Marketing Intern

At a Glance

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Marketing Intern to join the Data, Power & Control - Raritan Team in Somerset, NJ. Detail-oriented team player who is well organized to assist and support in our marketing initiatives and lead generation efforts. The Marketing Intern's focus is to support various marketing activities, including product launches, campaigns, web enhancements, collateral development, advertising, social media, and events, and to utilize existing marketing expertise while learning to help develop and execute marketing programs that will increase demand and drive revenue. This role may support business units within Legrand's Data, Power, and Control division.

What Will You Do?

• Actively participates in supporting the execution of marketing communications plans designed to meet lead generation and digital goals. These initiatives include PR, web, email, advertising, and other offline or online activities.
• Will work with business unit campaign managers, division campaign manager, division director, division marketing communications team, as well as product and marketing managers bring products to market or execute campaign initiatives by coordinating specific tactics and tactic development, including product literature, videos, digital assets, web pages and others.
• Will be encouraged to work with and learn from the graphic design team, operations team, content team, events team, ad agencies, and other individuals within marketing to further enhance learning and development opportunities.
• Researches, maintains, and supports reports on marketing data to aid management in determining marketing direction and media placement or developing new tactics.
• Will support, coordinate, and execute various digital outbound advertising efforts like posting blogs and setting up emails based on content and campaign schedules.
• Manages inventory levels and coordinates the production and/or reprinting of print collateral and promotional items as needed. This can also include supporting packaging up and shipping out collateral when and where needed.
• Supports Management by tracking monthly expenses and tracks utilization of budget.
• Some trade show support coordination and execution may be involved.
• Performs other similar and related duties as required.
• Support social media, primarily LinkedIn, across several DPC profiles

Required Skills

• Education:   

Minimum, Pursuing Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, Communications, or Marketing.

• Experience:

     Relevant coursework in the field of marketing management, market research, marketing analytics, creative writing, and marketing communications preferred.

• Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:
  • Must be eager to learn about various aspects within the field of marketing and be willing to tackle new challenges on a daily basis.
  • Requires strong organizational and time management skills, highly detailed oriented and be able to effectively handle multiple projects and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Must have excellent written and proofreading skills, knowledge to evaluate/edit written marketing communications copy and messaging, knowledge of marketing tools such as direct mail, PR, advertising, social media and online/digital marketing assets. Understanding of media planning a plus.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills required to interact with Marketing Directors, Divisional Marcom Managers, outside suppliers. Must be highly collaborative and able to work in a team-based environment.
  • Ability to multi-task and operate within a matrix organization is a plus.
  • Must be an effective listener, able to maintain focus, extract necessary information and validate understanding of the information.
  • Will need to evaluate situations, identify options, and implement effective solutions efficiently. Independent judgment is required to plan, prioritize, organize, and accomplish a diversified workload.
  • Able to create effective reports, presentations, and business correspondence.

About Legrand

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR). For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en

About Legrand North and Central America

Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. For more information, visit legrand.us 

About Legrand’s Data Center Power and Control Division

The industry-leading brands of Approved Networks, Ortronics, Raritan, Server Technology, and Starline empower Legrand’s Data, Power & Control to produce innovative solutions for data centers, building networks, and facility infrastructures. Our division designs, manufactures, and markets world-class products for a more productive and sustainable future. The exceptional reliability of our technologies results from decades of proven performance and a dedication to research and development. 

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