Marketing & Business Development Intern
RRS (Resource Recycling Systems)
internship
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $22 per hour
Job Level
Entry Level
About the role
- Contribute to the development of and execute marketing plans and campaigns.
- Draft and edit content for social media, emails, web, and marketing collateral aligned with brand guidelines.
- Assist with recurring content scheduling, posting, and analytics tracking across channels.
- Help maintain accuracy and organization of resumes, qualifications, and marketing assets.
- Provide overflow support for communications activities during busy periods.
- Support proposal coordinators in the preparation of proposals, including formatting documents, collecting inputs, version control, and deadline tracking.
- Coordinate pre- and post-conference activities including meeting planning to discuss strategy and outcomes and follow-up.
- Help coordinate speaking, membership, or visibility opportunities.
- Track deadlines such as early-bird rates, conference submissions, and BD milestones.
- Support staff to update records and activities in Salesforce.
- Help develop and track BD activity outcomes and metrics in Salesforce.
- Support BD director in reporting BD activity and outcomes to the Board of Directors and Staff.
- Support development of BD training for staff.
- Support market research to inform BD strategic work plans and BD annual plan and budget.
- Maintain BD calendars, engagement logs, CRM data (e.g., Salesforce), and related reporting.
- Serve as a support for Salesforce BD-related questions.
- Assist with list building for conferences, attendee research, and contact identification.
Requirements
- At least two years completed in a four-year program, or a two-year degree in marketing, communications, business, public relations, sustainability, or a related field.
- Possess genuine curiosity and a drive for continuous learning.
- Adaptable and able to grasp new concepts and apply them quickly in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong written communication skills with the ability to draft clear, concise content.
- Excellent organizational and time-management capabilities.
- Detail-oriented self-starter able to prioritize shifting needs.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite; experience with Salesforce or a similar CRM a plus.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively across teams.
Benefits
- Hands-on exposure to the marketing lifecycle from planning to execution.
- Experience in coordinating projects involving multiple teams, developing content, and supporting client-facing activities.
- Skill-building in CRM systems, BD processes, analytics, and project tracking.
- Insight into how sustainability, communications, and consulting intersect.
- Temporary internship, approximately 30 hours/week
- Fully remote, with preference to be in the Grand Rapids, MI area for some in-person collaboration.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
content draftingcontent editinganalytics trackingproposal preparationversion controldeadline trackingmarket researchBD activity trackingreportinglist building
Soft skills
strong written communicationorganizational skillstime-managementdetail-orientedself-starteradaptabilitycuriositycollaborationindependenceprioritization