Marketing Intern

About the Role

The Marketing Intern will support University of Memphis Dining promotions, events, and student engagement, working closely with the Marketing Manager. This internship offers hands-on experience applying marketing, communications, and consumer behavior concepts to a campus dining program.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with planning, setup, execution, and cleanup of dining events and promotional activities.
• Create social media content (photos, videos, promotional posts) and assist with content calendar planning.
• Support campus tabling and student outreach to promote dining locations, meal plans, and special offers.
• Create and distribute marketing materials that adhere to campus dining brand guidelines.
• Help maintain current promotional signage across dining locations.
• Collect student feedback through surveys and direct outreach, summarize findings, and suggest improvements.
• Assist with reviewing social media engagement, survey responses, and event participation to evaluate marketing efforts.
• Contribute ideas for campaigns and assist with other marketing projects.

Learning Objectives

• Apply marketing concepts to promotion planning and execution.
• Create effective branded content following brand guidelines.
• Support event planning and execution, including post-event review.
• Conduct and interpret market research by collecting and summarizing student feedback.
• Evaluate marketing results using engagement data and survey responses.
• Strengthen professional communication skills, including student outreach, teamwork, and time management.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Currently enrolled as a University of Memphis student.
• Interest in marketing, communications, hospitality, or a related field is preferred.
• Dependable, creative, and organized.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable engaging with students and supporting campus events.
• Familiar with social media platforms and interested in creating content.
• Able to work collaboratively, manage assignments, and respond to feedback.
• Experience with Canva or other graphic design tools is a plus.
• Pay Rate: $15.00 per hour.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled as a University of Memphis student.
• Interest in marketing, communications, hospitality, or a related field.
• Dependable, creative, and organized.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable engaging with students and supporting campus events.
• Familiar with social media platforms and interested in creating content.
• Able to work collaboratively, manage assignments, and respond to feedback.
• Experience with Canva or other graphic design tools is a plus.