Paid Marketing Intern

DiaMedical USA is a fast-growing medical equipment distributor looking to fill an Marketing Intern position in our Farmington Hills, MI office. At DiaMedical USA, our mission is to improve quality healthcare by acting as a turnkey solution for healthcare facilities and educational institutions, allowing clinicians and instructors to prioritize patient care. As one of the largest healthcare and education equipment providers in the country, we achieve our mission by simplifying the purchasing process and operating as a single source supplier of over 1,500 healthcare and instructional manufacturers.

The Marketing Intern is responsible for supporting DiaMedical’s day-to-day marketing efforts through the execution of print and social media initiatives. This internship will provide you with the opportunity to develop marketing skills and learn various marketing strategies by working hands-on with the team to develop, expand, and maintain our marketing channels.

This position requires above average attention to detail, concern for correctness of work, and a strong commitment to completing tasks on time. The work environment is stable and has a faster-than average pace that allows for a careful and cautious approach to work, so it is done accurately and within deadlines.

Key Responsibilities and other duties as assigned: 

• Assists the Marketing team with the implementation of print and social media marketing plans by:
  • Scheduling social media posts.
  • Assisting with the development of email campaigns.
  • Assisting with production of TikToks.
  • Monitoring social media engagement and providing real time feedback. 
  • Developing and updating mailing lists.
  • Executing sweepstakes. 
  • Supporting the maintenance of the intranet.
• Conducts market research and identifies marketing plans to support seasonal events.
• Conducts competitive and trend reporting for social media. 
• Assists with the development and maintenance of an accurate customer contact database. Researches, maintains and cleanses customer data in excel files. 
• Maintains confidentiality of all records, products, demographic information, website, graphic designs, and proofs; as this information is the sole property of DiaMedical, not to be distributed, sold, or used as a bargaining mechanism with any or all other companies.

Supervisory responsibilities:

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities. 

Education:                                                                                                                                          

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications or a related field with a minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA.
• Prefers a student with an expected graduation date between Spring 2025 and Spring 2026.
• Available for 40 hours/week, Monday through Friday, during summer internships.

Skills and Experience:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word and PowerPoint. Excel experience is a plus.
• Experience utilizing social media sites including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and LinkedIn.
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and a deadline-oriented attitude.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with interpersonal skills and the proven ability to build and maintain strong and effective internal relationships.
• Experience with copywriting, editing, and creative writing a plus.

Benefits and Compensation: 

• Competitive wages.
• Paid holidays and flexible work schedules.
• Free parking
• Company-wide cookouts, pot-lucks, and work day events.
• Opportunities for career enhancements through training and educational programs.
• The opportunity to make a difference in the ever-growing healthcare field.

Physical and Cognitive Demands:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation.  All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis and may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear; and requires color and close vision. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; stoop or kneel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. No employee is authorized to lift weight over 50 pounds without assistance.

This role requires the individual to be able to understand, remember, and communicate routine information and understand problems and collaborate on alternative solutions; organize and prioritize thoughts, ideas and own work schedule; apply common sense, analyze and make decisions which have moderate impact on the immediate work unit and monitor impact outside immediate work unit; express written and spoken word for internal and external communications and compose materials such as routine reports, forms, letters, manuals, catalogs, publications, etc. and communicate information; and compute, analyze and interpret numerical data for reporting purposes.

DiaMedical is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

Information is available here: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf 

If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test and background check (including criminal record check).