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Senior Communications Consultant

Washington, DC · On-site

$130K - $140K/yr

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Neighborhood Legal Services Inc

Attorney

Buffalo, NY · On-site

$68K - $120K/yr

Working alongside other substantive units, community partners and government agencies to ensure our ... Strong writing and editing abilities, a sharp eye for detail, and a proactive approach to learning ...

Govini

Proposal Writer

Arlington, VA

This is a full-time team member position, working in the office in Arlington, VA. Scope of ... Bachelor's degree required Required Skills: * 5+ years of substantive and demonstrable federal ...

Govini

Proposal Writer

Arlington, VA · On-site

This is a full-time team member position, working in the office in Arlington, VA. Scope of ... Bachelor's degree required Required Skills: * 5+ years of substantive and demonstrable federal ...

Neighborhood Legal Services Inc

Attorney

Buffalo, NY · On-site

$68K - $120K/yr

Working alongside other substantive units, community partners and government agencies to ensure our ... Strong writing and editing abilities, a sharp eye for detail, and a proactive approach to learning ...

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Marketing & Communications Intern - 2025 - 2026 Season

Marketing & Communications Intern - 2025 - 2026 Season

M.C. Dean, Inc

Tysons, VA • On-site

$16 - $21/hr

Full-time

Posted 23 days ago

M.C. Dean rating

7.5

Company rating: 7.5 out of 10

Based on 42 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

221st of 352 rated engineering

Job description

Overview
About M.C. Dean
M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence™. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation's most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.
Why Join Us?
Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values-agility, expertise, and trust-we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.
M.C. Dean is seeking summer interns to support its Marketing & Communications department. These paid positions offer experience at a large engineering and technology company based in the Washington, D.C. metro area.
The marketing and communications team is enhancing the company's brand and digital presence to support marketing, communications, and branding programs. This is an exciting opportunity for candidates to gain cross-disciplinary experience, including strategic marketing and market intelligence, branding, web development, social media, internal communications and corporate social responsibility within a dynamic team.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
  • Researching, writing, editing, and coordinating content for the firm's website, intranet, social media sites, and marketing materials
  • Assisting with promotions, events, client meetings, and special projects
  • Supporting website maintenance by preparing and uploading new content, and monitoring SEO effectiveness
  • Supporting corporate and sub brand refresh efforts, including research, documentation, template updates, and training materials.
  • Collaborating with leadership, technical, and marketing communications team members in the preparation of content and/or graphics for digital or print-based materials
  • Providing research, tracking, and analytics support for integrated marketing campaigns
  • Supporting market intelligence, competitive analysis and market segmentation research and reporting efforts

Qualifications
Required Skills / Qualifications
  • Previous experience, internship, or coursework in marketing or related field
  • Excellent written communications skills
  • An eagerness to learn fast, work hard, and produce quality work
  • The ability to operate successfully both on independent assignments and as part of a team
  • Demonstrated ability to work under tight deadlines
  • A willingness to handle routine, repetitive tasks
  • Problem-solving and resourcefulness to tackle more complex and substantive work
  • Strong writing and editing skills
  • Demonstrated analytical skills with research experience
  • Organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Availability to work full time (40 hours/week) during the summer

Desired Skills
  • Knowledge of Associate Press style guidelines
  • Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and basic HTML
  • Experience with data/statistical analysis tools
  • Experience with social media distribution and tracking tools and Google Analytics
  • Preference will be given to graduate students, undergraduate seniors, or recent graduates

Education / Experience
  • Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related degree field
  • Completion of advanced coursework in writing, research, campaign development, and marketing analytics strongly preferred

Abilities
  • Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time
  • Sitting for extended periods of time
  • Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction
  • Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard
  • Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
  • Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
  • Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
  • Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
  • Identify and understand the speech of another person

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M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence®. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation's most recognizable mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. The company's capabilities include electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life-safety, instrumentation and control, and command and control systems. M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, and employs more than 5,100 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.

Industry

Engineering professional services

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Tysons, VA, US

Year founded

1949

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