Summer Marketing Intern – RedPoint Media

Company Description

RedPoint Media Group is seeking a marketing intern for a four-month term from mid-May 2024 to the end of August, 2024. This full-time contract position is an opportunity to work with award-winning publications, gain invaluable experience in the magazine/marketing industry, expand your network of contacts and develop your skills through on-the-job training.

RedPoint Media Group Inc., Avenue’s parent company, is an award-winning publishing house and content-driven marketing studio in Calgary. You’ll be joining the team that creates our in-house brand Avenue, an award-winning city lifestyle magazine. RedPoint also publishes The Scene, a monthly entertainment guide to the city, and creates custom publications for clients including the Calgary Foundation, the Alberta Cancer Foundation, Calgary Arts Development, and others.

RedPoint seeks out the best and brightest talent in the industry, and as a RedPoint employee, you’ll play a vital role in shaping our company’s future.

RedPoint Media has a hybrid office setup offering employees the opportunity to work from home or from the co-working space at CSpace Marda Loop. Some face-to-face meetings as well as event attendance may be necessary.

Job Description

This internship is a full-time, four-month contract position. The salary is based on a 40-hour work week at minimum wage ($15/hour).

This is an opportunity to:

• Employ a holistic approach throughout all marketing activities
• Assist with ad creation/placements/bookings within all print publications and online tools
• Maintain the inventory of all in-house promotional ads, both in print and online
• Maintain the inventory of all marketing and promotional material
• Write promotional emails and eblasts
• Assist with event coordination, planning and execution of events such as Top 40 Under 40, Client Christmas Party, etc.
• Track and compiling all event collateral
• Maintain database for various memberships, groups, invitations, etc.
• Assist with general administration of the Marketing Department such as printing, filing, supply orders, mailings, etc.
• Assist with research as necessary
• Monitor contests and prize tracking
• Maintain meticulous files, spreadsheets and various materials associated with marketing

Qualifications

Your skills, knowledge and know-how:

• Great communication skills.
• Very organized, with exceptional time-management skills.
• Knowledge of MailChimp or Flodesk
• Ability to learn new software easily
• Experience working with ClickUp is an asset.
• Currently enrolled in a marketing or communications program program at a post-secondary institution.
• Curious about everything with an ability to think of ideas for a variety of audience.
• Proficient in the use of social media
• Basic knowledge of marketing principles and industry trends

Due to funding requirements, applicants must be enrolled in a post-secondary program at an accredited institution. Applicants must be under the age of thirty.

In order to fit into our team, you are:

• Smart, professional and a lot of fun to work with.
• Passionate about the quality of your work.
• A self-starter with a reputation for doing what you say you will do and getting things done on time.
• Curious about the world around you with a way of looking at concepts, trends and ideas from new and unexpected angles.
• Dedicated to improving quality and concerned about details.
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How to Apply

our RedPoint package

As a creative company, RedPoint provides a stimulating, supportive work environment with a vibrant atmosphere. We offer employees a flexible work schedule and competitive compensation. Employees are encouraged to give back to the community and the industry and to pursue their professional development.

This posting will be open until April 18, 2024. Applicants are asked to include a cover letter and résumé.

We thank all applicants for their interest in joining our team. Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted directly.

our inclusion

RedPoint is committed to creating an inclusive workplace free from discrimination.

In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that different candidates can bring in terms of their education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

We understand that we all have unconscious bias and are actively working to become aware of and overcome this. We offer Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) training to all employees and are consistently working on improvement. We are committed to creating a culture where employees can voice their opinions and offer suggestions on how we can evolve.

We will be happy to work with applicants requesting accommodations at any stage of the hiring process.

Please apply directly on their hiring website: https://redpointmedia.bamboohr.com/careers/64?source=aWQ9MTE%3D