What are the responsibilities and job description for the Marketing Intern (EtherWAN) - Summer 2025 position at Phoenix Contact USA?
This role is for EtherWAN, a Phoenix Contact Company. The selected intern will be an EtherWAN employee.
Synopsis
As a Marketing Intern, you will assist in driving and building EtherWAN’s brand via traditional and web-based marketing activities. EtherWAN runs much like a startup, so you will be given the freedom to create exciting content, learn B2B marketing, be mentored by experienced professionals, and insert your own creativity and humor into our brand. You will play an integral part in the success of the company. This will be a showcase on your resume, and a great experience to draw on during your career.
Due to the critical work our interns provide, we prefer an intern who is available to continue into Fall 2025 and potentially Spring 2026.
Responsibilities
You see EtherWAN every day and probably don’t know it. We can be found at almost every intersection in the silver cabinet that controls the traffic lights. EtherWAN connects all these intersections to help improve the flow of traffic. This will become hugely important once 5G and autonomous vehicles go mainstream. EtherWAN’s core focus is on Ethernet connectivity for extreme environments with stringent product reliability requirements. EtherWAN’s product development, engineering, manufacturing and quality assurance processes are structured to push the limits of stated specifications resulting in products that continually exceed expectations.
Phoenix Contact is committed to the diversity of our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.
If you need special accommodations to access job openings or to apply for a job, please call 717-944-1300 x3490 between the hours of 8 AM and 5 PM, Eastern Standard Time, Monday – Friday or email HR@phoenixcontact.com.
Notice to Staffing Agencies, Placement Services, and Professional Recruiters:
Phoenix Contact has an internal Staffing Department. Recruiters are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact Phoenix Contact employees directly in an attempt to present candidates. Phoenix Contact will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Phoenix Contact, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Phoenix Contact mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Phoenix Contact employees, or to Phoenix Contact’s resume database will be considered Phoenix Contact property. Phoenix Contact will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Phoenix Contact will consider any candidate for whom a Recruiter has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Recruiter free of any charges or fees. Phoenix Contact will not pay a fee to any Recruiter that does not have a signed Phoenix Contact contract in place specific to the position for which the resume was submitted. Recruiting vendor agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Phoenix Contact's Director of Organization Development and Talent Acquisition or his or her designee. No other Phoenix Contact employee is authorized to bind Phoenix Contact to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Recruiters. By submitting a candidate to Phoenix Contact, recruiters agree to be bound and comply with this policy.
Synopsis
As a Marketing Intern, you will assist in driving and building EtherWAN’s brand via traditional and web-based marketing activities. EtherWAN runs much like a startup, so you will be given the freedom to create exciting content, learn B2B marketing, be mentored by experienced professionals, and insert your own creativity and humor into our brand. You will play an integral part in the success of the company. This will be a showcase on your resume, and a great experience to draw on during your career.
Due to the critical work our interns provide, we prefer an intern who is available to continue into Fall 2025 and potentially Spring 2026.
Responsibilities
- Use your imagination to come up with unique promotions
- Help inject excitement into the organization
- Incorporate strategic plans into messages and content placed on social media (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn)
- Monitor trends in social media, intelligent transportation systems, water/wastewater, smart cities, and security and apply knowledge to help create effective content
- Assist in tracking marketing strategies and efforts through metrics
- Hands-on involvement in marketing logistics, including event production through both scheduling and shipping, collateral coordination and etc.
- Assist in the design and development of content for product manuals, data sheets, brochures, etc. in both print and web-based formats
- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing special projects as needed.
- Actively enrolled in a four-year college/university
- Majors: marketing, videography (film), communications, graphic design.
- Self-starter with a record of accomplishment and a passion for learning
- Creative artist with a passion for creative marketing
- Experience with social media
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team
- Experience with Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign is a plus
- Experience with marketing metrics is a plus
- Regular and on time attendance
You see EtherWAN every day and probably don’t know it. We can be found at almost every intersection in the silver cabinet that controls the traffic lights. EtherWAN connects all these intersections to help improve the flow of traffic. This will become hugely important once 5G and autonomous vehicles go mainstream. EtherWAN’s core focus is on Ethernet connectivity for extreme environments with stringent product reliability requirements. EtherWAN’s product development, engineering, manufacturing and quality assurance processes are structured to push the limits of stated specifications resulting in products that continually exceed expectations.
Phoenix Contact is committed to the diversity of our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.
If you need special accommodations to access job openings or to apply for a job, please call 717-944-1300 x3490 between the hours of 8 AM and 5 PM, Eastern Standard Time, Monday – Friday or email HR@phoenixcontact.com.
Notice to Staffing Agencies, Placement Services, and Professional Recruiters:
Phoenix Contact has an internal Staffing Department. Recruiters are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact Phoenix Contact employees directly in an attempt to present candidates. Phoenix Contact will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Phoenix Contact, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Phoenix Contact mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Phoenix Contact employees, or to Phoenix Contact’s resume database will be considered Phoenix Contact property. Phoenix Contact will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Phoenix Contact will consider any candidate for whom a Recruiter has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Recruiter free of any charges or fees. Phoenix Contact will not pay a fee to any Recruiter that does not have a signed Phoenix Contact contract in place specific to the position for which the resume was submitted. Recruiting vendor agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Phoenix Contact's Director of Organization Development and Talent Acquisition or his or her designee. No other Phoenix Contact employee is authorized to bind Phoenix Contact to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Recruiters. By submitting a candidate to Phoenix Contact, recruiters agree to be bound and comply with this policy.
