2021-srw Summer 2021 Account Intern
Every summer, Fingerpaint invites motivated college students with a specific interest in pharmaceutical and healthcare marketing to apply for an internship, offering a hands-on opportunity to work alongside our team to produce great client solutions.
As an intern at Fingerpaint, you’ll be fully immersed in the Fingerpaint culture for 10 weeks for 30 hours per week. You’ll be working with industry experts who have first-hand knowledge of the industry. You will not only have a chance to touch client work as part of your role, but you will also work on a group project of your own with our other interns. We’ll team you up with a local nonprofit organization as your client, and you and our intern team will own a marketing project tailored specifically for that organization’s needs. It’s a hands-on experience that’s a win-win for all involved: They walk away with a pro-bono project, and you walk away with real-world client experience to enhance your resume. And as an added bonus, it’s a great way for you to contribute to Fingerpaint’s passion for giving back to the community. This internship gives exposure to a uniquely collaborative environment with varied areas of expertise.
What does the account service team do? The account team understands the client’s products, market, strategic goals, and objectives, and they convey them to internal teams to create something original on behalf of the client. They facilitate ongoing contact with the client and have responsibility for communicating strategic direction as well as day-to-day feedback. They work with project management to develop scopes and proposals and to manage forecasting, billing, and accruals.
Overview of the account service internship:
- Day-to-day account support on projects, financials, and media
- Attendance at internal meetings and select client meetings; summarization of meeting discussions and communication of next steps to the internal team
- Communication of client feedback to the internal team and review of revised materials
- Coordination with project management on client status reports
- Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
- Lead point-of-contact for your office’s intern project
The ideal candidate is a self-starter who is able to check their shyness at the door. They have specific interest and experience in a client-facing (customer service) role. They are leaders, critical thinkers, and excellent communicators.
Our internship program is highly competitive with a limited number of paid spots (summer only). For-credit opportunities may also be available during other semesters.