications
* writing
* marketing
* business administration
* or any related fields to the above.

Candidates must be seeking part time work and training that will complement and strengthen their education and skills, but not interfere with their studies. You will work on weekends and statutory holidays so that your schoolwork doesn’t suffer.

We recently hired our 2 part time interns on a full time basis upon their university graduation. We can’t promise you a full time job at graduation, but we do guarantee that your resume will reflect proven and visible accomplishments that will impress your fellow graduates and future employers.

About You:
* You are seriously interested in a marketing, online writing, communications or business administration-related career.
* You are about to start, or have just completed one year of a communications-related, writing, marketing, business administration, computer or related degree or diploma.
* You have 2-4 years of school left to complete, to get the most out of the internship.
* You are interested in staying in the right part time job for a minimum of 2 years.
* You have strong written and verbal communication skills.
* You can’t survive without the Internet in your personal or professional life.
* You are obsessively organized.
* You have excellent internet browsing and Microsoft Excel skills.
* Basic html knowledge or attribute recognition is an asset but not a requirement.
* Basic image management and design skills are an asset but not a requirement.

About the Job:
* $13.50 per hour to start -with increases to $16.50 per hour based on skill, performance, energy and initiative.
* Weekends and statutory holidays - you must be available for all shifts. This is a non-negotiable requirement.
* A 2-year commitment is preferable, but not required. (You can leave at any time if you are unhappy).
* Start: January 2008

Responsibilities & Skills Development:
Your working internship with AlluraDirect.com will give you the skills to perform the following tasks within our business:

* Provide customer support to guests using our site to find and book accommodation, and to owners using our proprietary web-based software.
* Assist our marketing and owner relations groups with research, strategy development, report generation and analysis.
* Assist in web page planning, production, copywriting, performance measurement and optimization for search engine positioning and sales conversion.
* Participate in ad writing and performance measurement.
* Participate in article and press release production.
* Participate in software usability analysis and testing.

Your internship training and job tasks will evolve with your experience and skills. By the end of your internship, you will have a portfolio of proven successful skills and visible work that can be showcased on your resume.

Hours:
Your shifts will alternate weekly as follows:

* Week #1: 7-hour morning shifts (9 am-4 pm) on Saturday, Sundays and some statutory holidays
* Week #2: 7-hour evening shifts (4 pm-11 pm) on Saturday, Sundays and some statutory holidays

You will also attend two 4 hour training sessions each month. You will be paid for all of your training time.

Spring & Summer:
Weekend and statutory holiday shifts are 6 hours each. You will also attend two 4 hour training sessions each month. Additional shifts will also be available as full time employees take vacation leave.

Statutory Holidays:
You must be available to work on all statutory holidays, including Christmas and New Years. You will not have to work all of them, but you must be available to work any of them. You will know which statutory holidays you will be working with at least 3 months advance warning.

Working Environment:

* Quiet, very peaceful, extremely clean, bright and pleasant.
* We are obsessed learners and our working environment is full of amazing books, DVDs and CDs.
* We are located in a very safe and quiet area within 10 minutes of Downtown Vancouver. We are on all major bus routes.