Marketing Internship

Vestar Properties Inc • Phoenix, AZ

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

This paid internship will share time between our Phoenix office and retail properties in the area. Approximately 25 hours per week. Vestar is a nationally recognized leader in the acquisition, management, leasing, and development of retail real estate with a significant market share in the Western US. Vestar has over 30 million square feet currently under operation and management and has been acknowledged by both institutional and private-client investors as an industry leader. Since its inception in 1989, Vestar has become synonymous with integrity and responsibility. As one of the leading privately held real estate companies in the western United States, Vestar acquires, develops, and manages retail and entertainment destinations of varying size and scale that serve as destinations and community focal points. Vestar Shopping Centers create a community hub with daily shopping and dining destinations, while promoting various events, utilizing multiple marketing channels (social media, print, marketing, web, email, etc.). Vestar is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace and we hire the most qualified candidates without regard for age, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, language differences, nationality or national origin, family or marital status, physical, mental, and developmental abilities (or the perception of a disability), genetic information, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, skin color, social or economic class, education, work and behavioral styles, political affiliation, military service, caste, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Requirements

• Proficiency with Microsoft business products and industry standard marketing programs
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)
• Detail-oriented and self-motivated
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Enthusiastic and highly organized, self-starter
• Must be in their Junior or Senior at an accredited 4-year College or University with a focus in Marketing - or Business Administration, with concentrations in Marketing, Communication, Retail Management or Tourism
• Must have completed intermediate marketing coursework
• Ideal candidate should maintain a GPA of 3.0 or better
• Applicants must have valid work authorization that does not now and/or will not in the future require sponsorship of a Visa for employment authorization in the U.S. by Vestar.

Responsibilities

• Supervision by the Regional Marketing Director and Managers
• Assist in implementing the annual market plans established for the projects
• Establish positive working relationships with our property teams fostering timely and through communication
• Participate in the coordinating/scheduling of project events with the project and vendor teams
• Assist with the digital marketing efforts and channels (social media, website, email)
• Assist with project related on-site marketing materials and advertising production efforts
• Organize, manage and maintain tenant/business relations focusing on their marketing campaigns and promotional sales, while encouraging participation in project marketing/programming and PR efforts
• Special research and marketing assignments as needed

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern