Marketing Communications Intern

Funding Societies | Modalku Group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 10,000 - 12,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Mental health & wellness

Company laptop

Job summary

Funding Societies | Modalku, Southeast Asia's leading SME digital finance platform, offers a Marketing Communications Internship in Kuala Lumpur. You will support planning and executing marketing strategies for investor and SME segments, and help track performance metrics across campaigns.

The role emphasizes collaboration with the Marcomm team, creativity in campaigns, content creation, social media management, and participation in events, with a RM1,000 monthly allowance.

Qualifications

• Undergraduates/final year student in Marketing, Mass Comm, or related field.
• Proactive, independent, results-oriented, and self-motivated.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent planning, organization and time management with follow-through.
• Creative with experience in planning campaigns that engage audiences.
• Strong English and Bahasa Malaysia; Mandarin a plus.
• Good communication skills and ability to leverage team capabilities.
• Basic graphic design, editing, and recording skills for campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Marcomm to implement strategies for investors and SME segments.
• Provide insights on market trends to drive growth.
• Track, consolidate, and analyse performance metrics of marketing initiatives.
• Coordinate with business units to ensure smooth campaign execution.
• Support social media activities: posts, reports, engaging with comments.
• Assist with offline and online events, including setup.
• Be flexible for additional responsibilities and ad hoc tasks.

Skills

Proactive self-starter

Team player

Planning and time management

Creative

English & Bahasa Malaysia proficiency

Graphic design basics

Copywriting

Video recording/editing basics

Education

Marketing / Mass Comm / Communication degree

Tools

Canva

Job description

Funding Societies | Modalku is the largest SME digital finance platform in Southeast Asia. We are licensed and operating in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam, and backed by Sequoia India (Peak XV), Softbank Vision Fund, Khazanah and SMBC bank amongst many others. Funding Societies | Modalku provides business financing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which is funded by individual and institutional investors, as well as payments solutions to SMEs and consumers.

Here at Funding Societies | Modalku we live by our core values GETFS:

• Grow Relentlessly: Strive to become our best, most authentic selves
• Enable Teamwork, Disable Politics: Only by forging togetherness, we help each other succeed
• Test Measure Act: Stay curious and reinvent ourselves, through innovation and experimentation
• Focus on Impact: Create impact through bias for action and tangible results
• Serve with Obsession: Build win-win relationships for the long-term by having a customer obsession

The Marketing Communications Intern will assist the Marketing Communications team in planning and executing marketing communication strategies for both our segments (Investor and SME).

The role covers executions to track and analyze marketing initiatives performance ( i.e. prepare performance report, etc ) as well as assist with other marcomm tasks.

What you will do:

• Collaborate closely with the Marcomm team when implementing comprehensive marketing and communication strategies targeting both our investor and SME segments
• Contribute insights and ideas to identify new opportunities and stay abreast of market and industry trends, aiming to foster the segments and organisational growth
• Take an active role in tracking, consolidating, and analysing performance metrics for all marketing initiatives, including those developed through partnerships and internally
• Assist the team with the coordination with various business units to ensure smooth execution of marketing campaigns and initiatives, fostering alignment and synergy across the organisation
• Support the team in managing social media activities, including scheduling posts, generating reports, and engaging with comments
• Support the team by participating in both offline and online events alongside the team, assisting with setup and ensuring smooth execution
• Remain flexible and responsive to additional responsibilities and ad hoc tasks as and when required

Requirements

What we are looking for:

• Undergraduates/ final year student in a degree in Marketing / Mass Comm /Communication or any related field
• Proactive, independent, results-oriented and a highly motivated self-starter
• Value-adding team player and able to work as a team with good interpersonal skills
• Excellent planning, organization and time management skills with strong follow-through abilities
• Highly creative with basic experience in planning and executing campaigns that engage, inform and motivate
• Strong command of written and oral English and Bahasa Malaysia. Good command of written and oral Mandarin will be a plus
• Possess good communication styles and is able to leverage on the team's abilities
• Proficiency in basic graphic design, editing, and recording skills for campaign and social media purposes

This internship comes with a monthly allowance of RM1,000.

You will shine if you have:

• Basic graphic design skills and ability to use web-based design software like Canva
• Minor experience in virtual event management like webinars and online forums
• Have copywriting skills
• Recording, editing videos skills

Benefits

• Flexible working - We believe in giving back the control of work & life to our people. We trust our people and love to provide the space to accommodate each and everyone's working style and personal life
• Mental health and wellness - We understand that our team productivity is directly linked to our mental and physical health. Hence we organize org-wide fitness initiatives and engage partners to provide well-being coaching
• Tech support - We provide a company laptop for our employees and the best possible support for the right equipment/tools to enable high productivity

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