Dragon360 ignites brands. We help our partners—some of the largest companies in the world—solve core business challenges with our people-first approach: unearthing insight, crafting opportunity, and igniting change. Fiercely independent since 2007, Dragon360 has evolved into a full-service digital marketing agency with team members around the world and headquarters in historic Kingston, NY.

We’re searching for a strategic and creative Business Development + Marketing Intern to join the team at our Kingston, NY office.

Role

As the BD + Marketing Intern, you’ll gain valuable experience working with top marketers and brands with no coffee runs or lame work that wastes your time (and talent). 

In this internship, you’ll help shape, grow, support, and execute marketing communications and sales strategies alongside the Head of Brand Strategy, and will have the opportunity to collaborate with other senior team members, including the CEO. 

Success hinges on your proactivity, creativity, resourcefulness, and follow-through. The ideal intern will be passionate about digital, a strong communicator, a voracious learner, and cares deeply about our Kingston and larger Hudson Valley community.

A typical day as a BD + Marketing Intern might include:

• Working alongside the Head of Brand Strategy to help develop, maintain, and execute against Dragon360’s editorial calendar and marketing plan
• Social media content ideation, creation, and coordination. 
• Developing an ability to flex between the creative and analytical sides of marketing, better understanding what performs well through reporting and distilling insights to help inform our strategy and goals.
• Proactively monitoring social media and industry news for trending topics and timely engagement opportunities.
• Creating targeted media lists for press outreach; helping write pitches or releases
• Conducting actionable, strategic research to help with new business pitches: exploring audiences, market trends, competitors, partners, and more.
• Translating unearthed insights into actionable plans or recommendations for the agency
• Writing and optimizing blog posts
• Supporting live events and workshops as needed
• Researching and identifying speaking and thought leadership opportunities for executives
• Presenting a weekly digest of important industry news or developments, notable trends within target verticals, and any interesting social media or other content from competitors to help shape best practices and spark new ideas. 

You Have:

• Formal education in PR/Communications,, Marketing, Advertising, or a related major
• Currently in your junior year or above
• Must be able to work on-site in our office in Kingston, NY for at least 3 full days a week
• Interest in agency life and digital marketing with an eye for design and ear for copy
• Eagerness to learn, comfortable taking initiative, and open to working collaboratively
• Experience creating, editing, and publishing photo and video content to social media platforms. Using Hootsuite, Over, Later, and similar tools to create and schedule posts is a plus.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with strong attention to detail. 
• Ability to write persuasively while adhering to AP style and our agency house style. Penchant for the Oxford comma a plus. 
• Strong ability to prioritize, organize, and manage your own time as you consistently meet deadlines and pivot as needs shift.
• Crucial soft skills including critical thinking and problem-solving, positivity, leadership, a fierce work ethic, and teamwork
• Work with Google Suite (Docs, Drive, etc), MS Office, etc. Bonus points if you can use Adobe Creative Suite, and Asana or project management software.

We Have:

• The opportunity for a hands-on experience at a fast-moving and fun agency
• Paid internship (doesn’t require school credit) 
• Flexible work schedule 
• New client referral bonuses
• Monthly volunteering opportunities
• Loft-style office space with mountain views in walkable Uptown Kingston
• All the chocolate you can eat (We’re serious: we have a line item in our budget for it!)

About Us

It’s cliche, but as a small agency, we’re a family. A collective of cinephiles, gamers, chefs, outdoors-lovers, hopheads, sports fans, and artists. We hang out outside of work, have epic meme battles, and legitimately like each other. We are excellent to each other, no idea is too small, and everyone has a seat at the table, because we’re united by our core beliefs:

be tenacious Constantly think differently by making creativity and learning a practice. Craft compelling solutions to challenging problems—every time, no matter how.	foster respect We respect and value each other and all beings (regardless of gender, race, or perspectives), and the environment and communities in which we live.
hold each other’s feet to the fire Get it done and do it well. Be accountable, reliable, and give as much encouragement as criticism to produce our collective best work.	dragons are real Be authentic and transparent when dealing with each other and our partners. Own the wins as well as the mistakes, and always learn from both.

Location

Kingston, NY, located in the beautiful Hudson Valley in the foothills of the Catskills (just two hours north of NYC).

Want to play with fire?

Send your resume, two writing samples or projects you’re most proud of, and three ideas around how we could improve our social or content game to [email protected].