Corporate Engagement Intern

As the Corporate Engagement Intern supporting GFI’s Direct Engagement Team, you will have the opportunity to conduct research to advance the alternative protein industry and work within a fast-paced, supportive, and impactful organization. The Direct Engagement Team is the team responsible for directly working with the private sector, including investors, foodservice companies, retailers, startups, CPG companies, and traditional meat and seafood companies. 

The Corporate Engagement Intern will be responsible for:
* Supporting GFI staff in updating foodservice and retail one-pagers, and the startup manual.
* Maintaining and updating GFI’s company, accelerator, and fundraising databases.
* Researching foodservice companies, manufacturers, investors, alternative protein startups, and retailers for strategic outreach.
* Updating PowerPoint slides and presentations for external presentations.
* Organizing and de-duplicating contacts in Salesforce (GFI’s CRM). 
* Performing other duties as assigned.

Who We’re Looking For 

The  Corporate Engagement Intern must have:
* Excellent attention to detail.
* Experience conducting basic research. 
* Excellent writing skills.
* Experience using databases such as Airtable is preferred, but not required. 
* Experience with slide creation in PowerPoint or Google Slides.
* Interest in the alternative protein industry.
* Comfort working remotely and in a rapidly growing and evolving organization.
* Strong support for GFI’s philosophy and mission; demonstrated interest in plant based & other alt proteins, public health, environmentalism, climate change, animal protection, or hunger relief.
We want the best people and we don’t want biases holding us back. We are testing a third-party anonymizing tool to redact personal information from submitted applications — including name, location, contact details, and several other factors — to reduce bias and increase fairness in our process. We strongly encourage people of every race, color, orientation, age, gender, origin, and ability to apply. Because we value a diverse workplace, we prioritize an inclusive climate absent of discrimination and harassment during the application process and after you join the team. 

The Fine Print
* Position Type: Independent Contractor
* Position Term: 20 hours a week for 12 weeks
* Reports to: Marika Azoff, Senior Corporate Engagement Specialist; however, the intern will directly support the projects of the entire Direct Engagement Team (four GFI staff in total). 
* Location: Remote, United States 
* Stipend: $4,800 (paid in biweekly installments of $800)
Application Deadline: Friday, June 2