Marketing Intern (Fall 2026 - Spring 2027) Job at Merkle Retirement Planning, Grimes, IA

  • Merkle Retirement Planning
  • Grimes, IA

Job Description

About Merkle Retirement Planning

  • At Merkle Retirement Planning, we are dedicated to guiding our clients through retirement. We are a small but mighty team of passionate individuals who work together to achieve our goals. We believe that collaboration and communication are critical to success.
  • We foster an environment where all team members are welcomed and valued.

About the Role

  • Merkle Retirement Planning is looking for a Marketing Intern to support our Marketing Team across digital content, campaigns, email marketing, analytics, creative projects, and day-to-day marketing operations.
  • This is a hands-on opportunity for someone who is interested in building practical marketing experience across multiple channels. You’ll help keep marketing initiatives organized, accurate, on-brand, and moving forward while gaining exposure to both the creative and analytical sides of marketing.
  • This internship will run from October 2026 to May 2027.
  • Interns must be available to work in-office 15-20 hours per week during the school year and during normal business hours, with flexibility for occasional Merkle Retirement Planning-sponsored client events outside of normal business hours.

Qualifications

We’re looking for someone who brings:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • A strong interest in marketing and graphic design
  • Creativity and strong visual communication abilities
  • Keen attention to detail
  • Strong time-management and organizational skills
  • The ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
  • A collaborative mindset and positive attitude
  • Openness to feedback and a willingness to learn

Responsibilities

  • Social Media & Content Publishing: Schedule and publish approved social content, maintain the social media calendar, assist with YouTube publishing, and review live content for accuracy.
  • Campaign & Marketing Analytics: Gather and organize campaign results, pull metrics across digital channels, track performance against goals, identify basic trends, and help maintain accurate links, UTMs, and reporting.
  • Email Marketing: Build and format emails using approved templates and brand standards, add campaign elements, proof emails, and assist with scheduling.
  • Design & Creative Support: Complete simple design projects, resize and adapt existing graphics, and make basic updates to approved marketing materials.
  • Marketing Operations & Team Support: Help maintain budget and expense tracking, organize marketing files and assets, assist with event and workshop materials, and support special projects.

If you’re organized, creative, detail-oriented, and eager to learn how marketing comes together across content, email, analytics, design, and operations, we’d love to hear from you.

Job Tags

Part time, Work at office

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