The marketing team will be doing many things to support the robot team, as well as compete in their own right. Some of the skills we're looking for are:
- Writing: There is a notebook that must be turned in for the robot team that includes a variety of writing and composition skills, including a 2-5 page research report.
- Research: To help with the research paper, even if you don't feel comfortable writing at that level.
- Photography: Pictures of the team at various stages of the work, plus pictures of the robot, for presentations and exhibits.
- Speech: A 12 minute marketing presentation is the first stage of the marketing competition. At least 4 students must be present for this.
- Graphic arts: A variety of skills in the graphics arts would be helpful. There will be numerous opportunities to design and implement small and large things: exhibits, a website, displays, multimedia presentations, flyers, t-shirts and more, depending on what the students decide to use to put forward our team.
- Spirit and Sportsmanship: We need enthusiastic, extroverted team members to be able to work the exhibit booth on the main day of competition, as well as work to promote "pep and spirit" for the robot team as they compete.
- Computer skills: We would love to have someone work on a website for the team, as well as help create a quality multi-media presentation for the business presentation portion of the competition.
- Fund-raising and publicity: Some of this can be handled by the adults, but this is supposed to be a student-led effort, so go-getter students who can work in this area would be a great asset.
Marketing students will need to occasionally sit in on build-team sessions (at least parts of them) in order to take pictures and notes, but most of the marketing will be done separately.
