Marketing and Communications Intern

Marketing and Communications Intern at UniFirst summary:

The Marketing and Communications Intern at UniFirst Corporation supports the marketing team by creating digital and traditional content for external and internal audiences across various platforms. Responsibilities include writing, editing, social media engagement, content analysis, and multimedia creation while gaining practical experience in marketing communications. This hybrid internship position is designed for undergraduate students pursuing degrees in sales, marketing, communications, or related fields and emphasizes creativity, organization, and professional development.

UniFirst Corporation, one of North America’s largest uniform rental and facility service companies, is seeking a highly motivated and dynamic Marketing & Communications Intern to join the Marketing team. The position is responsible for creating marketing communications and collateral as needed. This individual will report into the Content Marketing Manager but will be part of the larger Sales & Marketing Communications group. The Marketing & Communications Intern is an undergraduate student in sales, marketing, public relations, communications, or digital communication. Ideal candidates will be detail-oriented, organized, creative, possess a professional work ethic, and be enthusiastic to learn.

Please note that this will be a hybrid position based at our corporate headquarters in Wilmington, MA, and will be for the summer internship cycle.

Responsibilities:

• Support the marketing team in all areas of marketing, including digital and traditional content creation for external and internal audiences.
• Work on creating content for a variety of platforms, including blogs, web pages, social media, internal communications, and others as needed.
• Assist team members with researching, writing, and editing digital content to use on social media platforms (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter) and company website (Blogs, NASCAR sponsorship page).

• Assist with writing, proofing and editing traditional media, including press releases, brochures, sales sheets, catalogs and other marketing collateral.

   

• Monitor UniFirst’s social media platforms and create engagement by liking and sharing appropriate and relevant content.
• Assist with capturing and analyzing social media metrics.
• Review and copyedit content proofs.

• Conduct original interviews and create multimedia content to accompany publications and online products.

   

• Student currently enrolled in an accredited college/university degree program pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Sales, Marketing, Public Relations, Digital Communication, or Communications.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) and strong technical aptitude
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work on multiple tasks with a strong attention to detail and ability to stay organized

UniFirst is an international leader in garment & Uniform services industry. We currently employ over 16,000 team partners who serve 300,000 business customer locations throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

UniFirst is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or employment against any individual on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, or any other factor protected by anti-discrimination laws.

Keywords:

marketing communications, content creation, social media management, digital marketing, public relations, internship, content editing, multimedia content, marketing collateral, social media analytics