Strategic Partnership Intern (Remote Opportunity)

The American Marketing Association is looking for a Strategic Partnership Intern for the Summer of 2025! 

Who We Are 

As the leading global professional marketing association, the AMA is the essential community for marketers. From students and practitioners to executives and academics, we aim to elevate the profession, deepen knowledge, and make a lasting impact. The AMA is home to five premier scholarly journals including Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, Journal of International Marketing, and Journal of Interactive Marketing. Our industry-leading training events and conferences define future forward practices, while our professional development and PCM® professional certification advance knowledge. With 70 chapters and a presence on 350 college campuses across North America, the AMA fosters a vibrant community of marketers. The association's philanthropic arm, the AMA’s Foundation, is inspiring a more diverse industry and ensuring marketing research impacts the public good. 

AMA views marketing as the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large. You can learn more about AMA’s learning programs and certifications, conferences and events, and scholarly journals at AMA.org. 

What to know about this role

• This is a ten (10) week, 30-hour per-week internship from Monday, June 9th, 2025 to Friday, August 15th, 2025. 
• The hourly rate for this position is: $18.00 per hour
• We are a fully remote organization with team members across the country. Work from the comfort of your home, a local coffee shop, or wherever in the U.S. brings you joy! Please note that you MUST live in one of the following states to be considered for this temporary role:
• Alabama, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, or Wisconsin

• Please note that only applicants who apply officially will be considered in this process. We appreciate the candidates who apply and express interest but cannot circumvent the recruitment process for any candidates, regardless of their relationship to the AMA or our team members.

The impact of this role

Are you an ambitious student looking to launch your career with impactful, real-world experience? At the American Marketing Association, our Strategic Partnerships team is transforming our B2B and Enterprise Solutions division, and we're looking for a driven intern to join us. You'll be key in driving this 400% YoY growth, supporting program implementation, ensuring customer success, and contributing to key business development initiatives.

Imagine gaining hands-on experience in areas like program management, client relations, and strategic marketing within a fast-paced, high-growth environment. You’ll learn the inner workings of a thriving B2B operation and develop highly sought-after skills. Here, you'll dive into projects like developing and documenting standardized processes for program delivery, creating and maintaining automated reporting systems, and even supporting the development of marketing collateral and sales enablement materials. This internship is a unique opportunity to contribute to a leading organization in the marketing world, build a strong portfolio, and develop a unique understanding of marketing from a strategic perspective that only the AMA can offer.

What you’ll be doing 

• Create sales enablement materials and customer fulfillment assets
• Develop new customer acquisition plans for outreach (research into competitive offerings)
• Develop ICP (ideal customer profile) and basic competitive landscape research
• Customer pipeline and customer success management

What you bring to the table

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in business administration, marketing, or communications
• Experience in a customer-facing role
• Experience in identifying ideal customer personas (i.e. through a class or previous internship)
• Experience working in Canva and Google Suite
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Understanding of basic business operations and processes

What you may also have

• Prior experience in professional sales/marketing roles
• Familiarity with CRM (Salesforce/Hubspot) and/or CMS (WordPress) 

What to expect from the interview process

• Hiring Manager resume review
• One-way video interview on Spark Hire (We promise this isn’t scary! Our questions are well thought out and we wanted your answers to be as well. So you have unlimited think time for each of the five questions we ask!) that will take 15-20 minutes.
• 30-minute phone interview with a member of AMA’s People and Culture team 
• Virtual Interview with the hiring manager with whom you’ll be working closely.

What we offer

• An inclusive work environment with monthly culture club events.
• Rewards and Recognition program through Bucketlist. See more about this here!
• Free AMA membership and free access to the following professional development opportunities:
• A variety of AMA professional development content
• AMA’s Professional Certified Marketer - Marketing Manager certification exam 
• Remote work-life balance 
• College credit (if available through your institution)

The American Marketing Association is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, reproductive health decisions, family responsibilities, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable legal requirements. AMA is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

For more information about us, visit our website at AMA.org.

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