Marketing Intern

West Des Moines, IA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradInternship

Posted 5 weeks ago

Job Summary

You will own hands-on content creation and cross-channel marketing support, shaping campaigns, visuals, and communications while collaborating with a marketing team to elevate Merchants' image.

  • Own content creation across email, social, digital signage, and campaigns.
  • Design and edit marketing materials and visuals for digital and print.
  • Collaborate with a 10+ person team to drive brand initiatives.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Support Digital Marketing: Help create, update, and manage content across digital channels, including email, social media, digital signage, and interactive displays.
  • Create Marketing Content: Write, edit, and format content for marketing campaigns, company communications, social media, and digital or print materials.
  • Design Visual Content: Create visuals for both digital and print formats, including employee communications, corporate announcements, recruiting materials, social media posts, and print materials such as content covers, brochures, and banners.
  • Support Photo and Video Shoots: Assist with setting up, editing, organizing, and participating in photo and video shoots.
  • Brainstorm Creative Ideas: Contribute innovative ideas for marketing campaigns, written content, photos, videos, and visual materials that align with company goals.
  • Collaborate with a Talented Team: Work closely with a dynamic marketing department of over 10 skilled professionals who collaborate cross-departmentally to elevate the company’s image.

Requirements

  • Curiosity and Energy: a genuine interest in learning new skills, trying new things, and bringing confidence and initiative to your work.
  • Strong Academic Performance and Relevant Coursework: A proven commitment to excellence through your academic achievements, including coursework in a major relevant to the role such as Marketing, Advertising, or Journalism.
  • Previous Work Experience: Work experience, in a corporate environment or not, that showcases your skills and work ethic.
  • Professional Development: Additional trainings, certifications, or workshops that enhance your qualifications.
  • Involvement in Extracurricular Activities: Participation in campus organizations or other activities that demonstrate your teamwork, leadership, time management, and passions.
  • Leadership and Initiative: Roles or projects where you’ve taken on leadership responsibilities, demonstrated creativity, and proactively addressed challenges.
  • Volunteer Experience: Participation in volunteer opportunities that highlight your ability to collaborate with diverse teams and contribute to community-focused goals.
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Merchants Bonding Company

4.3 Glassdoor

Common Sense Underwriting - First Class Experiences Merchants Bonding Company specializes in contract and commercial surety bonds, with an “A” (Excellent) or higher rating from AM Best since 1958. Established in 1933, we're guided by a bold purpose; to be the most trusted team in surety with a courageous culture. Merchants says yes to the best agents, accounts, and associates who are the core of our strong and vibrant culture.Merchants Bonding Company is among the top 15 largest surety writers in the United States, with 90+ years of consistency, common sense underwriting and first class customer service. Merchants' nearly exclusive focus on surety makes us unique in the industry. Unlike other insurance companies with multiple lines of business, Merchants has honed its expertise in contract and commercial surety bonding.Merchants' underwriting distinguishes itself from the competition by treating each account as unique. Merchants considers both business and personal net worth to create what we call common sense underwriting. Common sense underwriting is the foundation of our brand promise to our agents, agencies, and principals.We invite you to experience the Merchants Difference for yourself.

Founded in 1933
West Des Moines, Iowa, USA
263 employees (12 in marketing)
1% recommend to a friend
1% CEO approval

Salaries

Marketing Intern median pay in the United States

$47K/yr

Most pay falls between $44K and $57K. Based on 69 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
12 (5% of company)
Median Tenure
2.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
11.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
24.9%
Direct
69.4%
Referral
2.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~263
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Marketing Intern

Merchants Bonding Company · West Des Moines, IA · On-site