Intern - Brand Marketing

Responsibilities

• Support event marketing, brand asset and logo governance, public relations writing, and other brand marketing coordination.
• Assist with event planning and execution, including logistics, materials, vendor coordination, and post-event activities.
• Support the management and governance of brand assets, logos, messaging, and related requests to help maintain brand consistency.
• Draft and edit public relations and corporate communications materials with a focus on accuracy, professionalism, and brand standards.
• Coordinate appropriately scoped marketing requests from intake through execution while managing deadlines and dependencies.
• Collaborate with employees, vendors, community organizations, and other departments in support of brand and event initiatives.
• Apply sound judgment regarding when work can be handled independently and when additional review or approval is needed.
• Gain exposure to how brand and creative work operates within a regulated industry, including Compliance, Legal, reputation, and public-company considerations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Maintain compliance with all applicable regulations including, but not limited to, the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).

Requirements

• The internship will run for Summer of 2027 beginning mid-May and ending early August.
• Able to work a 40-hour work week, Monday-Friday, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Must reside local to Effingham, IL and report to the Effingham office.
• Enrolled in a degree program with courses of study including public relations, communications, marketing, journalism, business, or a related field at a college or university with at least 2 years completed.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar platforms is helpful but not required.
• Interest in brand management, event marketing, and corporate communications.
• Ability to handle confidential or sensitive information appropriately.
• Good judgment and willingness to learn when independent action is appropriate and when additional review or approval is necessary.
• Ability to receive feedback and adjust quickly.
• Personable and comfortable communicating with employees, vendors, and community partners.

Preferred

• Competencies: Business insight
• Competencies: Cultivates innovation
• Competencies: Drives results
• Competencies: Makes sound decisions
• Competencies: Being a brand champion
• Competencies: Collaborates
• Competencies: Communicates effectively
• Competencies: Customer focus
• Competencies: Being Authentic
• Competencies: Emotional Intelligence

Benefits

• Benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare, well-being benefits, paid family leave as well as generous paid time off.
• Total Rewards also include banking perks, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K plan with company match and may include the opportunity to participate in our Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation plan.