Brand and Marketing Intern

Teamtalentus; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Paylocity is seeking a Brand and Marketing Intern to strengthen our voice in online channels and review outlets. Work with seasoned marketing pros across content, digital marketing, social media, PR, and campaigns to gain broad exposure.

You will help develop customer stories, monitor reviews, and contribute to blogs, emails, and presentations while collaborating with cross-functional teams to adapt to shifting priorities. An early career opportunity ideal for marketing students.

Qualifications

• Experience with social media platforms, content creation, or marketing projects through coursework, internships, or personal projects.
• Ability to work independently while seeking guidance when needed.
• Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional teams and adapting to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support marketing campaigns across email, social media, web, and other channels.
• Assist with development and promotion of customer stories and testimonials.
• Help monitor online review platforms like G2, TrustRadius, Gartner Peer Insights.
• Assist with content creation, editing, and proofreading for blogs, emails, and decks.
• Find and vet clients for references and case studies using defined targets.
• Research industry trends, competitors, customers, and market opportunities.
• Support social media, CI, and PR teams with new content and quotes.
• Organize marketing assets and content repositories.
• Collaborate with SEO to boost AI search results and citations.

Skills

Social media management

Content creation

Marketing project work

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Marketing-related degree

Job description

Description

Paylocity is an award-winning provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, offering the most complete platform for the modern workforce. The company has become one of the fastest-growing HCM software providers worldwide by offering an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses automate and streamline HR and payroll processes, attract and retain talent, and build a strong workplace culture.

While traditional HR and payroll providers automate basic HR processes such as payroll and benefits administration, Paylocity goes further by developing tools that HR and businesses need to compete for talent and deliver against the expectations of the modern workforce.

Bring your talent and eagerness to learn to Paylocity, where you’ll discover the skills needed to launch your career!

Benefit from award-winning training and one-on-one coaching as you play a key role in Paylocity’s future with an early careers position.

Explore how you can go from the classroom to the conference room with internships and new-grad programs at one of Glassdoor's Best Places to Work. Experience the support that’ll take you from grad to a flourishing career with a position in Paylocity’s early careers division!

The Brand and Marketing Intern is responsible for strengthening Paylocity’s unique message and voice within existing online channels and review outlets through the voice of the customer. You will work alongside experienced marketing professionals and contribute to projects across customer marketing, content development, digital marketing, social media, public relations, communications, brand awareness, and campaign execution. This role offers exposure to multiple areas of marketing and the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the organization.

Responsibilities

• Support marketing campaigns and initiatives across multiple channels, including email, social media, web, competitive intelligence, and customer communications.
• Assist with the development, organization, and promotion of customer stories, testimonials, and other marketing content
• Help monitor and maintain online review platforms such as G2, G2 Digital Markets, TrustRadius, Gartner Peer Insights, and others.
• Assist with content creation, editing, and proofreading for blogs, emails, presentations, social media, and other marketing materials.
• Find and vet existing clients for potential reference, promotion, and case study partnership using defined target parameters
• Conduct research on industry trends, competitors, customers, and market opportunities to support marketing strategies.
• Support the Social Media, Competitive Intelligence, and PR teams with new content and ideas based around customer advocacy quotes and storylines
• Help organize and maintain marketing assets, customer success stories, and content repositories.
• Collaborate with the SEO team to boost AI search results and citations using review site listings
• Support cross-team collaboration with an emphasis on client voice and experience
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute ideas for new campaigns, programs, and marketing initiatives.
• Provide general project and administrative support to marketing team members as needed.

Requirements

• Education relevant to marketing, communications, public relations, journalist, business or multimedia preferred with an anticipated graduation date of December 2027 or Spring 2028
• Experience with social media platforms, content creation, or marketing projects through coursework, internships, student organizations, or personal projects.
• Ability to work independently while seeking guidance when needed.
• Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional teams and adapting to changing priorities
• Experience working with internal and agency partners and managing contracted work

Preferred Skills

• Ability to communicate cross-functionally (both verbally and written) to share best practices across a diverse GTM organization
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to set and adhere to deadlines and move projects forward with guidance
• An individual who thrives in ambiguity and project-based work that will change frequently, depending on the needs of the company

Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer. Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better.

We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers.

We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail]. This email address is exclusively designated for such requests, aligning with federal and state disability laws. Please do not send resumes to this email address, as they will be removed.

Pay: $22/hr