Concierge & Marketing Intern
Host Company:
Management Systems Inc.
Location:
Dates of Internship:
June 11 - August 3, 2012
Language Level:
3-5 (Intermediate to Fluent Japanese)
Internship Description:
Management Systems Inc. was founded in 2007 to help manage growing businesses in Japan. Its primary activities are providing staffing services, planning company launches, and helping with business development and general management. Management Systems recently launched a unique tourism business called “City Concierge” which offers personally guided city tours for Japanese and international tourists.
Skill & Experience Required:
- Interest in hospitality and tourism
- Basic Japanese knowledge
- Good communication skills
- Basic PC skills, such as MS-Word/Excel
- Good team spirit and cheerful personality
Sample Projects:
The intern will support the “City Concierge” service team to help guide tourists and explain Tokyo’s tourist attractions and historical locations in Japanese and/or English.
The intern will also help develop this new business by testing new marketing concepts and researching similar service products in the US and other countries.
Benefits for Intern:
In addition to discovering Tokyo’s many attractions, the intern will gain knowledge of the Japanese hospitality industry and improve his/her Japanese communication skills. S/he will meet diverse people through the company’s extensive network. The intern will have the unique opportunity to propose new business ideas to senior management.
Benefits for Company:
The company hopes to make its service more attractive by benefitting from an intern’s international perspective to help generate innovative ideas and new service enhancements.
Placement Functions:
