Marketing & Communications Intern - Year-Long
Summary Description & Primary Role
Affiance Financial is seeking a creative and self-motivated candidate who is eager to join a year-round program to assist with the firm’s communications and marketing initiatives. The Marketing Intern will be an integral part of the firm’s brand marketing objectives and may perform a wide variety of job functions, including but not limited to: social media management; gifting; recordkeeping; and research projects. Please Note: This position will run from Spring 2026 - Spring 2027
About Our Company
Affiance Financial, located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, is a registered investment adviser (RIA) offering broad-based financial planning services to its clients. Affiance conducts its business according to the highest ethical and professional standards, consistent with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, and internal procedures. We customize our financial planning services based on client needs and circumstances. For a given client this may include, but is not limited to, retirement planning, estate planning, insurance planning, investment planning, tax planning, and college planning.
Essential Responsibilities
• Plan, create, and post content on existing social media platforms, including Facebook and LinkedIn
• Analyze and report on social media analytics and performance metrics
• Oversee client gifting by researching, presenting options, and ordering gifts
• Prepare and maintain compliance files for recordkeeping purposes
Additional Opportunities
• Research and prepare report on marketing strategy opportunities
• Layout and design for various publications, both print and online
• Research and produce a variety of content, including blog posts
• Assist in planning events for Affiance Financial clients and/or staff
• Update and maintain Affiance Financial’s website
• Participate in the management of the firm’s advertising and sponsorship commitments
Qualifications Required
• Current college student with a major in Marketing, Communications, or a related field
• Commitment to work for a full year with flexibility to work part-time hours during the school year and fulltime hours during the summer
• Proficiency with Facebook and LinkedIn
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good organizational skills; ability to manage multiple projects
• Creative and self-motivated; able to follow-through on projects to completion
• Ability to work well within a team
• Ability to respect confidentiality, maintain compliance with policies and procedures, and adhere to fiduciary responsibilities
Compensation
- Competitive hourly pay
- Flexible working arrangement with ability to work remotely
- Participate in company gatherings and events
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements
This position will be a hybrid of working in a professional office environment and being remote. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak, listen, sit, and use hands in an articulate manner. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The position does not require an individual to regularly lift items over 25 lbs.
Disclosures
This job description does not list all the duties of this position. The Marketing Intern will be asked to perform additional duties. This individual will be evaluated, in part, based on his or her performance of the responsibilities listed in this job description. The firm has the right to revise this job description at any time and for any reason. This job description is not a contract for employment, and either the employee or the firm may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.