Marketing, Branding & External Communications Intern (REF2215Y)- FALL 2024

Company Description

Elbit Systems of America is a leading provider of high performance products, system solutions, and support services focusing on the defense, homeland security, commercial aviation, and medical instrumentation markets. With facilities throughout the United States, Elbit Systems of America is dedicated to supporting those who contribute daily to the safety and security of the United States. Elbit Systems of America, LLC is wholly owned by Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT and TASE: ESLT), a global high technology company engaged in a wide range of programs for innovative defense and commercial applications. For additional information, visit: www.elbitsystems-us.com or follow us on Twitter.

Job Description

This position is responsible for helping research, project-manage and execute impactful marketing and external communications campaigns and projects along with their components to deliver optimized results. We’re looking for an intern who thrives on researching, developing, executing and measuring a variety of impactful integrated campaigns, projects and tactics—encompassing the spectrum of Marketing, Branding, Creative, External Communications, Advertising, Public Relations, Media Relations, Trade Shows and Events, Web, Social Media and more, leveraging a multi-channel approach to engage existing and prospective customers. You will work as part of a talented, cross-functional strategic marketing, branding and external communications team in a collaborative environment. 

Responsibilities and Tasks

• Researches and helps execute integrated marketing and external communications plans and tactics
• Completes projects and executes them on strategy, on brand, on time and on budget
• Works with the marketing and external communications team to develop multi-channel marketing and communications campaigns to support strategic business objectives
• Seeks to build and maintain collaborative relationships with a variety of teams and business functions to drive successful campaign and project outcomes
• Supports a variety of (including but not limited to) marketing, branding, communications, public relations, media relations, advertising, sponsorships, trade show and special event initiatives and their integrated tactical executions
• Collaborates with broader marketing, branding, external communications and sales teams to execute campaign elements and effectively engage target audiences
• Creates and provides a mix of campaign/project presentations and reports to help drive and track outcomes
• Creates content for targeted marketing, branding and external communications efforts.  Will additionally work with content creators to align content to engagement channels, audiences—ensuring all content is on-brand, consistent in terms of style, quality and tone of voice
• Participates in kick-off, reviews, approvals and schedule management for select campaign/project initial, interim, and final deliverables
• Monitors schedules, identifies obstacles, recommends ways to re-prioritize and update execution processes to uphold deadlines and produce desired outcomes
• Works with internal marketing, branding, creative, production, content, communications and other teams to develop assets needed for various campaigns and projects
• Completes other projects as assigned

Qualifications

Education, Experience & License or Certification

• Seeking a degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Business, Advertising, or equivalent

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work on-site at our Fort Worth, Texas location
• Optimistic, positive-energy team player with a drive for delivering marketing and communications results through superior brand experiences in a team environment
• Goal oriented self-starter that welcomes a highly collaborative, dynamic work environment
• A good listener and verbal/written communicator
• Eager to learn, enjoys building and executing strategic marketing and external communications initiatives
• Seeks to demonstrate how integrated marketing and strategic communications can help achieve business objectives
• Demonstrates good judgment, seeks to build credibility and trust among cross-functional teams
• Capable of multitasking and exploring new ways of doing things to improve results
• Adaptable and flexible, seeks out clarity in the absence of information
• Welcomes feedback, seeks guidance when needed to garner alignment and direction

Travel/Physical Requirements

• May include some travel
• Ability to lift up to 20lbs

Additional Information

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