Marketing Generalist Intern (Summer 2026)

Sioux Falls, SD

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradTemporary

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Support light graphic design, project management, content editing, and event tasks within a life-insurance marketing internship.

  • Own setup and file organization of artwork and assets, including versioning and naming consistency.
  • Must-have: Experience with Adobe Creative Suite.
  • Standout: Exposure to a structured internship program with clear daily project work and values alignment.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Participate in marketing project management through proofreading and coordinating with compliance review.
  • Assist in the updating, development, and execution of creative concepts, layouts, and visual design solutions for various projects.
  • Help with sales event preparation, shipping, and organization and cataloging of marketing and promotional items.
  • Learn and use the team filing system to help organize artwork, logos, photos, etc. Ensure file and versioning accuracy when saving and posting files. Follow guidelines for naming and storing files.
  • Participate in team creative brainstorming activities.
  • Review correspondence and provide recommended copy edits.
  • Assist with print fulfillment system uploads and maintenance.
  • Pull basic analytics reports.
  • Capture photos for social content.
  • Commitment to embrace Sammons Financial Group Companies shared values (Accountability, Connection, Openness, Respect and Integrity).

Requirements

  • Experience in Adobe Creative Suite (i.e., Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
  • Strong creative and artistic skills
  • Knowledge and ability to understand and interpret organizational information, including highly technical terminology relating to product
  • Working knowledge of computer operating systems, including Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines, as well as change work practices and priorities in response to changing conditions or multiple work demands
  • Ability to work without close supervision, taking responsibility to ensure assigned projects are completed on time and within quality standards
  • Ability to work well with all types of individuals
  • Ability to analyze problems, form solutions, present ideas to management, and work within a team environment to complete assigned duties
  • Criminal background check required.

Preferred

  • Working towards Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Advertising, English, or Journalism
  • Knowledge of and experience with The Associated Press (AP) style writing
  • Familiarity with automated marketing email platforms

Benefits

  • Sammons Financial Group offers a competitive benefit package that includes: Health, Dental, Vision, Company Paid Retirement, PTO and Holiday Pay.
  • Our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is a 100% company-funded retirement plan, so you can save for retirement without contributing a penny of your own paycheck.
  • Healthy balance between work and personal lives. Friday afternoons off all year long, competitive PTO, and generous number of paid holidays.
  • Our incentive program for defined goals subject to eligibility and performance. Monetary rewards are based on individual and/or overall company performance.
  • Colleagues who support one another, model our core values, and drive our healthy, high-performing culture.
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Sammons Financial Group Companies

Sammons® Financial Group Companies (collectively, Sammons Financial Group) provide today’s most sought after life insurance, annuity,and retirement products. At Sammons Financial Group, we hire people who think like owners because we are a privately held company owned by an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. We own our unique values-based culture, we own our spirit of excellence, and we own our responsibility to the communities in which we live and work. Our work environment is deeply rooted in respect, openness, integrity, and accountability, and we enjoy a benefits program that truly enhances our quality of life. Learn more at https://www.sammonsfinancialgroup.com. View our Social Media Community Guidelines at: https://www.sammonsfinancialgroup.com/social-media-guidelines

Founded in 1938
West Des Moines, Iowa, USA
1.5K employees (63 in marketing)