Marketing & Communications Intern - 2026 - 2027 Season (Tysons, VA)

M.C. Dean, Inc.; Tysons (VA); Presencial; USD 25.000 - 34.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

M.C. Dean is seeking summer interns to support its Marketing & Communications department in Tysons, VA.

These paid positions offer hands-on experience across strategic marketing, branding, web content, social media, and corporate communications within a large engineering and technology company. Ideal candidates are enrolled in Business, Marketing, or Communications programs, with strong writing, research, and analytical skills.

Formación

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field
• Completion of advanced coursework in writing, research, campaign development, and marketing analytics strongly preferred
• Knowledge of AP style guidelines is a plus
• Experience with data/statistical analysis tools and social media tracking is beneficial

Responsabilidades

• Researching, writing, editing, and coordinating content for the firm's website, intranet, social media sites, and marketing materials
• Assisting with promotions, events, client meetings, and special projects
• Supporting website maintenance by preparing and uploading new content, and monitoring SEO effectiveness
• Supporting corporate and sub brand refresh efforts, including research, documentation, template updates, and training materials
• Collaborating with leadership, technical, and marketing communications team members in the preparation of content and/or graphics for digital or print-based materials
• Providing research, tracking, and analytics support for integrated marketing campaigns
• Supporting market intelligence, competitive analysis and market segmentation research and reporting efforts

Conocimientos

Excellent written communications

Eagerness to learn fast

Independent & team work

Meet tight deadlines

Willingness to handle routine tasks

Problem solving & resourcefulness

Strong writing & editing

Analytical skills with research

Organizational skills & detail

Full-time summer availability / part‑t

AP style guidelines

Google Analytics

Educación

Undergraduate/graduate degree in Business, Marketing, Communications

Advanced coursework in writing, research, campaign development & marketing analytics

Herramientas

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Adobe Creative Suite

HTML basics

Google Analytics

Descripción del empleo

Overview

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation's most recognizable mission critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. The company's capabilities include electrical power systems, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio visual, and IT systems. M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia and employs more than 9,000 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.

Why Join Us?

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values-agility, expertise, and trust-we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

Gain Cross-Disciplinary MarComm Experience

M.C. Dean is seeking summer interns to support its Marketing & Communications department. These paid positions offer experience at a large engineering and technology company.

This is an exciting opportunity for candidates to gain cross-disciplinary experience, including strategic marketing and market intelligence, branding, web development, social media, internalcommunications, and corporate social responsibility within a dynamic team.

Responsibilities

• Researching, writing, editing, and coordinating content for the firm's website, intranet, social media sites, and marketing materials
• Assisting with promotions, events, client meetings, and special projects
• Supporting website maintenance by preparing and uploading new content, and monitoring SEO effectiveness
• Supporting corporate and sub brand refresh efforts, including research, documentation, template updates, and training materials.
• Collaborating with leadership, technical, and marketing communications team members in the preparation of content and/or graphics for digital or print-based materials
• Providing research, tracking, and analytics support for integrated marketing campaigns
• Supporting market intelligence, competitive analysis and market segmentation research and reporting efforts

Qualifications

• Previous experience, internship, or coursework in marketing, corporate communications, or related field
• Excellent written communications skills
• An eagerness to learn fast, work hard, and produce quality work
• The ability to operate successfully both on independent assignments and as part of a team
• Demonstrated ability to work under tight deadlines
• A willingness to handle routine, repetitive tasks
• Problem-solving and resourcefulness to tackle more complex and substantive work
• Strong writing and editing skills
• Demonstrated analytical skills with research experience
• Organizational skills and attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Availability to work full time (40 hours/week) in person during the summer; part time (minimum 24 hours/week) in person during the fall/spring semesters
• Ability to physically report to M.C. Dean HQ (Tysons, VA) or Modular Mission Critical manufacturing campus (north of Richmond, VA)

Desired Skills

• Knowledge of Associate Press style guidelines
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and basic HTML
• Experience with data/statistical analysis tools
• Experience with social media distribution and tracking tools and Google Analytics
• Preference will be given to graduate students, undergraduate seniors, or recent graduates

Education / Experience

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related degree field
• Completion of advanced coursework in writing, research, campaign development, and marketing analytics strongly preferred

Abilities

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time
• Sitting for extended periods of time
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
• Identify and understand the speech of another person

Pay Range

USD $18.00 - USD $25.00 /Hr.