Marketplace Engagement Intern

Farm Credit Illinois; Mahomet (IL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly wage $20/hour

Summer housing

Travel reimbursement

Paid leave under Paid Leave for All

Job summary

Farm Credit Illinois is seeking a motivated college student to join our team as a Strategic Marketing Intern for Summer 2027. You will analyze market trends, develop campaigns, and gain hands-on experience in central/southern Illinois.

Based at our Mahomet headquarters, you will collaborate with the Marketplace Engagement Department, create social content, and learn data management while supporting real-world projects and events such as the Illinois FFA State Convention.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled as a college sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student during Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 semesters.

Responsibilities

• Analyze market trends and collaborate with lending and insurance teams to identify growth opportunities.
• Develop and execute targeted marketing campaigns, including graphic design and video production.
• Contribute to social media strategy, content creation, and performance tracking.
• Support data management and collateral archiving across the Marketplace Engagement Department.
• Gain hands-on experience at the Illinois FFA State Convention on June 8–10 and explore agriculture in central/southern Illinois.
• Apply your skills in Microsoft Office and Adobe products while working on real‑world projects.

Skills

Market analysis

Campaign development

Social media

Graphic design

Video production

Microsoft Office

Adobe Creative Suite

Education

Sophomore/Junior/Senior or graduate student

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Farm Credit Illinois is seeking a motivated college student to join our team as a Strategic Marketing Intern in Summer of 2027. This paid internship offers opportunities to learn about agriculture in central/southern Illinois, gain valuable hands‑on experience, see a project through from start to finish, collaborate throughout the Marketplace Engagement Department and Association, and become part of a community‑oriented team working to serve farmer‑members.

Farm Credit Illinois is an agricultural financial cooperative owned by over 17,400 farmers, rural landowners, and agribusiness voting stockholder members in the southern 60 counties of Illinois. Dedicated to Helping Farm Families Succeed, FCI provides competitive and flexible financing, crop insurance expertise, and Rural 1st country life lending. FCI manages an $8 billion loan portfolio, sells 1.5 million acres of crop insurance coverage, and employs 300 staff in the Mahomet headquarters and 14 regional offices.

What You Will Do:

• Analyze market trends and collaborate with lending and insurance teams to identify growth opportunities.
• Develop and execute targeted marketing campaigns, including graphic design and video production.
• Contribute to social media strategy, content creation, and performance tracking.
• Support data management and collateral archiving across the Marketplace Engagement Department.
• Gain hands‑on experience at the Illinois FFA State Convention on June 8 – 10 and explore agriculture in central/southern Illinois.
• Apply your skills in Microsoft Office and Adobe products while working on real‑world projects.
• Receive a competitive hourly wage of $20.00 per hour, living stipend, reimbursement for business travel, and paid leave in accordance with the Paid Leave for All Workers Act.
• Work full‑time (M–F, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. May 17, 2027 – August 5, 2027) from our Mahomet headquarters with occasional travel across the southern 60 counties of Illinois. Summer housing in or around Champaign County is required.

Eligibility:

Must be enrolled as a college sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student during the Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 semesters with the intent to be enrolled as students in Fall 2027 as well. Preferred majors include agricultural communications, agricultural business, marketing, and communications.