Junior Marketing Intern - Ascent Funding

Ascent is an award-winning, rapidly growing, pre-IPO FinTech company that is on a mission to revolutionize the way people pay for college. We aim to improve learners’ access to the higher education system by being transparent and offering products that support a diverse population of students through our Ascent College and Career Loans.

We believe education is an investment in the future, and we want to empower students of all economic backgrounds and disciplines, to maximize their return on that investment. Ascent offers exclusive benefits (such as 1% cash back, scholarships, a Refer A Friend, a Rewards Program, and more) as well as free resources that set students and families up for financial success. Ascent and its family of companies have been named “Best Places to Work” by the San Diego Business Journal since 2015. We’re looking for a Marketing Intern to join our team.

Job Description:

The Marketing Intern will support the Demand Generation Marketing Team to execute campaigns, expand partnerships, and contribute to strategic initiatives through developing, growing, optimizing, and maintaining marketing channels.

Responsibilities:

• Support marketing campaigns for partners
• Propose marketing strategies and campaigns to promote Ascent’s programs (student loans) and benefits (scholarships, AscentUP, etc.) across partner sites, email, digital, and social platforms
• Develop new initiatives to engage students (college and high school) that raise awareness of Ascent products and ultimately drive student loan volume
• Collaborate across departments—including design, legal, engagement, and other internal teams—to drive projects forward and achieve strategic partnership goals.
• Demonstrate a proactive approach by taking initiative on daily tasks and helping to strengthen partnerships and drive projects forward
• Help grow, manage, and maintain our network of affiliates and partnerships
• Support the CJ affiliate platform and Ascent’s Refer A Friend program by recruiting and vetting potential partners
• Develop monthly newsletters for partners and affiliates to engage them and secure more coverage for Ascent
• Conduct monthly audits of partners and affiliates to ensure accurate positioning of Ascent on partner sites and identify new opportunities to expand placements on partner sites
• Manage competitive analysis research
• Research the competitive landscape, gather insights, and propose innovative strategies to keep Ascent ahead in the marketplace

Additional Information:

• You will participate in training during the first two weeks to meet our team and gain a knowledge base to draw upon throughout the remainder of your internship and beyond.
• Compensation – Interns receive a competitive salary of $19.00 per hour.
• Experience with Executives
• At the end of the internship, the intern will develop a 30-minute pitch/presentation to Ascent Executives of one core idea for Ascent that they developed during the internship.
• The Marketing Intern will report to the VP of Demand Generation and Partnerships

Qualifications:

• Must be available to work for at least 10 – 15 hours a week during business hours in the San Diego office Tuesdays and Thursdays
• Must be available to work for at least 9 months
• Must be studying marketing, advertising/PR, communications, telecommunications, advertising art, web design, or equivalent relevant major
• Must have excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize in a changing environment
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills
• Proactive leadership qualities and potential
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Internet Research and PowerPoint is required
• Experience in marketing with WordPress, Canva, Google Analytics, and social media is a plus
• Ability to learn other software programs
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

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