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Marketing Intern

Marketing Intern

Title: Marketing Intern
Type of Role: Paid, Part-Time Internship
Start Date: Flexible
Commitment: Approximately 10–15 hours per week; minimum three-month commitment
Location: Remote, United States (EST time zone preferred)

 

iF Design USA is seeking a Marketing Intern to support our U.S. marketing and brand-building efforts. Working closely with the U.S. Marketing Manager, you will contribute to meaningful, hands-on projects across email, events, partnerships, paid media, research, and marketing operations. Your work will help grow iF Design's U.S. presence - reaching new audiences, strengthening industry relationships, and creating more opportunities for the U.S. design community to engage with one of the world's leading independent design institutions.

This fully remote position offers flexible hours and start and end dates can be aligned with academic schedules.

 

Who You Are

  • A resourceful self-starter who prioritizes well, multitasks, meets deadlines, and follows through
  • Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to move between creative, strategic, analytical, and administrative work
  • A strong writer with a sharp eye for clear, engaging marketing communications
  • A clear communicator who can work independently and manage time effectively in a remote environment
  • Highly collaborative and as comfortable asking questions as you are contributing ideas of your own
  • Eager to take an active, hands-on role in growing iF Design’s US presence as part of an established global organization

 

What You Will Do

Marketing & Communications

  • Support marketing initiatives across campaigns, email, paid media, partnerships, events, and more
  • Draft and prepare marketing communications and materials
  • Gather and organize copy, images, links, and brand assets so campaigns come together smoothly across newsletters, promotions, and paid media
  • Maintain marketing calendars and campaign trackers and support performance reporting
  • Populate and schedule social media content using established brand templates
  • Support list organization, maintenance, and data quality checks
  • Manage digital assets, including presentations, templates, and shared team resources
  • Assist with administrative tasks and other marketing projects as needed

Market & Industry Research

  • Research strategic partners and industry groups to identify new opportunities for brand reach and engagement
  • Maintain and grow target lists used for campaign development and outreach efforts
  • Track design awards, publications, and industry developments to fuel competitive and market analysis
  • Support market research to identify prospective participants

Other

  • We want to maximize your learning experience. If you have a particular area of interest not covered in the above points, let’s discuss to see if we can work together and make that possible. Ideas might include business administration, graphic design, media production, marketing operations, etc.

 

Your Background

  • Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program in marketing, communications, business administration, media, journalism, or a related field
  • Experience or coursework in copywriting, journalism, or another area of marketing communications is preferred
  • Comfortable using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Google Drive
  • Familiarity with Canva is a plus
  • Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively in a remote environment
  • An interest in design and related creative industries is a plus, though not required

 

About iF Design

iF Design is one of the world's leading independent design institutions. Since 1954, it has organized the globally prestigious iF DESIGN AWARD, which every year receives more than 10,000 submissions across 90+ categories from over 70 countries. Headquartered in Hannover, Germany, with offices around the world, iF is committed to excellence, objectivity, transparency, and impact in design. The iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD supports the talent of the future and the iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE supports responsible development worldwide, while the iF DESIGN ACADEMY prepares design leaders for the industry's future and iF's publications explore the state of design today. iF Design's sole shareholder is the nonprofit iF Design Foundation, also headquartered in Germany. Learn more at ifdesign.com.