Marketing Intern | Fall 2023
Department: Marketing + Design
Employment Type: Internship
Location: New York | Fidi
Reporting To: Dave Henry
Compensation: $20.00 – $30.00 / hour
Description
About the Role
Karp Strategies is seeking a part-time Marketing Intern. This position will support Karp Strategies’ marketing activities in coordination with the communications manager/graphic designer. Core tasks will include writing and editing marketing materials, assisting with tracking and trafficking projects, and reporting on campaign effectiveness.
What We Seek
The ideal candidate is creative, collaborative, highly organized, and willing to learn new things. They are detail-oriented, possess excellent communication skills, and are eager to help wherever the team needs them. Successful candidates in this role will love a fast-paced work environment with people who love what they do. We are some of the most engaged, passionate people around. A curiosity about urban affairs and an interest in incorporating an equity lens into our work are strongly encouraged.
Major Job Responsibilities
- Produce content for social media posts, website blog posts, and email marketing campaigns via LinkedIn, Instagram, WIX, and a MailChimp newsletter
- Maintain content calendars for social media channels, blog, and newsletter
- Compile marketing analytics data for the Karp Strategies newsletter, website, and social media accounts
- Assemble and update marketing materials packets in Acrobat for the business development team
- Present marketing and business development research to the leadership team and CEO
- Update the status of marketing design projects on Trello and weekly “hotlist”
- Keep the Karp Strategies website (WIX) up-to-date
- Update client databases and contact lists
- Support with additional marketing tasks, as needed
- Support opportunity pipeline, notes, and reporting in our CRM
- Assist with maintaining server file organization
- Work in a maturing start-up environment with a close-knit team and our project partners on miscellaneous tasks, big or small, as they arise
- Independently solve problems
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, management, and clients
- Experience supporting marketing and communication initiatives; writing social media posts for LinkedIn and Instagram a plus
- Working towards an Advertising, Business, Communications, or Marketing degree
- Solutions-orientated with the ability to handle last-minute changes and shifting priorities
- Familiarity with Adobe Acrobat
- Familiarity or willingness to learn about CRMs and business development practices; experience with Insightly a plus
- Ability to follow directions and adhere to procedures
- Experience in collaboration in a diverse and inclusive team
- Enrollment in a graduate or undergraduate program is required
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with MailChimp, Constant Contact or other email marketing platform
- Familiarity with WIX, WordPress, or a similar CMS
- Familiarity with Trello or Smartsheets
- Familiarity with PowerPoint or Google slides
- Familiarity with urban planning / urban policy
We’d love to hear from you if these issues pique your interest. If you possess language skills beyond English, please share a demonstration of your capabilities. While doing all these tasks/project types previously is not a hiring requirement, having some experience is advantageous and expected. Interested candidates should demonstrate 1-2 years of education or work experience in a combination of the areas of responsibility described above. A Bachelor’s degree, or current enrollment in a Bachelor’s degree program, is required.
Salary + Benefits
The salary range for a Marketing Intern is $20-30/hour based on previous relevant experience and skills. Placement of a candidate within this salary band will be based on the competencies crucial to success in the role on rated proficiency for each area.