What are the responsibilities and job description for the Marketing Intern (Des Moines, IA) position at Mahaska?
Marketing intern will focus on emerging cold brew coffee beverage category. We need a creative design and marketing minded intern to build growth strategies for cold brew coffee in and around the Des Moines metro area. Our company brews and packages cold brew for many locations currently, and the Marketing intern will work with businesses such as Smokey Row, Mahaska Markets, and others to market and drive sales growth in this beverage category. Intern will utilize print, digital, social media, and radio to achieve this goal. Several of our previous interns have moved into permanent positions within the company following graduation.
Expected Outcomes:
- Apply marketing strategies to grow cold brew coffee sales.
- Build relationships with managers and business owners.
- Employ time management skills by tailoring your work day to fit your class schedule.
- Lead sales growth for cold brew at locations in Iowa
- Explore marketing strategies to build sales through social media, print, and digital advertising
- Assist in planning and laying the groundwork for a canned cold brew new product launch.
Job Duties:
- Visit retail locations to build relationships and form marketing strategies
- Build social media following for cold brew coffee
- Design print and digital assets
- Work with our printer to bring designs from desktop to print.
Competencies:
- Ability to work independently
- Social Media platforms
- Social Media Advertising
- Graphic Design – Canva, Adobe Illustrator, or Adobe Photoshop
- Event Planning
- Currently enrolled and working towards (or recently graduated and holds) a Bachelor’s Degree in design, marketing, business, or related field
- Strong time management skills
- Social Media Expertise
- Digital Creativity and Digital Design Prowess
- Marketing Strategist
- Must be able to speak and understand English.
