Marketing Intern

Wholestone Farms Cooperative Inc•Fremont, NE

10d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a paid internship at one of two plants located in either Freemont, NE or Eagle Grove, IA. The 10-week program will start first week of June and run to mid-August. Responsible for performing a variety of tasks within Marketing, ranging from creating corporate communications and marketing materials for Wholestone Prestage and its producer-owners, employee branding. This position may work closely with all business units and plays an important role in both internal and external communications, along with the development and execution of creative concepts across a variety of marketing platforms.

Requirements

Current college Junior or Senior
Degree and major of study in Marketing, Agribusiness or equivalent required
Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the language of the majority cultural group in order to communicate effectively.
Must be able to hear enough to understand those individuals as well.
Ability to read, interpret, and comprehend documents such as grafts/flow sheets, financials, general professional articles and publications, governmental regulations, safety rules, assignment sheets, and procedure manuals.
Must be able to write reports, business correspondence, policies and procedures, and other administrative forms.
Must be able to effectively communicate in both individual and group settings.
Must be able to present information and respond to questions from individuals and/or groups.
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure such as whole numbers, fractions, percentages, and fractions.
Compute rate, discounts, ratios, and percent.
Make, read and interpret financials, graphs, rates, ratios, and percentages.
Ability to apply common sense and judgment in solving problems and interpreting and understanding instructions furnished in written or oral form.
Must be able to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action yet reason when to involve supervisor.
Basic computer knowledge with the ability to learn software.
Display strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize multiple tasks and deal with frequent interruptions.
Basic office skills such as phone skills, voicemail, copying, faxing, typing, and directing visitors.
Ability to function independently given assigned duties.
Ability to communicate, work, and interact with a variety of individuals.

Responsibilities

Performing a variety of tasks within Marketing, ranging from creating corporate communications and marketing materials for Wholestone Prestage and its producer-owners, employee branding.
Working closely with all business units.
Playing an important role in both internal and external communications.
Developing and executing creative concepts across a variety of marketing platforms.