Marketing Intern - Summer 2025

Consumers Credit Union • Lake Forest, IL

356d • $18

About The Position

Consumers Credit Union (CCU) is one of the largest, fastest growing credit unions in Illinois! Every year we look for a diverse group of hardworking students to join our IGNITE Intern Program. What does IGNITE mean to us and what can you expect? Interns Growing, Networking, and Innovating through Transformational Experiences. We hire college students because we believe in fresh ideas. These are not paper pushing, copy making internships. We provide real work experience to our Interns. During the Program you will interact with and get exposure to multiple departments and leaders throughout the Credit Union. You'll learn firsthand why we are a certified Great Place to Work and experience our awesome team atmosphere by working with other Interns on projects, volunteering in the community, and participating in events and educational sessions. Our intent is to create a future career path for students who have an interest in the financial services industry. IGNITE is designed to expose you to a variety of opportunities while fostering growth and learning. We are seeking students that are interested in a Summer 2025 internship supporting the Marketing team. The Marketing Intern will report to the Marketing Generalist and assist with community relations including planning, activating, and executing events tied to CCU's support of charitable and civic causes. This may include interfacing with organization staff, recruiting CCU team members to attend events, procuring giveaway items, and reporting on event success. Some events occur in the evening or on weekends, so schedule flexibility is required. The Marketing Internship will also provide a well-rounded Marketing experience with the opportunity to write, design, and work on web content and assist with social media tasks.

Requirements

• Currently attending an accredited college or university.
• Rising juniors and seniors working toward a bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, or Advertising. Rising sophomores may be considered.
• Minimum 3.0 GPA.
• Ability to work 32 hours per week for the summer (generally 8:00-5:00 Monday-Thursday) for the duration of the 12-week program (5/27/2025 - 8/14/2025).
• Basic familiarity with Word, PowerPoint, Excel and the wider Microsoft Office suite including email, calendaring, and instant messaging.
• Professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently after receiving work direction.
• A collaborative spirit - ability to work with others at various levels within the credit union, and with partner companies outside.
• Interest in a longer-term Marketing career path.

Nice To Haves

• Diversity in all dimensions including ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, work experience, volunteer experience and more.

Responsibilities

• Assist with community relations including planning, activating, and executing events tied to CCU's support of charitable and civic causes.
• Interface with organization staff and recruit CCU team members to attend events.
• Procure giveaway items and report on event success.
• Write, design, and work on web content.
• Assist with social media tasks.

Benefits

• Budgeted amount for starting hourly rate: $18.50
• Opportunity to participate in medical (High Deductible, HMO and PPO), dental, vision, spending accounts, short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance and other plans effective date of hire.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees