Marketing Strategic Projects Intern
Are you a creative and adaptable self-starter who enjoys storytelling, content creation, and bringing ideas to life? Do you want to gain hands-on experience while learning how marketing, community engagement, and employer branding support business growth and customer engagement? If so, you may be a great fit for the Marketing Strategic Projects Intern role at Gas South.
Job Responsibilities
The intern would have the opportunity to support a variety of strategic marketing and brand initiatives, including:
- Capture intern and employee experiences throughout the summer through photos, videos, and written content.
- Support digital marketing efforts by creating content for social media, internal communications, and employer branding campaigns.
- Assist with media capture and storytelling for Gas South volunteer events, community partnerships, and employee engagement activities.
- Conduct market, competitor, and industry research to identify trends and opportunities within the energy industry.
- Support the planning and execution of special events, giveaways, raffles, and promotional activities.
- Create presentations, reports, and marketing materials to communicate project updates and recommendations.
Preferred Majors
- Marketing
- Communications
- Public Relations
- Journalism
- Digital Media
- Advertising
- Business Administration
Preferred Skills
- Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills
- Experience creating content for social media and digital platforms
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
- Basic graphic design, photography, video editing, or content creation experience
- Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
Desired Characteristics
- Creative storyteller with a passion for engaging audiences
- Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional teams
- Interested in branding, digital marketing, communications, and community engagement
- Curious about emerging marketing trends and innovative ways to reach audiences
- Proactive self-starter and curiosity
Pay range is commensurate with education, experience, specialized skills or certifications, etc.
Our Purpose and Culture
At Gas South, we approach each day knowing we have an opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives. That means helping our customers save money with everyday low rates and treating them with dignity, honesty and respect. It means supporting our employees in their personal and professional lives, and it means we want to make sure our success directly benefits the communities we serve by giving back 5% of profits to support children in need. Through partnerships with non-profits like United Way, Salvation Army, Junior Achievement, Bert’s Big Adventure and many others, we’re proud to help make a difference. At Gas South our employees bring their boldest ideas and most authentic selves to work, no matter their title, position or background. We understand that our people are our most valuable assets. So, we treat them that way, with competitive benefits, flexible schedule options, and a fun, casual atmosphere.
Gas South affirms that it is an Equal Opportunity Employer whose actions and practices are consistent with fair employment. In this regard, Gas South will not discriminate against any employee or applicant with regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting, hiring, placement, training, promotion, lay-offs, transfers, leave of absence, compensation and termination.
Benefits for full-time employees include:
- Full medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Employer-paid life and disability coverage
- Annual employer contributions of up to 12.5% to your 401k
- Remote work options available based on business needs
- Annual performance incentive is a % of annual benchmark based on position level
- Paid four-week sabbatical every five years
- Opportunities to volunteer in the community
- Education assistance up to $5250 per year
Skills Required
- Preferred major in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Digital Media, Advertising, or Business Administration
- Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills
- Experience creating content for social media and digital platforms
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
- Basic graphic design, photography, video editing, or content creation experience
- Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
What We Do
Gas South is the largest retail natural gas provider in the Southeast. In December 2020, Gas South acquired Infinite Energy and now serves over 425,000 residential, business and governmental customers throughout the Southeast. While growing in size, our purpose remains the same, to “Be A Fuel For Good”. We’re dedicated to putting people first in everything we do. That means we offer low rates with no deposit, exceptional customer service and our commitment to give 5% of profits to support children in need. We’re also committed to investing in our employees. By encouraging our associates to grow in their careers, we can make our employees’ lives better—and that makes Gas South better. Since 2016, we’ve been recognized as one of the “Top Workplaces in Atlanta” four times by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. We approach every day knowing we have an opportunity to make a difference, and the difference is good. Gas South is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cobb EMC, one of the country’s largest electric cooperatives. For more information, visit GasSouth.com.
