Creative Marketing Intern - Summer 2025 - Springs Window Fashions

Description

Creative Marketing Internship – Summer 2025

The Best Experience Company 

Our tagline is “The Best Experience Company.” More than just a set of words, it represents the essence of who we are at Springs Window Fashions. As North America’s premier window covering company, we’re committed to creating the Best Experience for our associates, consumers and end users, business partners, and communities. We want you to join our team of passionate self-starters who believe the world is full of Best Experience opportunities. So, if you’re excited about the thought of a Best Experience career with a team focused on creating Best Experiences for all, we want to hear from you! 

Internship Overview   

Springs Window Fashions is looking for a motivated and hardworking individual to join our Marketing Team! The Creative Marketing Internship provides an exciting opportunity to assist the team with project support while providing valuable work experience related to your chosen field of study. Our paid internship program is known for having in-depth, challenging project work with cross-functional teams, as well as professional development, job shadowing and other growth opportunities.

Internship Projects and Responsibilities   

• Analyze dealer selling tools and develop a recommendation to be the best partner for Graber and Horizons dealers.
  • Dealer selling tools are defined as displays, sampling, swatches, and print materials.
  • Involves internal outreach to gather feedback and understand current state.
• Design Studios

  • Assist with design studio tasks: sample shade order management, Smartsheet timelines, merchandising suggestions, marketing plan, etc.

  • Learn how to manage merchandising timelines and effectively communicate with internal teams and external vendors.

  • Gain an understanding of in-store merchandising and the various jobs that are available.

• Sampling
  • Learn and assist project management of sampling, specifically reorders
  • Includes writing sampling specifications, creating mock-ups in InDesign, creating reorder decision decks, routing CERs, collaborating with supply chain and channel partners, and communicating project milestone dates to the project team
  • Route sampling materials including prototypes, first piece production, and construction materials
  • Gain valuable experience in project management, critical thinking, communication, vendor management and providing creative direction
• Photography/Video
  • Manage logistics for a photography or video project, including managing shade orders, routing scripts, setting review meetings
  • Manage timelines, deliverable, and budgets associated with the shoot
  • Opportunity to shadow on-set and learn about photo/video production
• Business Training
  • Exposure to creative, marketing (channel and retail), product management, logistics, supply chain, and AP processes
  • Learn how to successfully navigate business tools such as Workfront, SharePoint, Microsoft programs, D365, CER and PCR processes

What Spring’s Best Experience Means for You 

Setting the bar so high means our work is never done. Springs Window Fashions offers incredible opportunities to develop the skills you’ll need to be successful in a fast-paced consumer products company. You’ll also be provided with several perks and benefits as a member of the Springs team:

• Newly renovated corporate headquarters (including on-site fitness center)
• Exposure to other roles and functions within SWF 
• Career advancement opportunities 
• Regular interaction with multiple functional areas and with others at all levels within the organization, from production to senior leadership
• Paid on-the-job training; in-depth product knowledge sessions via online courses, live online classes, and live sessions

Requirements

What We’re Looking For 

• Previous internship experience in relevant function preferred
• Pursuing a 4-year degree with preferred current standing of Sophomore/Junior level
• Marketing Major Preferred
• Proficient computer skills Microsoft Office 
• Problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Strong communication skills (verbal, written and attention to detail)
• Positive attitude and eagerness to learn 

How We Work to Deliver a Best Experience: Our Behavioral Competencies 

• Ensures Accountability – Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments 
• Drive Engagement – Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives 
• Instill Trust – Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity 
• Drive Results – Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances 
• Consumer/Customer Focus – Building strong customer relationships and delivering on customer-centric solutions 
• Critical Thinking – Making Sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems 
• Being Resilient – Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations 
• Optimize Work Processes – Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement