Intern - Marketing

About the position

Join Nelnet as an intern and do real work that matters to our business. All Nelnet interns receive one-on-one mentorship, competitive pay, casual dress, flexible schedule, intern-specific programming, and meaningful work experience. To assist in executing marketing communications programs and projects by performing a variety of clerical and support duties within the marketing area, including marketing research, conference and event preparation, social media support, and helping support the day-to-day turnaround of creative work and ensuring it is produced on time.

Responsibilities

• Learn about Nelnet's business, product/service offering, markets and competition.
• Attend team and/or stakeholder meetings as determined appropriate by supervisor.
• Prepare internal and external marketing reports and meeting notes as directed by the marketing strategy team.
• Assist in the development of creative and project briefs as facilitated by the marketing manager or marketing specialist.
• Minor project management and team backup as directed by supervisor; i.e. support monitoring of progress of jobs by working with Traffic to track, monitor and guide all jobs for their assigned business.
• Proof/review all work from the creative team prior to stakeholder approval for grammatical, technical and visual accuracy, and overall brand consistency.
• Assists marketing manager or marketing specialist in compiling information, secondary research and/or other data for various projects and campaigns.
• Other duties or special projects as may be assigned.

Requirements

• Working toward a 4-year degree in marketing or related field.
• Prior internships ideal.

Nice-to-haves

• Dedicated interest in marketing.
• Detail-oriented.
• Good at building team relationships.
• Organized.
• Good at multi-tasking.
• Quick to learn and work independently.
• Good oral and written communication.
• Ability to follow directions.
• PC skills (Excel, Outlook, Word).

Benefits

• One-on-one mentorship.
• Competitive pay.
• Casual dress.
• Flexible schedule.
• Intern-specific programming.
• Meaningful work experience.