We are very excited to announce 2013-2014 committee leadership opportunities for TechMedia Club.  With over 350 members, TechMedia is one of the largest and most active clubs on the HBS campus.  It is known for hosting the widely popular treks (WesTrek, Boston and NYC), Cyberposium Conference, startup and VC panels, notable speaker events and much more.

By joining the TechMedia leadership team, you will have unique opportunities to network with industry professionals, organize interesting events, and connect with the HBS and greater-Boston tech community.  Please find the listings of the leadership positions and their descriptions below.

Director of Large Cap (2)

• Director of Industries (1): Responsible for talks with external speakers focusing on educational topics exploring the trends in various industries (examples may include social, big data, etc.)
• Director of Large Cap Careers (1): Responsible for career focused events around specific functions/roles in large-cap companies. Examples may include panels of alums or students on the PM role, the marketing role, business development role, etc. in large cap companies. Additionally, this role will also interface with companies that want to hold content presentations on campus around one of these roles.

Director of New Media (2): Promote and explore new media topics at HBS in unique and exciting ways. Responsibilities include leading new event planning- brainstorming, communication and coordination- and working with VP of New Media on executing planned events on new media-related topics. Examples of events: panel about digitalization of the media industry, discussion about internships at new media companies.

Startups & VCs (4-5)

• Director of Startups & VCs (3): Lead communication and coordinate with startups and VCs to organize social events for HBS students passionate about the space. Goal is to create events that inform and connect club members with other HBS students, other grad schools (e.g., MIT), the entrepreneurship community and investors. Role is highly visible with room to make an impact.
• Tech Blogger (1-2): Blog on HBS/Harvard/iLab startups for popular tech blog VentureFizz and other blogs

Director of Community Relations (1): Community Relations leads connecting TechMedia Club members to organizations and resources outside of HBS. Help plan and organize events such as mixers with other Harvard and Boston-area schools, and events in the greater Boston community.

Director of Membership Development (2): Aim to generate interest in TechMedia club across HBS and greater Harvard / MIT. Manage membership enrollment throughout the year. Organize and promote events for members to share interests in technology and new media and learn from each other. Examples of events include networking receptions / happy hours and technical workshops, such as website development, led by volunteer students. Also, organize monthly meetings to discuss new topics in technology, career panels and other events that will help us better leverage the knowledge and experience of HBS community

Director of Education (2): This is a great new business development role and opportunity to add huge value to our members. The director of education will develop TechMedia’s new educational program, figuring out student needs and then liaising with other schools as well as education providers (such as Skillshare, General Assembly, etc.) to arrange courses and workshops for HBS students on coding, biz dev, product management, UI/UX, etc.

CPD Liaison and Webmaster (1): Manage TechMedia’s online presence! As webmaster and social media guru, you will be the main contact between the club and all the tech companies that reach out to us. You will also liaise with HBS CPD to influence career programming for the tech track, manage job postings and invite companies to campus. This role will require more time than other roles but also has a very high payoff: more exposure, more network, more visibility.

Treks

WesTrek

Co-Chair of Westrek (1-2):

·        Setting the overall vision and goals for the Trek
·        Pruning the list of companies / setting the theme
·        Designing the trek (number of visits, coffee chats, dinners with alumni, etc.)
·        Being the face of the trek to the companies
·        Guiding/directing the VPs as they reach out to companies
·        Negotiating, if necessary, with the companies (speakers, timing, tours, etc.)
·        Being in charge on the ground during the trek

WesTrek mini-trek VPs (VC/PE, Clean Tech, Large Cap, Start-up / Growth, Design) (12):

·        Reaching out to companies to sign them up
·        Working with the companies to set the format of the visits
·        Getting company sponsorships

WesTrek CFO (1):

·        Managing the WesTrek budget
·        Working with VP Operations on events and spending

WesTrek VP Operations (2):

·        Responsible for the logistical workings of WesTrek
·        Creating a schedule and matching students with companies (working with CPD to run the algorithm)
·        Setting up logistics for dinners, coffee chats, etc. with alumni

WesTrek VP Alumni/Events (2):

·        Reaching out to alumni in the Bay Area to set up events
·        Working with VP Operations to set up logistics
·        Signing up speakers for events
 

Director of Boston Trek (2): The Co-Chairs and Directors of Greater Boston Trek lead the organization and execution of a series of half day treks in and around Boston. Working closely with entrepreneurs and investors, this role provides the opportunity to highlight the tech/media industry in Boston. This is an incredible leadership opportunity and a great way to form relationships within the Boston tech/media ecosystem!

Director of NYCTrek (2): The Co-Chairs and Directors of NY Trek lead the organization and execution of a trek in NYC, which last year took place in February. The directors are responsible for recruiting and leading a student team. This is an incredible leadership opportunity and a great way to form relationships with all the hot Tech/Media companies in NYC!

Apply
The link to apply is http://tinyurl.com/TechMediaApplication.  The deadline for application is Friday, September 20th at 7PM.

If you have any questions, please email the VPs in charge of the committees you are interested in (contacts found at http://techmediaclub.com/contact) or the Co-Presidents Luciana Baigun and Veronica Pinchin at [email protected] and [email protected]