MARKETING INTERN

Marketing Intern

The Marketing Intern will support the Marketing team in promoting the Museum's exhibitions, programs, events, and membership initiatives. This role provides hands-on experience in content creation, digital marketing, and community engagement within a mission-driven cultural institution. The intern will work closely with cross-functional teams and gain exposure to both strategic planning and day-to-day execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with planning, creating, and scheduling social media content across platforms
• Support marketing campaigns for exhibitions, events, education programs, and membership initiatives
• Assist with photography and video capture for digital and promotional use
• Draft short form written content including social posts, blog entries, and email copy, under staff guidance
• Support onsite promotions, special events, and community activations, including setup and breakdown
• Assist with list generation and basic data organization to support outreach, promotions, and reporting
• Help maintain brand consistency across digital and print materials
• Provide general marketing support as needed across projects and timelines

Key Projects

• Keep the social content calendar and post captions current
• Support photo/video capture and editing for museum events and campaigns
• Help maintain brand consistency across digital and print material
• Support campaign performance tracking and basic reporting
• Add Museum programs/events to local community calendars
• Build and maintain outreach email lists
• Send community outreach email campaigns, coordinate with hotel and community partners on event support, prep and help set up/break down event materials
• Participate in marketing team brainstorming/planning sessions.
• Support promotional efforts for special events, exhibitions, and public programs
• Assist at relevant community events and brand activations
• Participate in brainstorming and planning sessions with the marketing team
• Upload and tag new photography/video
• Make content revisions in the CMS, support website updates tied to launches or redesigns, and help move backlogged long-form stories live as part of the Archive Publishing Sprint
• Respond to membership inbox inquiries, place lapsed-member renewal calls, set up and track unique promo codes in Membership database (including support for the Cornerstone-to-Zeffy platform renewal transition)
• Assist with basic list generation/data organization for outreach and reporting, and
• Support photo release documentation for member/donor-facing use
• Coordinate with vendors and service providers (e.g., sign shops, print vendors, framing/artwork vendors, hotel partners) to place orders, manage contracts, and fulfill logistics
• Perform additional responsibilities and projects as needed to support organizational goals.

Preferred Skills, Qualifications, and Coursework

To perform this job successfully, the successful candidate must be able to perform each essential duty below at the highest levels. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Currently enrolled in a college or university pursuing a degree in Marketing or related field preferred (undergrad or graduate level)
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills — diplomatic, tactful, customer-focused with professional ability to interact with a variety of clients
• Positive, coachable, and hardworking
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, or holidays for key Museum events.
• Entrepreneurial spirit, energetic and outgoing personality with a proactive approach to work
• Desire to grow a fruitful career in the Tourism, Museum or Non-Profit marketing industry

Academic Credit Disclosure

Aplicants seeking academic credit for this internship should disclose any specific programmatic or institutional requirements during the interview process. While not all required projects or competencies may be explicitly listed in this position description, candidates who meet the general qualifications are encouraged to apply. Our goal is to cultivate a competitive cohort of interns while ensuring each participant receives meaningful, mission-aligned experience that satisfies their academic credit requirements.

The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Foundation's leadership is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, and access to facilities and programs.