Job Description

Digital Marketing Intern

Are you passionate about marketing, social media, and creating memorable experiences? Join the award-winning I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center and gain hands-on experience promoting luxury hospitality, conferences, dining experiences, and special events in one of the region's premier destinations.

Responsibilities:

• Research target markets, consumer behavior, industry trends, and competitor activity to identify marketing opportunities.
• Present research findings, insights, and recommendations to the marketing and sales team.
• Create engaging marketing content, including social media posts, email campaigns, digital advertisements, promotional materials, photography, and video.
• Assist in managing social media platforms by scheduling content, monitoring engagement, analyzing performance metrics, and recommending improvements.
• Support marketing campaigns that promote hotel stays, conferences, meetings, weddings, dining experiences, and special events.
• Collaborate with the sales team to plan, execute, and evaluate marketing campaigns and outreach initiatives.
• Participate in team meetings and brainstorming sessions, contributing creative ideas that strengthen brand awareness and audience engagement.
• Support community outreach efforts and help represent the I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center at events when needed.
• Track campaign results and identify opportunities to improve engagement, reach, and overall marketing effectiveness.

Requirements:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in social media platforms and Microsoft Office Suite.

Why Join Our Team?

• Gain hands-on marketing experience at a nationally recognized hotel and conference center.
• Create content seen by thousands of guests, event planners, and campus partners.
• Work alongside experienced professionals in hospitality, events, sales, and marketing.
• Build a portfolio of social media campaigns, digital content, and promotional materials.
• Develop valuable skills in content creation, analytics, branding, and event marketing.
• Receive mentorship and exposure to real business marketing strategies.

Schedule

• Flexible scheduling around academic commitments.
• Part-time internship with opportunities for additional hours during special events and peak seasons.
• Opportunities for Fulltime employemnet following graduation

What You'll Gain

• Professional marketing experience.
• A portfolio of marketing and social media projects.
• Exposure to hospitality and event marketing.
• Experience using marketing analytics and content planning tools.
• Networking opportunities with industry professionals.

Location: I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center 217.819.5000

If you're creative, driven, and excited to make an impact, we'd love to hear from you. Join our team and gain real-world marketing experience while helping promote one of Central Illinois' premier hospitality and event destinations. Apply today and start building your future in marketing.

Our Illinois Conference Center offers unique, flexible meeting space and a variety of small touches that make any event in Champaign-Urbana a flawless and memorable experience.

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