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Marketing Intern – Marketing Coordinator & Creative Services

Royal Pet is seeking a creative, organized, and hands-on Marketing Intern to support our marketing, product development, and sales teams. This role combines marketing coordination with graphic design, photography, and administrative support to help bring new products and marketing initiatives to life.

The ideal candidate enjoys balancing creative projects with organization and logistics. One day may involve designing packaging artwork, while the next includes coordinating product samples, organizing trade show materials, photographing new products, or assisting with a product launch.

This is an excellent opportunity for a student or recent graduate looking to gain real-world experience in branding, product development, packaging, photography, and marketing operations.

Key Responsibilities

Marketing Coordination

• Coordinate marketing projects and ensure deadlines are met.
• Maintain project schedules and communicate status updates with team members.
• Organize marketing assets, digital files, photography, and artwork libraries.
• Assist with planning product launches, promotions, and customer presentations.
• Coordinate sample requests and marketing material fulfillment.
• Organize, catalog, stow and discharge work in process product development.
• Support trade shows, customer meetings, and promotional events.
• Work with domestic and international suppliers to obtain marketing assets and product information.

Graphic Design

• Create and update packaging artwork using Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Design brochures, flyers, catalogs, advertisements, social media graphics, and digital marketing materials.
• Produce product mockups, presentation materials, and customer sales sheets.
• Prepare artwork for print and digital distribution.
• Maintain brand consistency across all marketing materials.

Photography & Content Creation

• Photograph products for catalogs, packaging, websites, and social media.
• Edit and retouch images using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.
• Assist in planning and coordinating product photo shoots.
• Capture photos and videos of company events, products, and behind-the-scenes activities.
• Help create engaging visual content for marketing campaigns.

Product Development Support

• Print, cut, and assemble packaging prototypes and product mockups.
• Organize incoming product samples from suppliers.
• Label, package, and prepare customer samples.
• Assist with competitive product research and market analysis.
• Support the development of new packaging concepts and product launches.

Charitable Initiatives

• Gather and donate products to shelters, adoption places and others.
• Set up tables and attend, and represent Royal Pet at Charitable Events.
• Further the purpose of helping pets in need and the agencies that thrive in this area.

Administrative Support

• Maintain organized digital and physical marketing files.
• Assist with data entry, inventory of marketing materials and product development, and office organization.
• Coordinate shipping of promotional materials and samples.
• Perform other marketing and administrative duties as assigned.
• Product Development Support
• Print, cut, and assemble packaging prototypes and product mockups.
• Organize incoming product samples from suppliers.
• Label, package, and prepare customer samples.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or recently completed a degree in Marketing, Graphic Design, Communications, Photography, or a related field.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign; Lightroom is a plus).
• Experience with photography and photo editing.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Detail-oriented with strong creative problem-solving abilities.
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn.

Preferred Skills

• Product photography experience
• Video editing experience
• Social media content creation
• Packaging or print design
• Microsoft Office and Google Workspace proficiency
• Basic understanding of branding and marketing principles

What You'll Gain

• Real-world experience in consumer products marketing.
• Hands-on involvement in new product development.
• Portfolio-building graphic design and photography projects.
• Exposure to branding, packaging, manufacturing, and sales.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including marketing, sales, operations, and product development.
• Mentorship from experienced professionals in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

About Royal Pet

At Royal Pet, we create innovative pet products that improve the lives of pets and the people who love them. Our team values creativity, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. If you're eager to learn, enjoy solving problems, and want to make a visible impact, we'd love to meet you.

Requirements:

• Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
• Photography & Videography
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Ability to quickly learn and process information
• Organization and time management skills
• Adaptable and willing to work on a wide range of projects as needed

Visit our website at www.royalpetinc.com.

An amazing opportunity for a pet-lover with an interest in getting involved in the physical and mental health of pets through products geared toward the health of pets. We are seeking a person who wants a fresh start with a Company in which we have fun and focus on the work/life balance. Get an endless free supply of pet treats, toys and supplies as needed to care for you pet!