2027 Future Talent Program - Marketing Strategy & Project Management Co-op

Rahway, NJ (Hybrid)

$40K/yr – $111K/yrIntern/New GradInternship

Posted 4 days ago

Job Summary

Own and drive marketing initiatives across strategy, market intelligence, customer insights, and cross-functional project management, coordinating campaigns, research, and vendor relationships.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • 1. Marketing Strategy & Execution - Campaign Operational Support: Assist in the end-to-end execution of product launch strategies, seasonal promotional campaigns, and brand awareness programs.
  • 2. Market Intelligence & Competitive Research: Gather and synthesize competitor commercial data, pricing models, and market trend reports to identify strategic whitespace for our products. Support market research and outcomes research projects.
  • 3. Customer Insights: Support customer segmentation analysis and survey management to gather feedback from veterinarians, pet owners, or producers. Create or enhance legacy data models to drive strategic decision making.
  • 4. Cross-Functional Project Management - Project Tracking & Timeline Management: Serve as the central PM lead for marketing workstreams; maintain detailed project plans, tracking sheets, milestones, and deliverables. Develop and launch new project management tools, templates, and support in-flight projects with tracking and reporting.
  • 5. Meeting Facilitation: Help coordinate, schedule, and document multi-departmental alignment syncs; distribute clear action items to project team members.
  • 6. Vendor & Agency Management: Assist in managing deliverables and timelines with external creative and production agencies.

Requirements

  • Project Management Proficiency: Strong organizational skills to handle multiple moving parts.
  • Analytical Capabilities: Strong working knowledge of Excel (data manipulation, basic pivot tables) and PowerPoint for drafting high-level strategic decks.
  • Collaborative Mindset: Ability to operate effectively within complex matrix organizations, communicate across levels of leadership.
  • Industry Interest: A genuine interest in veterinary medicine, companion animal health, livestock production, or overall animal well-being is highly valued.

Preferred

  • Undergraduate (Junior or Senior) or Graduate Student (MBA, MS, or Master's in a related field).
  • Core Disciplines: Marketing, Business Administration, Project Management, Communications, Animal Science, or Biomedical/Agribusiness fields.
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Salaries

Posted range

$40K/yr – $111K/yr

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Marketing Project Management median pay in the United States

$90K/yr

Most pay falls between $73K and $109K. Based on 514 salaries.

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