Overview:
- This is a part-time paid internship based out of our Chicago office (River West)
- The ideal candidate is a strong creative copywriter who stays up-to-date on social media trends, and has a deep interest in marketing and advertising communications.
- Available 15-20 hours a week
- The internship will last 6 weeks with a potential opportunity to join the team afterward.
- Our ideal candidate is a go-getter, a self-starter, and detail-oriented.
Get you an internship that can do both. Support your development in marketing at a purpose-driven creative agency that’s primed for growth, AND produce meaningful work that makes a real difference in people’s lives.
Marketing Qualifications
- You’re knowledgeable about how to create a marketing strategy.
- You can conduct thorough and accurate market research.
- You’re interested in expanding your knowledge of marketing and advertising.
- You’re a skilled and versatile writer.
- You have mastered copy editing, grammar, and punctuation.
- You find joy and success in presenting new ideas and concepts for marketing strategies.
- You can explain complex ideas simply, and persuasively.
- You’ve got some copywriting experience for social media, websites, emails, blogs etc.
- You’re familiar with compiling and analyzing data.
- You have collaborated with colleagues or in groups on projects in the past.
- You seek and apply feedback and best practices and learn from your successes and failures.
- You’re in tune with the culture.
- You’re willing to leave your ego at the door and be a communication conduit between the client and the audience.
General Qualifications
- Communication is key. We’ll need you to come to the table with strong verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal skills. You’re expected to practice proactive communication every step of the way.
- You’ve got a knack for making consistently great decisions on your feet.
- You’ve got acute attention to detail and a strong work ethic.
- You possess a general understanding of the advertising industry, including basic industry terms, trends, and tactics.
- You’re self-motivated and interested in learning more about the business of advertising and how it relates to the goals of Vera's clients and your craft.
- You’re ambitious. Not only are you a student of your craft, but you practice humility.
- Analytical and critical thinking is second nature for you.
- You possess the ability to problem-solve, take action, and react in a professional manner while under pressure.
- You’re proficient in working with G-suite applications, especially Docs and Sheets (spreadsheets).
Responsibilities:
- Work alongside copywriters and social teams to develop content across social platforms, blogs, emails, and websites.
- Create concepts and write for social media, blog, and email strategies.
- Write SEO-driven content for websites and landing pages.
- Compile and analyze data on a monthly basis.
- Conduct market research.
- Showcase the ability to improve and produce results.
Come as You Are
Vera Creative is a progressive, open-minded meritocracy that puts people and equity first. Vera Creative is also an equal opportunity employer provider and committed to creating a diverse environment. Vera Creative considers all applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital and family status, disabilities, sexual orientation or preference, veteran status, or any other classification protected by state, federal, or local law.
