Marketing Intern

Who we are: AFC Urgent Care is one of the largest primary and urgent care companies in the U.S. providing services seven days a week on a walk-in and appointment scheduled basis. At AFC Urgent Care you will be part of a growing team providing high-quality healthcare to our patients.
Our Core Purpose: We value each individual and commit to improve every life we touch with dignity, care, and compassion. Every patient who walks through our doors deserves nothing less.

What the job offers:

• Opportunity to work within an organization that truly values its employees and has developed a culture to meet the needs of those employed.
• Work alongside other passionate, caring team members in a fast-paced and exciting environment.
• Growth opportunities, bonus program, insurance and 401k benefits!

What we need: The Marketing Intern will assist in the details surrounding the public relations and launch of a new clinic as well as provide critical research and support for the occupational health sales team. 

Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities: 

• Plan and coordinate grand opening events including VIP events and ribbon-cutting ceremonies
• Identify key local referral partners like private practice physicians and physical therapists.  
• Prepare marketing data by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing demographic and sales data.
• Manage promotional merchandise (pens, brochures) by coordinating requirements with graphics department (inventorying stock, placing orders, verifying receipt, and managing clinic installation/placement.)
• Support sales staff by providing sales data, market trends, forecasts, account analyses, and new service information
• Follow and track news stories related to corporate press releases
• Maintain media contact list
• Contact media, partners, and vendors throughout grand opening campaigns
• Oversee email and direct mail campaigns
• Assist in video production and coordinate photography as needed
• Manage digital media assets as directed
• Coordinate and/or write social media posts in collaboration with key AFC staff

Ideal candidates have relevant event, marketing, and sales experience and are eager to learn about Portland/Vancouver area marketing, advertising, sales, events, and consumer research. 

It will be beneficial to be candid about task accountability, goal setting, and highly effective in your organizational process. 

Key traits of an ideal candidate: 

• Strong organization and communication skills. 
• Demonstrates skills to work independently.
• Motivated and results-driven on establishing new marketing processes; following through with communications with all media and vendor contacts and being held accountable for the success of the clinic launch 
• The ability to build and maintain positive and mutually beneficial relationships using problem-solving and customer service skills. 
• A passion for learning, self-improvement, quality, and integrity. 
• The desire to bring fun, creativity, and energy to the Marketing team. 

Safety & Wellbeing:

• Alcohol and Drug-Free Policy: We are an alcohol and drug-free workplace. Offers are contingent on the successful completion of background checks and drug screenings.

• EEO: AFC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.