Apply For Internship
The Blue Surge Marketing Agency Internship Program helps develop aspiring marketing and business professionals.
Overview
Blue Surge Marketing Agency is seeking interns to complete our Internship Program goals of providing quality internships for undergraduate and graduate students while offering training support with polished “hard” skills in the digital marketing sector and “soft” personal and professional development skills.
As a Winter/Spring or Summer/Fall intern, you will have the opportunity to help our firm fulfill our mission of helping small business owners and organizations with their digital marketing efforts. In this role, interns will assist in a myriad of digital marketing, website, and administrative tasks. Interns will be tasked with research projects, data entry, performing clerical duties, managing internal company records, sending cold emails, assisting in basic project management, and more importantly, make a significant contribution to our execution plan.
Program Objectives
- Assemble a cohort of participating interns that reflects the diversity of U.S. students with a particular focus on students from disadvantaged communities and economic backgrounds
- Attract and prepare a diverse range of students for careers in the digital marketing sector to ensure that the industry has a wealth of talent to fill the industry demand for good quality jobs
- Position Blue Surge Marketing Agency as a valued partner to small businesses and organizations nationwide by identifying student career development needs, share resources and information to support fieldwork/career experiences, inform short- and long-term program outcomes and disseminate program learnings to make internships scalable and sustainable
Internships Available
Open Availability:
- Digital Marketing Intern
- Graphic Design Intern
- Social Media Intern
- Video Editing Intern
- Website Design Intern
Daily responsibilities are assigned upon onboarding based on core competencies and include:
- Creating creative social graphics for company social media accounts
- Monitoring brand reputation of client accounts
- Sending cold email to potential leads
- Testing website functionality
- Responding to basic customer service inquires
- Writing copy for landing pages, ads, and social content
- Providing ideas for ongoing client campaigns
- Providing website feedback and user testing
- Editing product shots
- Identifying new industry trends that can uplift campaigns and marketing outreach
- Use Google Analytics to evaluate performance of client campaigns
- Seek out ad-hoc projects to streamline existing processes
- Develop marketing materials for company projects
Ability To:
- Work in a fast paced environment
- Work independently with minimal oversight
- Develop new skills over time
- Pay close attention to detail
- Maintain strong organizational skill and project management skills
- Problem-solve efficiently
Job Type:
- Internship
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent
- Must be at least 18 years old by Jan 1, 2021
- Major or career interest in Marketing, Business, Graphic Design, Video Production, Software Engineering, Journalism, Liberal Arts, or related field
- Must be able to commit a minimum of twelve (12) hours of work per week during the duration of the internship
Pay:
- Unpaid with commission incentive
- Students may apply for work-study credits through their college or university
Benefits:
- One-on-one mentorship directly from a department head
- Free admission to most client events (Greater NY region only)
- Travel compensation to all company events (Greater NY region only)
Work Remotely:
- Yes
COVID-19 Precautions:
- Virtual meetings
- Social distancing guidelines in place
How To Apply:
- Send resume and cover letter and portfolio (if applicable) to hello[at]thebluesurge.com with the subject title “Blue Surge Intern“
About Us:
- Blue Surge Marketing Agency is a premier, full-service digital marketing and web design agency that generates explosive growth and revenue in businesses through creative strategy and optimization.
Blue Surge Marketing Agency is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.