Intern - Marketing Strategy - New Markets

Nelnet•Lincoln, NE

About The Position

This internship focuses on assisting with content marketing projects within the marketing department. The intern will perform various writing, clerical, and support duties, including marketing research, website updates, content creation, social media management, and supporting the daily workflow of creative projects to ensure timely production. Nelnet Business Services aims to facilitate educational dreams through service, technology, and innovation, serving students, families, and schools with a range of products and services. The intern will gain exposure to Nelnet New Ventures businesses, product offerings, markets, and competition. They will attend team and stakeholder meetings, prepare marketing reports and meeting notes, assist in developing creative and project briefs, and provide minor project management and team backup, including monitoring job progress. The role involves proofreading creative work for accuracy and brand consistency, and assisting the marketing team with research, writing, graphic design, and metric analysis for projects and campaigns. Other duties and special projects may be assigned.

Requirements

Working toward a 4-year degree in marketing, communications, or business-related field.
Dedicated interest in marketing.
Detail-oriented.
Good at building team relationships.
Organized.
Good at multi-tasking.
Quick to learn and work independently.
Good oral and written communication.
Ability to follow directions.
Skilled at Microsoft 365.
Comfortable with AI tools.

Nice To Haves

Prior internships or marketing experience.
Content production experience.
Writing experience.
Graphic design experience.

Responsibilities

Learn about Nelnet New Ventures businesses, product/service offerings, markets, and competition.
Attend team and/or stakeholder meetings, as directed by the supervisor.
Prepare internal/external marketing reports and meeting notes, as directed by the supervisor.
Assist in developing creative and project briefs, as directed by the supervisor.
Minor project management and team backup as directed by supervisor.
Support monitoring of the progress of jobs by working with Traffic to track, monitor, and guide all jobs for their assigned business.
Proof/review all work from the creative team prior to stakeholder approval for grammatical, technical, and visual accuracy and overall brand consistency.
Assist the marketing team in compiling information, secondary research, writing, graphic design, and analyzing metrics for various projects and campaigns.
Other duties or special projects, as directed by the supervisor.