Marketing and Communication Intern

Chicago, IL (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradInternship

Posted 6 months ago

Job Summary

Support a mission-driven marketing and communications team by researching, content creation, event planning, and digital campaigns for Financial Health Network.

  • Own research and materials for blogs, event communications, and briefs.
  • Must-have: Undergraduate sophomore or junior with 40 hours/week availability.
  • Standout: On-site work options across multiple major cities (Chicago, NYC, Boston, DC).

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Support event planning by researching off-site venues, restaurants, and local vendors (transportation, entertainment, and production) for upcoming conferences and staff gatherings.
  • Research potential sponsors, speakers, and partner organizations aligned with Financial Health Network’s mission and events.
  • Analyze the conference and industry landscape to identify emerging trends, topics, and opportunities that can inform event programming and partnerships.
  • Monitor and summarize news and developments in financial services and financial health, translating insights into useful internal summaries.
  • Review reports and publications to identify key quotes, data points, and insights that support storytelling and content development.
  • Assist with editorial and marketing initiatives, contributing to campaigns, communications, and digital content.
  • Support storytelling by conducting background research and compiling materials for blogs, publications, and event communications.
  • Help organize and maintain content assets, project trackers, and internal resources to support team collaboration.
  • Audit the FHN website for outdated or missing content, broken links, and technical or functionality issues.
  • Support marketing operations by cleaning and segmenting contact lists in HubSpot and pulling team capacity data from Mavenlink.

Requirements

  • Currently enrolled undergraduate (current Sophomore or Junior) seeking a Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, English, Media Studies, Business, or Hospitality.
  • Availability to work 40 hours a week beginning June 1 through August 28.
  • Location: willing to work on-site in Chicago, IL; New York City, NY; Boston, MA; or Washington, DC.

Preferred

  • Financial services industry knowledge preferred
  • Interest in communications, marketing, journalism, or nonprofit work preferred
  • Familiarity with social media platforms and content formats preferred
  • Experience with tools such as Google Workspace, Canva, or project management platforms (Asana) preferred
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Financial Health Network

The Financial Health Network is the leading authority on consumer financial health. We are a trusted resource for business leaders, policymakers and innovators united in a mission to improve the financial health of their customers, employees and communities. Through research, advisory services, measurement tools, and opportunities for cross-sector collaboration, we advance awareness, understanding and proven best practices in support of improved consumer financial health for all. For more on the Financial Health Network, go to www.finhealthnetwork.org and follow us on Twitter at @FinHealthNet.

Founded in 2004
Chicago, Illinois, USA
64 employees (6 in marketing)

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
5 (8% of company)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
16.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.4%
Direct
54.1%
Referral
7.6%
Social
3.5%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~64

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Marketing and Communication Intern

Financial Health Network · Chicago, IL · On-site