Marketing Intern (Student Audience Acquisition) 2026 Summer Intern -New York, NY

New York City, NY (On-site)

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Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Identify and engage student spaces, then run fast experimentation and iterates to drive completions, while partnering closely with a teammate to amplify impact.

  • Watering Holes: Locate the digital and physical spaces where students congregate to seed growth.
  • Growth Experiments: Launch campaigns (viral loops, referrals, influencer outreach) to boost assessments.
  • Analytics & Iteration: Track conversions, prune underperforming ideas, and pivot quickly.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Identify "Watering Holes": Locate the digital (Discord, Reddit, TikTok, niche forums) and physical (campus hubs, summer festivals, local hangouts) spaces where students congregate.
  • Execute Growth Experiments: Launch creative campaigns to drive assessment completions. Think viral loops, referral programs, influencer outreach, or guerrilla marketing.
  • Analyze & Iterate: Track conversion rates for every tactic. If a strategy isn't hitting the numbers, kill it fast and pivot to the next idea.
  • Content Creation: Develop high-energy, persuasive messaging and assets that resonate with a student audience.
  • Community Engagement: Act as the face of the brand in student communities, building trust and driving action with authentic excitement.
  • Since you'll have a partner in this work, we expect you to collaborate and support one another throughout the summer.
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U.S. News & World Report is a multifaceted digital media company dedicated to helping consumers, business leaders and policy officials make important decisions in their lives. We use world-class data and technology to develop and publish independent reporting, rankings, journalism and advice that has earned the trust of our readers and users for nearly 90 years. Our platforms on usnews.com include Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News and 360 Reviews.We reach more than 40 million people monthly during moments when they are most in need of expert advice and motivated to act on that advice directly on our platforms. Our signature franchises include our “Best” series of consumer guides on colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, diets, cars, financial services and more. Our U.S. News Live flagship events highlight important national conversations including Healthcare of Tomorrow and Healthiest Communities.We are proud to be one of the first legacy media brands to transform into a purely digital model nearly a dozen years ago. Our diversified business model engages consumers at every point in their decision-making journey and allows our corporate partners to use brand advertising, performance marketing, e-commerce, brand recognition and thought-leadership programs to achieve their business objectives. We believe in having a broad range of talent and backgrounds at U.S. News. We strive to maintain a welcoming workplace where everyone is given an opportunity to succeed and contribute to their fullest. -View our career opportunities at https://www.usnews.com/info/features/employment-Learn more about us and our core values at https://www.usnews.com/about-us-Read our commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion at https://www.usnews.com/about-us/diversity-equity-and-inclusion

Founded in 1933
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
562 employees (263 in marketing)
40% recommend to a friend
22% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
26.1M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$4.3M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
72.4%
Direct
24.3%
Referral
2.6%
Social
0.4%
Paid
0.3%

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Current headcount: ~562

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247 (44% of company)
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