Summer Intern 2026 - Marketing & Communications

McLean, VA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Steampunk's marketing/MarCom internship centers on executing brand across channels and delivering audience-focused content to boost engagement, with on-site, DMV-area work and budget exposure.

  • Owns branded content delivery across channels and events to reinforce positioning.
  • Must-have: Current student in the DMV area with project management and digital tools experience.
  • Standout: Exposure to MarCom SG&A budgeting and cross-functional collaboration.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Assist with special projects related to Marketing, Communications, Sales/Delivery Support, and Events associated with Steampunk.
  • Develop an experience-based brand presence that inspires and incites action.
  • Execute the brand across all channels of communications to include business materials, presentations, reports, sponsorships, websites, social media, office environments, events, merchandise, advertising, literature, and electronic communications.
  • Assist with the management of brand elements (color, logo, iconography, voice, tagline, etc.) and assets (images, graphic files, artwork for packaging, etc.)
  • Drive consistency across all touch points - “living the brand” internally by driving brand engagement and governing compliance (brand guidelines)
  • Conceive, write/create and deliver compelling content specific to target audiences that reinforces value propositions and brand positioning
  • Create and distribute content via the most effective channels (e.g., social media, email, print, events, blogs) - the right media mix
  • Ensure an integrated approach across all touch points to create a consistent employee and client experience
  • Help deploy website updates and other digital tools ensuring proper maintenance and development
  • Provide reporting as requested

Requirements

  • Current student seeking a rewarding Marketing and Communications summer internship opportunity with a government technology services organization
  • Rising college junior or senior, current senior
  • Highly focused planning and project management skills
  • Strong winning mindset, resourceful in overcoming obstacles and driven individual
  • Current with digital tools and technology (e.g., Google analytics, graphic design, Social Media) with high learning agility
  • Excellent team-building and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams
  • Action-oriented
  • Project Management
  • Attention to detail
  • Creative
  • Strong interpersonal, written and communication skills
  • Interpersonal savvy
  • Presentation and problem solving skills
  • Oral and written communication
  • Local to the DMV area
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Steampunk, Inc.

Steampunk is anchored by a startup culture with a customer-centered delivery approach, we put our Federal government clients in the center of everything we design, develop, and deliver to drive high-quality mission impacts and user experiences at speed.

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
103.1M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$110.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
8%
Direct
31.5%
Referral
23.7%
Social
7.9%
Paid
0.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~683

Marketing Team

Median Career Experience
20 years
Median Tenure
6.3 years