Marketing Intern Summer 2026

Darien, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 20 - 25

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Are you looking for an opportunity to do challenging creative work that makes a real impact Would you like to be part of a company that respects individual contributions and thrives on collaboration Do you love to win Then consider joining Wight & Company. Were a nationally recognized award-winning architecture engineering and construction firm known for a dynamic company culture that fosters innovation and challenges the status quo and were looking for a talented professional to join our team.

As a Marketing Intern youll leverage your marketing mindset and creative spirit to work collaboratively with colleagues across the firm in support of department and firm initiatives. Youll bring a new level of creativity to our marketing materials and use your organizational skills to keep department workflows on diverse work across civic commercial corporate education and transportation markets ensures that there are always exciting opportunities on the horizon and room for professional role reports to the Marketing and Communications Director.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Research write and create content for execution across social media/website.
Create new graphics and visuals to elevate the look and feel of deliverables.
Inform the communications strategy through SEO and other metrics.
Prepare and format content for company deliverables including resumes project sheets and brochures.
Provide quality control and editing for marketing collateral including proposal content business development materials award submittals and brochures.
Manage and maintain digital files to ensure the integrity of master documents (knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Office Suite are a must).

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide production support for the Marketing and Communications team to meet deadlines.
Conduct research related to specific projects markets clients and/or competitors.
Asset management/database support.
Special projects and other duties as assigned.

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS:

Pursuing a Bachelors (or Masters) degree in Marketing Communications Graphic Design or related area of study
Previous marketing or graphic design internship experience a plus
Intermediate to advanced skills in: Adobe Creative Suite/Creative Cloud (especially InDesign and Illustrator) and Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel and PowerPoint)
Highly creative and able to provide outside the box solutions
A strong communicator both written and verbal
Motivated and professional with good follow-through
Willing to wear a lot of hats as part of a highly collaborative (and fun!) team
Able to self-direct and work independently while juggling multiple projects
Highly organized and able to take direction and prioritize work assignments with critical deadlines
Excited to join a positive supportive company where you can learn and grow

Salary Range: $20 - $25. Individual pay will be based on several factors including experience knowledge skills and abilities of the applicant.

Wight & Company offers excellent benefits and a wonderful work environment. Our comprehensive benefits include medical dental vision disability life insurance flexible spending paid holidays paid time off and a 401(k). Our flexible work schedule allows for a healthy work-life balance. For more information about our company visit our website at .

Wight & Company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age genetics protected veteran status disability status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

Wight & Company values diversity in our workforce. We are committed to recruiting hiring and promoting people with disabilities and veterans. If you need an accommodation to assist with completing the electronic application please call us at 630.969.7000 and ask to speak with a Human Resources representative.

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Required Experience:

Intern