Marketing Intern

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Sunset Hills (MO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Grimco is a national wholesale sign supply distributor with 65+ locations across the US. We offer a hands-on summer internship on the marketing team, focusing on real product launches, not busywork.

You’ll work with Portfolio Managers, Digital Strategy, and Creative teams, presenting your work to marketing leadership at summer's end. Responsibilities include researching buyers and motivations, building launch materials, interviewing customers and reps, analyzing metrics, and owning a summer

Qualifications

• Pursuing Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field.
• Strong writing skills and ability to explain technical products clearly.
• Proficient with Excel; eager to learn HubSpot, Google Analytics, Jira.

Responsibilities

• Research a product category: buyers, motivations, and competitive position.
• Create launch materials: one-pagers, talk tracks, emails, web content.
• Interview customers and sales reps to uncover drivers of buying decisions.
• Analyze product and campaign data to determine what works.
• Support a live promotion from planning to execution.
• Own a summer project end to end with a presentation.

Skills

Strong writing

Curiosity

Organization

Self-directed

Education

Marketing/Communications/Business major

Tools

HubSpot

Google Analytics

Jira

Excel

Job description

Grimco is a national wholesale distributor of sign supplies and graphics products, with 65+ locations across the US and Canada. We supply the sign makers, print shops, and fabricators who build what you see on storefronts, vehicles, and billboards everywhere. Our marketing team sits at the center of it - connecting our vendor partners, our sales force, and tens of thousands of customers.

Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE

You'll spend the summer on our marketing team working on real product launches, not busywork. Product marketing at Grimco means understanding what a customer is trying to make, figuring out which products help them make it better, and giving our sales team the story and tools to have that conversation.

You'll work alongside our Portfolio Managers, Digital Strategy, and Creative teams, and you'll present your work to marketing leadership at the end of the summer.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Research a product category - who buys it, why, and how we stack up against the competition

Help build launch materials: product one-pagers, sales talk tracks, email campaigns, web content

Interview customers and sales reps to understand what's actually driving buying decisions

Pull and analyze product and campaign performance data to see what's working

Support a live promotion or launch from planning through execution

Own one summer project end to end, with a recommendation you present to the team

Qualifications

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Rising junior or senior pursuing Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field

Strong writer who can explain a technical product in plain language

Comfortable with Excel and eager to learn tools like [HubSpot, Google Analytics, Jira etc.]

Curious about how things get made - no sign industry experience needed, just interest

Organized, self-directed, and comfortable asking questions

Additional Information

WHAT YOU'LL GET

[Hourly rate]

Direct mentorship from a marketing leader and exposure to a full marketing org

A portfolio piece you can actually show

ABOUT GRIMCO

Grimco is a national wholesale sign supply manufacturer and distributor with over 50 locations across North America. We focus on distributing quality products and providing excellent service to the sign industry. Our offering includes traffic signs, blanks, substrates, boards, digital print media, wrap films, sign vinyl, application tape, banner material and supplies, sign frames, banner stands, LEDs and electrical accessories, grand format solvent/UV/latex printers, inks, software and more.