Influencer Marketing Intern (Must be in Chicago)

Praytell - PRWeek's Agency of the Year and Best Place to Work - is hiring an Influencer Marketing Intern to join our growing team in Chicago! We're a creative communications agency made by teams with strategic minds and spirited hearts. Everyday we create timely, integrated, headline worthy campaigns across social, earned, digital and more, earning attention for brands that matter and clients that get it and stopping the world in its scrolls. If you’re looking for an opportunity to join an ambitious team singularly focused on doing great work with great people and making your mark in an industry long overdue for a shakeup, we'd love to hear from you!

Overview:

• Start/End Dates: Tuesday, August 29 - December 31
• Hours: Monday - Friday (option to work Monday - Thursday), 9am - 6pm Local Time (35-40 hrs per week)
• Location: Chicago (Must be able to commute to the office located at 1134 W Hubbard St 1-2x a week to ship out product for influencers.)
• Pay: $19/hr (You will also be eligible for overtime pay.)
• Please note, while this internship can lead to a full time position, it is not guaranteed and will be based on your performance and company need.

As Influencer Marketing Intern, you will be:

• Curating influencer lists, drafting outreach materials, pitching brand partnerships and monitoring for coverage
• Creating PR mailers for influencers
• Building relationships and beginning to create your own network of influencers
• Supporting the social media and digital marketing teams as needed
• Auditing competitor brands, target audiences, industry trends and other relevant information
• Attending tailored training sessions on media relations, social media, influencer marketing, analytics, account management and more
• Participating in client and internal team meetings and brainstorms, helping to schedule them, taking notes and sharing action items

• Researching creators and learning how to identify relevant contacts for clients
• Regularly refreshing databases and organization systems for essential knowledge, tools and documents
• Supporting the process of creating project recap reports
• Given the opportunity to draft client and influencer communication, lists and other collateral
• Keeping apprised of new data and trends to share with the team
• Participating in brainstorms, trainings and agency activities

Requirements

Experience you have:

• No experience required, this is an opportunity for you to dip your toes into the world of influencer marketing! Interest in the field and a strong desire to learn is all you need.

Equally as important, you are:

• Ambitious and entrepreneurial
• Flexible and adaptable
• Meticulous and well organized
• A creative thinker and problem solver
• Inquisitive and eager to learn
• Collaborative and a team player
• Honest and approach all work ethically
• Committed to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace

Next Steps + What to Expect

• Submit Application
• Phone Screen (30 minutes)
• Team Interview (1 hour)
• Final Interview (30-45 minutes)
• Skills Test/Exercise (TBD)
• Offer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all people at our company and do not discriminate. Period. All qualified applicants will receive consideration in accordance with federal law requirements, and because it’s the right thing to do. We comply with the applicable state and local law governing non-discrimination in employment in every single one of our locations and we prohibit any form of workplace harassment based on any protected class.