I am Head of Marketing and Communications for a venture capital firm called NightDragon that focuses on the cybersecurity industry. We are looking for a summer intern (paid and option to be virtual) to work with us on communications and marketing functions. They will get hands on experience with social media, marketing, content writing, media pitching and other functions.

While we are based out of San Francisco, I am local to Nashville and figured I would reach out to see if you might have any students that might be interested or a good fit for this opportunity. It would be a paid internship with the option to be virtual, or work in person with me. I have attached a job description and please feel free to tell any of your students to reach out to me directly at sarah@nightdragon.com with their resume!

OPPORTUNITY: NightDragon is an investment and advisory firm focused on investing in growth and late-stage companies within the cybersecurity, safety, security, and privacy (CSSP) sectors. Its flexible model allows it to lead or co-invest alongside leading venture capital and private equity firms in the pursuit of driving growth and increasing shareholder value.

NightDragon is unique in providing deep operational expertise in cybersecurity gained by its founders, Dave DeWalt and Ken Gonzalez, from years serving as senior executives leading technology companies such as Documentum, EMC, Siebel Systems (Oracle), McAfee, Mandiant, Avast, and FireEye. NightDragon is looking to add a Marketing and Communications Intern to its team for Summer 2022.

The Marketing and Communications Intern will play a key role in supporting NightDragon’s growing marketing and communications efforts across the firm and its 16 portfolio companies, including media outreach, press releases, content, event planning and more. The Intern will also play a significant role in NightDragon’s current brand refresh project, which is helping define the company’s brand for the long-term.

The person who will succeed in this role will be someone with excellent writing skills and the ability to distill complex topics into readable content. This person will also be highly organized and be willing to apply their expertise to a wide variety of projects. The role is ideal for someone looking to build their career in public relations and marketing and experience every aspect of what that role entails. It is also a good fit for someone who is interested in a career in the technology and cybersecurity fields.

This internship will be paid and has the option to be in person or virtual.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience working in a public relations or marketing internship or other relevant role
• Outstanding writing and communications skills
• Interest in technology or cybersecurity as a potential career field
• Detail-oriented mindset with a strong work ethic
• Ability to work well on team and independently
• A “can-do”, flexible attitude and work ethic

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Media Relations
  • Write or support creation of press releases to be sent over the wire about partnerships, new investments or other announcements
  • Write or support creation of blogs or contributed articles about relevant technology or cybersecurity themes
  • Craft pitch ideas to media and support on media outreach to top-tier and trade publications
• Social Media
  • Support the expansion of NightDragon’s social media accounts, particularly LinkedIn and Twitter
  • Provide recommendations or ideas on new campaigns or content for social media channels
• Marketing and Events
  • Support the planning of NightDragon events, including in-person and virtual events
  • Write promotional materials for NightDragon events, including event abstracts, email invitations, social media posts and other collateral
  • Support the preparation of executives for keynotes, panels, virtual events and other speaking engagements
• Community Internal Communications
  • Write or support the creation of internal communications to portfolio community
  • Support the planning of regular NightDragon community events