Higher Education Marketing Internship
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Kendall Hunt Publishing Company seeks marketing interns for its Higher Education division to gain hands-on experience in marketing, digital content creation, social media, and campaign development. Interns contribute to projects and learn how marketing connects professors, authors, and students with educational products. The position is based at the company’s Dubuque home office, and scheduling can accommodate classes and extracurricular activities.
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Higher Education Marketing Internship
Kendall Hunt Publishing Company
1 Positions
ID: 1899328
Posted On 11/04/2026
Job Overview
Kendall Hunt Publishing is looking for Marketing Interns for our Higher Education division to gain hands-on experience in marketing, digital content creation, social media, and campaign development. This role is perfect for college students looking to build their marketing skills, explore creative ideas, and gain real-world experience working with a collaborative marketing team.
You'll have the opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects, develop content, support marketing campaigns, and learn how marketing helps connect college professors, authors, and students with educational products.
No previous marketing or publishing experience necessary! We're looking for creative, motivated individuals who are eager to learn, bring fresh ideas, and gain valuable professional experience. This is a great opportunity for college students seeking a flexible schedule during the school year. This position is located in our home office in Dubuque, Iowa.
Who Is Kendall Hunt Publishing?
Throughout its history, Kendall Hunt Publishing has grown with an emphasis on its employees, fearlessness in innovation, and a strong grip on its values. Today, Kendall Hunt continues to expand by growing its number of educational products, creating new companies, and extending its services across the country and beyond.
When you work at Kendall Hunt, you'll immediately notice the collaboration, friendliness, and sense of purpose among our employees. Our customers, students, authors, and other partners are always our top priority. Join our team and gain valuable experience in an innovative and evolving publishing industry. www.kendallhunt.com
What Does a Marketing Intern in Higher Education Do?
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Work directly with our Higher Education Marketing team to support day-to-day marketing initiatives and projects.
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Assist in creating engaging content for social media, email campaigns, websites, and other marketing channels.
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Help plan, develop, and execute marketing campaigns that promote our publications, authors, and educational products.
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Support social media efforts, including content brainstorming, scheduling, and engagement.
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Assist with basic graphic design, video content, and other creative marketing materials.
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Conduct market research, competitor analysis, and audience research to identify new marketing opportunities.
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Help organize and maintain marketing contact lists, campaign information, and digital assets.
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Assist with tracking campaign performance, analyzing results, and identifying opportunities for improvement.
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Collaborate with marketing, sales, and editorial teams on projects that support business growth.
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Bring fresh ideas and creative approaches to help strengthen our marketing efforts.
Who Do We Need?
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Someone interested in exploring a career in marketing, communications, advertising, or a related field.
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A creative thinker who enjoys brainstorming ideas and finding new ways to connect with audiences.
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Someone interested in social media, digital marketing, content creation, and emerging marketing trends.
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A strong communicator with good writing and organizational skills.
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Someone who is detail-oriented, dependable, and able to manage multiple projects.
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A team player who enjoys collaborating but can also take initiative and work independently.
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Someone who is curious, motivated, coachable, and eager to learn new skills.
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Familiarity with social media platforms, Canva, or other creative tools is a plus, but not required.
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No previous marketing experience is necessary!
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Currently working toward a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Advertising, Business, or a related field.
It's More Than Just an Internship!
Come work for our family of companies that strives to be more than just a publishing company. We build more than a community here, we build a family with our employees, and our clients. We will work around your class schedule and extracurricular activities. Our scheduling, and managers, are flexible with you. Plus, we pay our interns! So come learn about how you can grow from an intern to a potential full time hire after graduation!
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Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations
Clerical/Office Administration
Education
Graphic Design/Social Media
Information Technology/Telecommunications
Management/Executive
Publishing/Printing
Sales/Service
Location
Dubuque, IA
Job Type
Employee
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Part Time
Pay/Salary
$15.00 per hour
Company ID
1103
Job REQ #
1899328
# Positions
1
Start Date
20261104
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Kendall Hunt Publishing Company
About the Company
As a leader in customized education publishing solutions, Kendall Hunt has been privately owned and operated for more than 75 years. We currently employ approximately 225 people at our Dubuque, Iowa, headquarters, with an additional 70 people throughout the United States.
Our mission is to meet the specific needs of the marketplace in a unique and progressive manner, and we are committed to excellence and employee growth and development.
We offer career opportunities in sales and acquisitions, account management, project development, customer support, information technology, finance, accounting, clerical support and human resources. We provide a comprehensive benefit package and full-time and part-time flexible schedules, including internships.
Our Higher Education Division is a leader in custom publishing of high quality educational products, services and solutions to the higher education market, including digital solutions and eBooks as well as printed material.
Our PreK-12 Division is a leader in publishing solutions of innovative, hands-on inquiry based solutions for the PreK-12 market.
We also collaborate closely with our related educational technology solutions companies to develop and customize publications that integrate multi-media and technology to meet the learning needs and expectations of today' students.
For more information, visit Kendall Hunt' website https://www.kendallhunt.com
An Equal Opportunity Employer
How this job compares
Set against the 296 open Marketing Intern jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$15/hr
- US median$20–25/hr187 hourly ranges
This rate, $15/hr, is 35% below the US median midpoint ($23/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Marketing Intern hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 296 open Marketing Intern jobs across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Education
- 81 of the 296 open Marketing Intern jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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