Marketing & Communications Intern

Travelers; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Travelers in Hartford, CT is offering a Marketing & Communications Intern position. The role provides exposure to internal and external communications, content creation, and event support within a major insurance company’s communications team.

The internship emphasizes developing writing, editing, and digital content skills, with opportunities to collaborate across teams and participate in the Travelers Championship activities.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate program with a focus on Communications, English, Marketing.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with solid editorial abilities.
• Intermediate PowerPoint and Excel skills.
• Design experience a plus.
• Basic project management and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Write and edit copy for inside (Travelers’ intranet), mass email, digital signage and other internal or external channels used to promote enterprise content.
• Develop feature stories and series of articles for inside.
• Research topics and conducting interviews with employees to develop features and profiles.
• Prepare content received from editorial to publish on the intranet site using the TeamSite database.
• Collaborate on communications plans for company initiatives and projects.
• Assist with internal and external coverage and other tasks at the Travelers Championship.
• Assist with promotion and execution of the Travelers Championship.
• Develop skills including business and feature writing, copyediting, graphic/web design and client management.
• Collaborate with other interns on a group project as directed.

Skills

Verbal & written communication

PowerPoint

Excel

Editorial skills

Basic project management

Analytical skills

Education

Undergrad/Graduate student in Communications/English/Marketing

Tools

TeamSite

Job description

Marketing & Communications Intern### Marketing & Communications InternApply: Hybrid: CT - Hartford: Full time: Posted Yesterday: R-53351## **Who Are We?**Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.## **Job Category**Marketing## **Compensation Overview**The hourly salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual hourly rate for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.## **Salary Range**$24.00 - $26.00## **Target Openings**4## **What Is the Opportunity?**Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. now and in the future. The company does not sponsor/support H-1B petitions, TN, or Forms I-983/STEM OPT, for this role. Applications for this posting will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The goal of the Marketing & Communications Intern Program is to attract and develop self-motivated individuals who are interested in the field of Marketing & Communications. As interns, you will be exposed to a challenging work experience with planned activities giving you insight into business and the many career options that lie ahead for you. With many company-wide and community outreach events, you will have the opportunity to interact and network with many levels of leadership and management. This internship will support the Communications team.## **What Will You Do?**The Marketing & Communications Intern Program provides qualified students an excellent opportunity to gain first-hand business experience and receive valuable on-the-job training. Interns are provided exposure to all levels of management and have the chance to collaborate and network with other development programs during work assignments, and social events.Specific responsibilities include: * + Write and edit copy for *inside* (Travelers’ intranet), mass email, digital signage and other internal or external channels used to promote enterprise content. + Develop feature stories and series of articles for *inside*. + Researching topics and conducting interviews with employees to develop features and profiles. + Prepare content received from editorial to publish on the intranet site using the TeamSite database. + Collaborate on communications plans for company initiatives and projects. + Assist with internal and external coverage and other tasks at the Travelers Championship. + Assist with promotion and execution of the Travelers Championship. + Develop skills including business and feature writing, copyediting, graphic/web design and client management. + Collaborate with other interns on a group project as directed.Support other communications projects and campaigns as needed## **What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?**## * Preferred Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater* Currently enrolled in Undergraduate or Graduate program with a focus on Communications, English, Marketing* Strong verbal and written communication skills, strong editorial skills + Intermediate PowerPoint and Excel skills* Design experience a plus* Ability to think outside of the box and stay in touch with the latest the digital trends* Basic project management skills* Basic analytical skills## ## **What is a Must Have?*** pursuing or Obtained a bachelor’s or master’s degree. ## **Employment Practices**Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences. We are committed to providing accommodation to persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation during the recruitment or interview process we will work with you to accommodate your needs.If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.