Marketing Internship | First-Generation College Student

Chicago, IL (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradTemporary

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive research-informed growth marketing by delivering cross-functional insights and shaping multichannel campaigns and events.

  • Own research and analysis to identify opportunity areas against competitors.
  • Must-have: Strong project management and ability to manage multiple initiatives.
  • Standout: Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to launch and optimize campaigns.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Learn to undertake research and analysis to help us understand opportunity areas against our competition.
  • Provide insights and feedback to the marketing teams to support our growth as well as enabling us to strengthen and deepen the insights we provide across the organization.
  • Support the launch of multichannel campaigns and journeys, analyzing the performance of these campaigns and journeys to build a foundation of data acumen.
  • Assess the awareness of our brand through research to understand quarter over quarter improvements.
  • Drive event strategies that are aligned to our objectives and help execute a series of events.
  • Partner with functions across the marketing and communications team to understand how cross-function teams work together to launch work and optimize how they work together to continually improve our work.

Requirements

  • Identify as a First-Generation College Student
  • A first-generation college student is a person whose parents or guardians have not earned a four-year bachelor’s degree.
  • Rising college Senior who is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in marketing, with a strong academic record and demonstrated interest in brand building, growth strategy, and modern marketing practices. Alternatively, students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business administration, communications, public relations, or economics must have a declared minor in marketing and a clear passion for applying marketing strategy to drive business impact.
  • Strong project management and operational aptitude with the ability to manage multiple projects and initiatives.
  • Self-starter who is results-oriented, resourceful, analytical, innovative, intellectually curious and takes initiative and risks.
  • Excellent written and verbal skills.
  • Demonstrate strong ability to embrace and adapt to change, take initiative, and display curiosity, learn quickly in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience and proficiency in Microsoft Office tools/programs.
  • Previous work experience, clubs, volunteerism, or internships is a plus.
  • Undergraduate with completion of Junior Year

Preferred

  • Experience in project management/event management is a plus.
  • Exposure to or firsthand experience using AI tools to enhance execution and productivity (e.g., applying AI within Excel, project management platforms, research, content development, copy, or workflow optimization)
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    Publicis Sapient is a digital business transformation company. We partner with global organizations to help them create and sustain competitive advantage in a world that is increasingly digital. We operate through our expert SPEED capabilities: Strategy and Consulting, Product, Experience, Engineering and Data, which combined with our culture of curiosity and deep industry knowledge, enables us to deliver meaningful impact to our clients’ businesses through reimagining the products and experiences their customers truly value. Our agile, data-driven approach equips our clients’ businesses for change, making digital the core of how they think and what they do. Publicis Sapient is the digital business transformation hub of Publicis Groupe with 20,000 people and over 50 offices worldwide. For more information, visit publicissapient.com.

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