Marketing Intern

Do you want the opportunity to leverage your skills to make a direct impact on the marketing strategy for an industry-leading consulting firm? Clarkston Consulting works with leading life sciences, consumer products, and retail companies to advance their most complex global priorities. Join Clarkston Consulting as a Marketing Intern to help our expert team drive revenue growth and opportunities for our consulting practice and adjacent businesses.

What You’ll Do:

The Marketing Intern will work collaboratively with the marketing team to help amplify Clarkston’s voice and expertise through a variety of channels, including but not limited to, blog posts, trends papers, video copy, and eBooks. Other responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with the marketing team, leadership, and industry experts to produce relevant content and topics of research that meets the needs of key stakeholders and our audiences
• Remain current on developments and issues within the economy and politics relevant to the life sciences, consumer products, and retail industries
• Prepare thoughtful, accurate, and well-written pieces for external distribution
• Handle multiple projects simultaneously and resolve possible conflicts
• Conduct research within the life sciences, consumer products, and retail industries to support report development

At Clarkston, you'll be able to continue to advance your marketing career through our investments in training and your direct access to the Clarkston leadership team.

What We're Looking For:

• A student who is currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program from an accredited college or university 

• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills with an emphasis on professional writing 

• Strong research and analytical skills with interest in content strategy and digital marketing; business strategy; and consumer products, life sciences, retail, and management consulting 

• Self-motivated team-player with strong leadership and organizational skills 

• Ability to execute responsibilities to a high quality and with minimal direction 

Miscellaneous

• We would prefer an intern who lives locally in the RDU area and is able to support a hybrid position. The intern would work at our office in Durham twice per week, and work remotely the rest of the week.
• As part of the interview process, candidates are required to submit two writing samples. These can include blog posts, academic writing assignments, or other relevant written work that demonstrates their writing ability. Our team will reach out to you to request these samples.

Visit Careers at Clarkston to learn more about our culture, benefits, and opportunities. We hope you’ll join us!