RUI Sales and Marketing Internship

Are you interested in becoming a RUI LIMITLESS? Through an internship program focused on your development that pushes you to embody Leadership, Impact, Mentorship, Innovation, Transformation, Legacy, Enrichment, Service, and Success.

Through RUI LIMITLESS you will impact the lives of seniors by providing purposeful living while pushing your leadership limits. This eight-week internship will allow you to gain hands-on experience in the field of senior living. As a LIMITLESS intern, you will collaborate to build new business, lead tours, and the opportunity to manage the sales and marketing efforts of your community.

As part of your internship, you will be tasked with a summer long legacy project. You will have the opportunity to present your legacy project to members of RUIs Executive Leadership team. Upon completion of RUI LIMITLESS selected interns will receive a full-time offer starting upon graduation.

With offices located across the state of Virginia, you will start your career in Roanoke Virginia, but RUI will take you to any of our numerous locations. This role will take place in Gainesville VA for most of the term.

If you have an unbelievable work ethic, a passion for providing care, and the drive to inspire and empower our team then this might be the career and journey for you.

Reports to and is supervised by the Regional Director of Sales.

Responsibilities:

• Markets the Community effectively.
• Schedules appointments and tours with potential residents upon request.
• Leads tours of the community.
• Actively networks under the direction of the Reginal Director of Sales and Executive Director to ensure the Community is represented as an attractive long-term care option in the local community.
• Supports and serves the social, emotional, and physical environment conducive to the best interests of all residents.
• Mentors new residents’ and facilitates integration as members of the Community.
• Exhibits superb customer relations internally and externally.
• Creates community marketing plan including events, advertising, social media.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Job Requirements

• Candidate must reside during the summer near Springfield, Va to be considered for this Internship - housing will not be company paid.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Must be familiar with Windows operating systems, MS Office, email software and internet browsers.
• Must be enrolled in an institution of higher education.
• Must have the ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form.
• Must be able to work flexible hours, nights, weekends and holidays as required.
• Must have strong customer service skills.
• Must be willing to travel to RUI Corporate offices and community locations
• Must be able to exert up to 25 lbs. of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Internship Perks

• Competitive pay
• Unmatched exposure to senior living communities across the state
• One on one mentorship and leadership training
• Travel to Corporate Headquarters
• Dinner and end of the summer celebration with RUI Executive Leadership Team
• Potential for full time employment upon graduation