Content Writer Intern - Summer 2027

Hy-Vee Inc; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Hy-Vee Inc. in Grimes, Iowa, offers a Marketing Intern position in the Marketing department. The internship provides hands-on experience in branding, advertising, and event marketing, with exposure to planning, budgeting, and campaign development.

Ideal candidates are marketing or journalism majors, pursuing junior or senior year status, and eager to contribute to a creative marketing team in a leading Midwest grocery retailer environment.

Qualifications

• College student majoring in marketing or advertising.
• Relevant coursework required.
• Must be a junior or senior status.
• Employment contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment drug screen.

Responsibilities

• Help manage and track creative projects and deadlines.
• Utilize research to uncover insights into the marketplace, consumer and brand to help drive strategy, messaging and program development.
• Write marketing plans.
• Help plan, communicate and manage marketing requirements for department projects and promotions.
• Assist in coordinating promotions and special events.
• Assist marketing managers with special projects.

Skills

Excellent written communication

Excellent verbal communication

Project management

Attention to detail

Leadership skills

Flexibility in fast-paced environment

Multitasking

Independent work

Education

Junior or senior college status

Marketing/advertising major

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Additional Considerations (if any): - At Hy-Vee our people are our strength. We promise “a helpful smile in every aisle” and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other.

Job Description:

Job Title: Marketing Intern

Department: Marketing

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Marketing Summer Intern

We have an opening for a marketing intern in the Marketing department located at our Grimes office. This is an excellent opportunity for a person majoring in marketing or journalism to obtain experience in a creative marketing department. The summer internship program at Hy-Vee, Inc. provides qualified candidates the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally at one of the Midwest’s top grocery retailers.

Hy-Vee’s marketing team provides branding, advertising, strategic planning, direct marketing, promotional and event marketing, as well as other specialty communication projects. Interns will be exposed to the development and execution of marketing plans, budgets and schedules, and will work with a creative team to develop ideas for marketing campaigns. If you’re passionate about consumer marketing and have a desire to help create award-worthy campaigns, this may be the position for you.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Help manage and track creative projects and deadlines.
2. Utilize research to uncover insights into the marketplace, consumer and brand to help drive strategy, messaging and program development.
3. Write marketing plans.
4. Help plan, communicate and manage marketing requirements for department projects and promotions.
5. Assist in coordinating promotions and special events.
6. Assist marketing managers with special projects.

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

1. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
2. Excellent project management skills and attention to detail.
3. Strong leadership skills with a drive to take charge.
4. Ability to be flexible in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.
5. Ability to work on a variety of projects simultaneously and adhere to multiple deadlines.
6. Ability to develop and maintain team relationships.
7. Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
8. Self-motivation and ability to work independently with minimum supervision.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO PERFORM JOB:

1. College student majoring in marketing or advertising.
2. Relevant coursework required.
3. Must be a junior or senior status.

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre employment drug screen.