October 28, 2021
Let’s Detroit is a program that connects young professionals to careers, places to live, things to do, ways to volunteer, and each other to increase the number of college graduates that build their careers in Southeast Michigan. One way the program thrives is by engaging ambassadors, including college students. The program is currently seeking members for its Fall 2023 paid cohort. Learn more about the opportunity here, and keep reading to learn why you should apply.
As a Let’s Detroit Campus Ambassador, you will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience and skills in marketing, public relations, and event planning – skills that are transferable to other industries. Campus Ambassadors create content for the Let’s Detroit blog and social media accounts, which helps them hone their writing, research, and time management skills. They also are tasked with planning and hosting an event for their college peers, which allows them to work on their project management and team collaboration skills.
Top employers cite all of these skills as features they look for in an ideal candidate.
Let’s Detroit is a program within the Detroit Regional Chamber. Many community organizations and businesses support Let’s Detroit to help young professionals and college students find their place in Southeast Michigan to live, work, and play. This vast network of Chamber and Let’s Detroit staff, community partners, and even campus partners at colleges and universities offer Campus Ambassadors an opportunity to develop a strong network, which can help in the job search process. Learn how to build your professional network.
Let’s Detroit Campus Ambassador cohort members are paid $600 for one semester of work, with only 1-2 hours expected per week. Ambassadors can use the money to help pay for college books, tuition, housing, a fun trip, or whatever they want.
Being a Campus Ambassador is fun! Ambassadors provide content and host events about topics they like and care about within the region. The goal is to show others why the Detroit region is the best play to live, work, and play – how ambassadors do this is up to them. They can create Instagram stories or reels about events they attend or a day in the life of their internship, write a blog post about their favorite Metro Detroit restaurants, or share why they chose their internship and how it aligns with their dream job. Being a Let’s Detroit ambassador is like a public diary, where you document your life in the Detroit region so others can see why it’s such a great place to be.
Campus Ambassadors help promote Let’s Detroit and the Detroit region among their peers on their college campuses. By planning and hosting events for Let’s Detroit and creating content for a peer audience, Ambassadors can position themselves as a leader on campus who is knowledgeable about the region and what’s happening in it.
Apply to be a Fall 2023 Let’s Detroit Campus Ambassador by Aug. 9 here.
