Who We Are:

Market Creation Group (MCG) is a brand consultancy specializing in the technology marketplace. We provide our clients with an array of consultative and creative services including Brand Playbook and Creative Platform creation, website architecture, style guides and visual identity development. We specialize in a strategic approach to our work that creates a truly unique position for our clients to tell their brand’s story.

MCG excels at both strategic and creative work specifically because we put so much effort into understanding our clients’ needs and positions in the competitive landscape. We view every project, no matter how big or how small, as the predominant face for our clients’ customer-facing marketing – and we expect that same devotion and inspiration in our interns.

What You’ll Get:

This unpaid position is intended to educate, train and prepare an ambitious individual with the skills and experience needed to become an effective member of a marketing agency. The Client Services Intern will work alongside the Client Services Team to develop top-notch solutions for our clients’ needs while overseeing the workload of the MCG creative team. We don't hide our interns in the back room: you will be exposed to real business situations with heavy involvement with both clients and internal creative teams and resources.

We encourage interns to take as large a role as they desire in the everyday MCG workload. Interns can and should attend all meetings to learn the skills of taking detailed notes during a client call, presentation skills, as well as the general language and the ins-and-outs of MCG and our business landscape.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

·      Support Client Services team in day-to-day management of client relationships

·      Develop project plans and timelines to ensure client deliverables and deadlines are met

·      Research and provide supportive information for creative strategies and briefs

·      Build and deliver presentations of creative assets to clients

·      Perform analyses of client’s business, competitive landscape and market opportunity

·      Coordinate and schedule internal meetings and client presentations

·      Update and deliver project status reports to clients

·      Participate in client meetings and document outcomes for delivery to clients

·      Assist in communicating clients' needs thoroughly and effectively to other internal departments

·      Support budget planning, competitive monitoring, research/planning as needed

·      Participate, share and deliver awesome ideas for creative concepts to our clients!

Qualifications:

·      Pursuit of a Bachelor’s degree in the area of business, marketing, advertising or communications (minimum 3^rd year student)

·      Interest and passion for advertising, a focus on the technology industry is a plus

·      Working knowledge of MS Office including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel

·      Strong written and oral communication skills

·      Highly organized, ability to manage multiple tasks and project plans

·      Attention to detail and demonstrated commitment to meeting deadlines

·      Flexible, able to work independently and with a team

·      Excellent attention to detail to ensure accuracy

·      An appreciation for good music is an absolute must!