Marketing Intern - Content & Communications

Verus Mortgage Capital; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 22,730 - 32,373; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity to work directly with executive leadership

Build a portfolio of real business content

Meaningful ownership and visibility

Job summary

Verus Mortgage Capital is seeking a highly motivated Marketing Intern to support the marketing and communications functions. This role involves creating professional marketing content for multiple platforms, designing graphics using Canva and Adobe Creative Suite, and collaborating with teams to produce engaging materials. Ideal candidates are pursuing a degree in a related field, possess strong writing and creative skills, and can manage multiple projects effectively. This is a unique opportunity to gain exposure to branding and communications within a thriving company.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Marketing or related field.
• Creative, organized, and experienced with design tools.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Create professional marketing content for various platforms.
• Design graphics and visual assets using design tools.
• Collaborate with teams on content planning and production.

Skills

Content Creation

Graphic Design

Strong Writing Skills

Social Media Content Creation

Education

Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Marketing, Communications, Graphic Design

Tools

Canva

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Job Overview

Invictus Capital Partners and Verus Mortgage Capital are looking for highly motivated, creative, and fast-moving Marketing Interns to help us build and scale our marketing and communications function.

Department: Human Resources

Location: Washington, DC

Compensation: $20.00 / hour

Responsibilities and Duties

• Create large volumes of professional marketing content for:
  • LinkedIn company pages
  • External communications
  • Sales representatives and recruiting teams
  • Templates, presentations, and branded collateral
• Design graphics, social posts, carousels, short-form copy, presentations, and visual assets using tools such as Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, and other digital asset platforms
• Maintain and apply brand standards across multiple business lines, ensuring a cohesive look and voice
• Turn ideas and requests into polished deliverables quickly and professionally
• Support content planning, organization, and production workflows
• Collaborate with leadership and business teams to translate concepts into compelling communications
• Contribute ideas for improving how we communicate internally and externally

Education and Experience

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Marketing, Communications, Graphic Design, or a related field
• Creative and highly organized
• Fast, responsive, and execution-oriented
• Professional in communication and presentation
• Comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Detail-oriented with a strong eye for design and branding
• Interested in marketing, communications, branding, media, or content creation

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar design tools
• Strong writing and editing skills
• Familiarity with LinkedIn and social media content creation
• Experience creating presentations, graphics, or short-form content
• Ability to work independently while also collaborating with teams

Benefits

• Work directly with executive leadership
• Build a portfolio of real business content
• Gain exposure to branding, communications, recruiting, and sales enablement
• Have meaningful ownership and visibility from day one

Key Competencies

• Content Creation & Branding: Develops polished, engaging content aligned with company brand standards and messaging
• Creative Design Skills: Produces professional graphics, presentations, and digital assets using modern design tools
• Communication Excellence: Demonstrates strong written and visual communication skills across multiple audiences
• Organizational & Project Management: Manages multiple projects, deadlines, and content requests efficiently
• Collaboration & Responsiveness: Works effectively with leadership and cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment
• Initiative & Adaptability: Takes ownership of projects, learns quickly, and thrives in a growing organization

How This Role Demonstrates Our Values

• Integrity: Represents the company brand professionally and communicates with accuracy and consistency
• Collaboration: Partners with leadership, recruiting, sales, and business teams to support company initiatives
• Excellence: Delivers high-quality creative content with attention to detail and strong execution
• Critical Curiosity: Brings fresh ideas, explores creative approaches, and continuously improves communication strategies

Successful applicants will exemplify strong ethics, integrity, respect for others, accountability for decisions and actions, and good citizenship.

Maintaining a reliable, uninterrupted high speed internet connection is a requirement of hybrid or remote positions.

All job duties and responsibilities must be performed within the guidelines of the Verus Residential Mortgage Employee Handbook and established company policies and procedures. It is the responsibility of each employee to maintain confidentiality of the company, its clients and to follow applicable laws and regulations in the performance of duties.

Verus Mortgage Capital is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are welcomed to apply and will receive consideration for employment without unlawful discrimination because of a person’s race, religious creed, color, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, marital status, sex, age or sexual orientation, or because of a person’s disability or medical condition.