The marketing intern is responsible for assisting the marketing team to provide relevant and impactful support materials for sales and retail partners. Qualified candidates will have a strong understanding of digital marketing and leverage strong communication skills to provide quality and impactful collateral to support field sales, e-commerce, and retail partners. The marketing intern will learn the strategy in all stages of the pursuit, from the ground up.
Key deliverables at the end of this internship are: A demonstrated understanding of the critical role that marketing plays in the goals and objectives of a business. And a strong understanding of the business including a working knowledge of the cross functional partners involved in bringing a product to market and supporting retailer adoption of products in-store.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES
- Collaborating with marketing team on daily tasks to help with priority projects and initiatives.
- Support Flexsteel’s best-in-class customer focus positioning while driving the development of quality marketing collateral and resources for retail and e-commerce partners.
- Transforming narrative and text-content into visual presentations or graphically appealing to tell the necessary story while also ensuring quality, accuracy, readability, etc. to deliver to leadership, sales, or other key partners.
- Project management of various projects in the pipeline, as well as communication of project status’ internally, with the potential to communicate externally to retailers.
- All other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Pursuing bachelor’s degree in marketing (must be completed with second year).
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
What Your Summer Will Look Like
Gain hands-on, project-based experience connected to your field of study
Contribute to meaningful, real-world work with business impact
Build leadership visibility through project updates, presentations, and networking opportunities
Collaborate across functions and teams to understand how the business works
Participate in intern-specific events, development sessions, and community-building activities
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Skills Required
- Pursuing a bachelor's degree in marketing, with completion of the second year required
- Strong communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Understanding of digital marketing
What We Do
Flexsteel Industries is a U.S. residential-furniture manufacturer, importer, and marketer offering sofas, loveseats, chairs, sectionals, bedroom and dining furniture, and kitchen storage. The company sells through independent furniture retailers and online channels and serves different customer needs with its Flexsteel brand and category-specific sub-brands. Its focus is durable comfort, quality craftsmanship, and ongoing product innovation, including its patented Blue Steel Spring technology.
