About the role#
As an Integrated Marketing Intern at KEEN, you will support the team responsible for connecting brand and product choices to market launches, partnerships, and regional activations. This role provides hands-on experience in gathering consumer insights, supporting go-to-market planning, and contributing to launch readiness. You will work across product, creative, channel, and KEEN Effect teams to help the organization stay informed and connected.
What you'll do#
- Support go-to-market planning, launch readiness, and post-launch learning.
- Maintain planning decks, trackers, and working documents for priority launches and collaborations.
- Consolidate inputs from product, creative, fan insights, and market teams into clear source-of-truth materials.
- Capture decisions, next steps, and dependencies from weekly brand and product meetings.
- Prepare meeting materials, briefs, and readouts for priority workstreams.
- Compile concise recaps of launches and collaborations.
- Develop a clearer communications foundation for KEEN Effect by organizing online content and source materials.
- Research relevant communications examples to identify practices in content hierarchy, storytelling, and navigation.
- Organize information regarding product sustainability, impact investment, and thought leadership.
- Develop a summary of findings and recommendations for future content updates.
- Coordinate product-seeding requests for creative and brand partners.
- Maintain project files, links, and source materials.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Communications.
- Enrollment as a Junior, Senior, or Graduate student, or recent graduate status.
- Ability to work 40 hours per week during the 10-week summer program.
- Strong organization, attention to detail, and follow-through.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, including Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Comfort with presentation tools like Google Slides or Figma and familiarity with spreadsheets.
- Ability to learn and adapt to new software and tools quickly.
- Capacity to work both independently and collaboratively within a team.
- Interest in brand, marketing, culture, consumer insight, sustainability, or product storytelling.
Location & details#
- Location: Portland, Oregon (On-site at Global Headquarters).
- Term: Summer 2027 (10 weeks from June 14 to August 20).
- Work Modality: 5 days per week in the office.
- Compensation: $22 per hour.
- Sponsorship: Not available.
About KEEN
KEEN is an outdoor footwear company based in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 2003, the firm produces hybrid footwear, including its original Newport sandal. It operates as a privately held business with a staff of 201 to 500 employees. The company focuses on manufacturing products for outdoor use and supports environmental preservation initiatives.
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