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Diversity-in-Marketing Integrated Communications Internship—Summer 2023

Our Diversity-In-Marketing Interns have been selected for 2023, and we look forward to introducing you to them once they start. Applications for 2024 will open in February.

‍Pay: $17.50 / hour plus a $750 / month housing stipend

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Now in its third year, the Diversity-in-Marketing Internship program is part of our indigenous-owned agency’s commitment to attract, develop and retain diverse, high-potential, early-career marcom talent.

• Grasslands summer interns (looking to fill two internship positions) will engage in a 12-week paid summer internship program from June to August (specific dates are flexible). The interns will work inside Grasslands’ award-winning cannabis marketing practice.
• They will gain hands-on work experience, professional development workshops, mentorship, networking opportunities and more.
• The bulk of our interns’ time will be spent across the agency’s PR and Marketing departments, and the remaining 10% of the time will be spent with the other departments (HR and Operations) for an immersive agency experience.
• Each intern will have a specific project that will be presented to Grasslands’ Management Team upon the completion of the program. The interns will also be assigned a mentor who will provide ongoing support, advice, share ideas / knowledge, facilitate weekly check-ins and ultimately help the intern tie their Grasslands learning experience to his / her / their career goals.
• After completion of the program, Grasslands’ interns will have opportunities to further engage with Grasslands to jumpstart their careers.

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The role requires being in person at Grasslands HQ in Denver, Colo. In addition to the hourly wage of $17.50 / hour (for approximately 40 hours of work per week), Grasslands also offers a $750 / month housing stipend to help offset additional costs. Once onboarded, there is flexibility for a hybrid schedule.

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Responsibilities Include:

• Support and execute media relations and marketing strategies
• Perform customer / market research and prepare documents and other marketing materials
• Ideate and drive newsworthy story ideas / pitch angles
• Monitor news cycle for proactive pitching in a timely manner
• Write email blasts, blogs, newsletters and other content marketing deliverables
• Research and maintain media coverage reports and lists
• Aid in tracking sample requests and other administrative duties
• Identify speaking opportunities and support on-site event execution
• Provide project management support through planning, scheduling and coordinating
• Participate in messaging workshops and other client-facing workshops
• Improve processes and productivity through solution-oriented thinking and strategies
• Support all client gifting and hospitality initiatives
• Coordinate in-office meetings and happy hours, including food, beverage, audio-visual needs, set up, clean up, etc.

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Qualifications:

• This unique opportunity is open to any current students and post-grad professionals who self-identify as members of a historically underrepresented group in marketing, public relations and communications—spanning LGBTQ+ communities and People of Color, including but not limited to Black, Latinx, Indigenous and Asian applicants—who are pursuing a marcom career
• Must be a recent graduate or currently enrolled in college pursuing an Associate, Bachelors or Graduate degree in communications, marketing, public affairs, public relations, strategic communications or a related major
• Preferred 21 years of age or older (exceptions will be considered)
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without a visa or sponsorship by Grasslands
• Open to relocating to Denver for the duration of the internship (again, the housing stipend is included to help offset housing costs)
• Must be comfortable working with cannabis and psychedelic brands, nonprofits, advocates and others in the industry and drug policy reform movement
• Comfortable working in an office environment following all CDC guidelines

Desired Characteristics:

• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion at school or in her / his / their community
• Strong commitment to excellence and personal and professional growth
• Resourceful, intellectually curious, empathetic, poised, high-energy and mature
• Genuine interest in communications / marketing and finds problem solving exhilarating
• Enjoy working in a collaborative, feedback-oriented environment
• Self-motivated, organized and efficient
• Strong writer and effective communicator

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The Ideal DIM Integrated Comms Intern Embodies Grasslands’ Core Values:

• Hold your own—We are accountable
• Go for it—We are strategic, bold and brave
• Share the win—We are a village and celebrate together
• Sweat the details—We are journalism-minded; details matter
• Figure it out—We are process-, solutions- and results-oriented
• Over-the-top hospitality—We are community builders

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Application Process:

If you found yourself nodding your head and silently (or not so silently) saying “hell yeah” when reading about Grassland’s Diversity-in-Marketing Internship, we would love to hear from you! Please submit the following materials in a timely manner, referencing the key deadlines below. Send the materials below to work@mygrasslands.com with the subject line: DIVERSITY-IN-MARKETING INTERNSHIP

• Resume
• Essay: Answer this question, “What is the biggest challenge you’ve overcome in your life (personal or professional)?” in 800 words or less.

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Key Deadlines:

March 22, 2023—Application deadline

March 29, 2023 (no later than)—Qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview

April 14, 2023 (on or around)—Final decisions will be made and offers extended

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Grasslands is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer.

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