MHV Marketing Intern

M &H Valve Company is a world-class manufacturer of water and wastewater materials including fire hydrants, resilient wedge gate valves, butterfly valves and check valves. Since 1854, M&H has developed a reputation for excellence and dependability. Our extensive facilities and innovative technologies have made us a business and community leader. From state-of-the- art environmental upgrades to advanced training initiatives and community outreach, we’re working every day to make sure that M&H Valve is the best in the business. M&H Valve Company is part of Birmingham, AL based McWane, Inc.

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Type: Part-Time Internship

Summary

Marketing Intern assists the marketing department in their advertising and promotional efforts. Their main duties include completing clerical and administrative duties, building social media campaigns and preparing promotional materials and presentations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned

• 1st Responsibility - Ensuring personal safety and the safety of your team members
• Support the marketing team in daily administrative tasks
• Assist in marketing and advertising promotional activities(e.g. social media, direct mail and web)
• Prepare promotional presentations
• Help distribute marketing materials
• Manage and update company database and customer relationship management systems (CRM)
• Assist with the design and execution of social media campaigns
• Create weekly and monthly editorial calendars to promote company brands on various social media websites
• Track social media engagement to identify high-performing ideas and campaigns for scalability
• Support marketing team at live and online event
• Marketing Orders – Follow-ups with vendors, shipping, and payment verification.
• Literature and Marketing Promotional – Coordinate sending out materials to field sales
• Communication – assist Marketing Manager in inter-company, internal and external communications. Communicating with the plants about the goals and accomplishments from the field and organize marketing events

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Currently enrolled in a Marketing focused degree at a 4- or 2-year college, required
• Mastery of the major social media platforms including Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Snap and Google+
• Knowledge of social media analytics software including Facebook Insights, Google Analytics and Twitter Analytics to track audience engagement and campaign performance
• Experience with content management systems, word processor applications and image/video editing software

Skills

• Verbal and written professionalism
• Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization
• Strong internet navigation skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks through to completion in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work well with team members as well as independently
• Strong organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage time in order to meet set deadlines
• Proven problem-solving abilities
• Attention-to-detail and high-level of accuracy required

Physical Demands

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 where necessary.

• While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close and distance vision.
• Ability to use hands to perform tasks such as writing, typing on a keyboard, using a computer, using office equipment and using the telephone.
• Ability to work 8-10 hour shifts. Up to 40 hours per week.
• Approximately 90% of time is spent in an office environment performing duties and approximately 10% of time in a manufacturing environment
• Must dress and present oneself in a professional manner.
• Ability to lift, push and pull at least 20 pounds.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.