Marketing & Communications Intern

Supervisor
Communications Manager
Hours
8-12/week
Location
Semester(s)
Summer 2024 (Jun - Aug)
Status
Paid

The Marketing & Communications intern will support the Integrated Marketing Communications Team through: 

● Researching Minnesota’s media members 

● Assisting with writing for media alerts and marketing materials 

● Making website updates, including calendar events 

● Tracking media coverage of MNHS 

● Occasional on-site coordination of media interviews 

● Learning from seasoned marketing professionals

Ideal Degree(s)
  • Public relations
  • Marketing/Advertising
  • Journalism
Student Qualifications

The ideal candidate has 1-3 years of classroom experience in public relations, marketing, and/or journalism. They should possess basic understanding of marketing principles, but do not need extensive experience prior to this internship.

Student Responsibilities

The Marketing & Communications intern will support the Integrated Marketing Department with promoting MNHS events, sites, and exhibits through assisting with writing and researching media releases, tracking media coverage, and coordinating with MNHS departments on promotional materials such as flyers, brochures, and website updates.

Knowledge Intern is expected to gain

The intern should expect to learn basics of public relations and marketing and get hands-on experience writing and researching for press releases, creating marketing materials, promoting through community calendars, and making website updates.

Additional Requirements

Writing samples and transcripts will be accepted, but are not required.

How to Apply

Send a cover letter, resume,  and any required additional materials to internships@mnhs.org. 

At MNHS, we don’t just accept difference--we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on diversity for the benefit of our volunteers, interns, employees, our products and services, and our community. The Minnesota Historical Society believes that an inclusive culture among our team members is critical to our success as a historical society, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Minnesota Historical Society is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.