SocialSphere is a strategy company driven by a deep cultural understanding of the impact that social technologies have had on the world. Citizens, CEOs, governments and corporations are now connecting in ways that redefine our concepts of community and collaboration.
We believe that successful organizations are the ones that understand the value between the intersection of people and technology. And when you join SocialSphere, you will be joining a team of problem solvers and creative thinkers who help our clients capitalize on this opportunity on a daily basis.
At SocialSphere we bring together interns of various majors, interests, and backgrounds to work on web and social media strategy for high profile clients such as the United States Marine Corps, Nokia, the Governor of Massachusetts, and various sports organizations and not-for-profits.
Our current opportunities include:
Engagement Manager
Reporting to our Managing Partner, our next Engagement Manager will be responsible for: developing strong client relationships; ongoing assessment and understanding of each assigned client’s needs; working with our team to develop and optimize sound social media strategy; effectively presenting SocialSphere’s data-driven insights, products, and capabilities to each client; maintaining an effective working knowledge of all SocialSphere’s products and service offerings; supporting internal product development and analytical projects; and developing new business relationships.
Technical skills required include solid Mac chops (especially Keynote); familiarity with Google analytics and other social media analytics platforms -- Facebook, Photoshop, and strong Excel and data manipulation skills a plus.
Our ideal candidate will:
Be a self-starter with a strong work ethic
Have a demonstrated ability to grow
Have highly developed and polished interpersonal skills
Be a extremely effective written and verbal communicator
Have a demonstrated passion for the new media opportunity
Be a serious strategic thinker
Have the analytical skills to understand, work with and develop SocialSphere products
Be comfortable with math
Be intellectually curious and well read
Be a willing traveler (domestic and international)
Have a very strong attention to detail
Be more Mac than PC
Office location: Cambridge, MA Starting Date: Early 2010 Compensation includes health insurance, dental, 401K
Internships
Interns work with each department gaining experience in web analytics and community building. SocialSphere provides on the job training with flexible hours in the heart of Harvard Square.
Winter/Spring 2010:
Responsibilities include: Ongoing assessment and understanding of each assigned client’s needs; working with our team to develop and optimize sound social media strategy; effectively presenting SocialSphere’s data-driven insights, products and capabilities; maintaining an effective working knowledge of all SocialSphere’s products and service offerings; supporting internal product development and analytical projects. Must commit to a minimum of 15 hours per week. Technical skills desired include: Mac OS (especially Keynote); Google analytics and other social media analytics platforms; Facebook, Photoshop, and strong Excel and data manipulation skills a plus. Additionally, the ideal candidate will have familiarity with statistics and be comfortable with at least one major statistical software package (SPSS, SAS, Stata, or R).
Ideal candidates...
Are self-starters
Have highly developed and polished interpersonal skills
Are highly effective written and verbal communicators
Have a demonstrated passion for the new-media opportunity
Have the analytical skills to understand and work with SocialSphere products (must be comfortable with math)
Are intellectually curious and well read
Have a very strong attention to detail
The new ideas, energy and insights offered by all members of our team, including interns, are an integral part of SocialSphere's success.
Whether you are an economics, political science, marketing, or computer science major, SocialSphere matches your interests with the goals of the company. As an intern, you will work closely with senior analysts and our Managing Partner on a daily basis with projects that are tailored to your capability and interests.
Who We Are 
develop and optimize sound social media strategy; effectively presenting SocialSphere’s data-driven insights, products and capabilities; maintaining an effective working knowledge of all SocialSphere’s products and service offerings; supporting internal product development and analytical projects. Must commit to a minimum of 15 hours per week. 
