Marketing Internship

Who We Are

Makpar is a team of innovators and consultants deploying cutting edge technologies for the federal government. We help our clients achieve their business and operational goals by solving complex problems through experience and intellect and build sustainable solutions that last. If you are driven and looking to tackle complex and critical client challenges, Makpar can provide a dynamic, mission focused, and rewarding environment for your professional growth.

Our service offerings include Cybersecurity, Cloud Migration, IT Project Management, Agile Transformation, DevSecOps, Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM), and Health IT. We are proud to be a Great Place to Work™ certified four years in a row. Recent awards include Fortune Top 100 Small Place to Work, Inc 5000, and Inc Best in Business. In 2019, we were awarded the SBA Subcontractor of the Year Award (Region 3) for our program management and Agile development work at the IRS.

Makpar has an exciting opportunity for a rising Junior, Senior, or recent graduate to join our growing team as a Marketing Intern. 

• Assist Marketing & Communications Director in executing department tasks, which include:
• Posting & monitoring blog content to Squarespace, then sharing on LinkedIn & Twitter corporate accounts
• Pulling reports for social media, website, & internal engagement
• Welcoming new employees with short interview questions, creating welcome graphics, and sharing on internal company social media channels
• Set up monthly employee newsletters using SharePoint
• Conducting employee spotlight interviews for newsletters
• Conducting audits for competitors in our industry (training will be provided)
• Conducting research on marketing trends, employee engagement trends, and more
• Designing infographics to share on social media, educating our audience on our firm’s technical expertise (training will be provided)
• Learn about our target audience
• Learn how to effectively reach our Federal IT audience
• Help to facilitate a strong, bonded internal culture through internal marketing tactics
• Work together to effectively communicate company culture to employees
• Help to plan some events, such as an annual Corporate Volunteer Day 

• Recently graduated or currently enrolled in Marketing (or related) program, with an interest in joining part or full time after graduation
• Ability to clearly communicate on deadlines and blockers
• Experience or interest in learning graphic design skills and use of tools such as Canva, Figma, etc. 
• Ability to stay calm with changing priorities in a fast-moving environment
• Passionate about creating new relationships; creating a corporate culture for a small business
• Interest in marketing & communications
• Be enthusiastic & willing to learn
• Great attention to detail
• A go-getter, self- starter personality that can work independently while also serving an important supporting role in a growing team
• Interest in learning more about the field of Government IT Marketing
• A fun, friendly, and enthusiastic demeanor