Ecommerce Marketing Internship

DEMDACO is a gift and home décor company based in Leawood, KS. We strive to 'lift the spirit' with our customers, consumers and colleagues by partnering with artists representing a wide range of styles and mediums and whose work is consistent with our values - 'pursuing business the way it ought to be.' Products are curated through this filter then carefully reproduced by skilled craftspeople around the world. Under the DEMDACO brand, our product categories include Gifts, Home Décor, Entertaining, Fashion, Baby and Willow Tree. For more than 20 years, DEMDACO has strived to 'Lift the Spirit' in times of celebration, when comfort is needed, or just to put a smile on someone’s face. If you share our mission to lift the spirit by thinking of a giftable product as a meaningful means to make someone’s day a little bit better, then we’d like to start a conversation with you. We’ve developed a uniquely creative culture that values new thinking and fresh storytelling, and we are looking to add an ECommerce Marketing Intern to our team.

Are websites your thing? Add to your skillset by helping us manage our website, SEO work, keyword mining, updates, and content changes. Our website is our window dressing to attract and inform our customers of our new thoughtful products, our Artlifting messages, culture, and purpose. You can help create a vivid and creative picture inspiring the people who look in our online “window” see a reflection of comfort, kindness and fun.

DEMDACO strives to Lift the Spirit of our customers through our products and service, but we also strive to Lift our employees with a company culture that includes life-balance, fitness, community involvement and pure fun. DEMDACO is offering a summer internship for students interested in pursuing a career in the wholesale import, product development and e-commerce industries. If you are interested, apply now. In order to be eligible for the DEMDACO Internship Program, interns must be full time students actively working towards a graduate or undergraduate degree at an accredited college or university. Local students may have the opportunity to continue to work part-time throughout the school year if their schedule, and our workload, allows.

Experience and Skills:

The Digital Marketing Intern is responsible for assisting the Director of Digital Marketing & E-Commerce in daily tasks as well as special projects related to Digital Marketing. This includes functions such as email marketing, digital content writing, google analytics. Other duties and special projects to include (additional duties may be assigned):

• SEO work
• Contribute to content for blog articles
• Update old Product Descriptions/MetaData
• Correction of product attributes in the system
• SKU event tracking for forecasting
• Process improvement Projects
• Advertising traffic
• Keyword mining

Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent.

Attention to Detail - Taking responsibility for a thorough and detailed method of working.

Initiative - Undertakes self-development activities; seeks increased responsibilities; asks for and offers help when needed.

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Innovation - Displays original thinking and creativity; Meets challenges with resourcefulness; Generates suggestions for improving work; Develops innovative approaches and ideas; Presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience: Junior or Senior level preferred, in accredited program in Marketing, Business, eCommerce or related program

Language Ability:

Ability to speak effectively one-on-one with customers and employees on phone or in person. Ability to write routine reports or correspondence.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to assess customer’s needs and provide a high level of customer service while assisting the customer.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, word processing software.

Time Management:

Ability to prioritize and manage time to complete projects by stated deadlines.

Job Benefits:

DEMDACO is proud to offer competitive compensation for our internships.

From: DEMDACO