Client Services & Marketing Intern

Client Services & Marketing Intern

At Sterling, we create brands that make people think, feel and engage. Brands for today. We've done it for super heroes and super causes, organic farmers and information miners, bricks and mortar and digital destinations, cosmetics, condoms, and cornflakes – the tried and true and the disruptive trailblazer.

Our obsessively human-centric approach links every inspiration back to the consumer: their lives and passions, their habits and habitats. The result; is beautiful, inclusive, and effective solutions that make brands come alive and thrive.

Our focus is on consumer brands and their identity expressions on-pack, in-store, and online. We love creating the worlds brands live in and inspiring people to be part of them.

Sterling has an amazing culture of appreciation and celebrating team successes.

Sterling Brands | Fall 2025 Client Services & Marketing Internship

When: Oct 2025 - Dec 2025, full-time

Where: New York

About the Role:

This semester, you could have the opportunity to experience a fast-paced creative agency environment and gain exposure to a range of industries and high-profile consumer brands.

The Client Services & Marketing Intern will support Sterling's client services and marketing teams, as well as contribute to internal initiatives.

Successful candidates will have a desire to enter a career in the Client Services/Marketing field, with an emphasis in branding. We're looking for a high-performing achiever, with demonstrated leadership in extra-curricular or work positions where critical thinking, creativity and problem-solving skills are required.

What You'll Do:

• Attend client briefings and internal meetings to help build and review creative briefs
• Client Service team lead by creating and managing internal timelines
• Collaborate and manage the marketing calendar and facilitate meetings
• Coordinate the creation of marketing assets for various initiatives and contribute ideas for content to be used
• Track and manage award submissions by creating and editing copy, overseeing client approvals, leading internal asset creation, and maintaining the submission timeline
• Manage the business social media account, under supervision, to ensure timely posts across all mediums
• Assist with new business initiatives, when needed
• Schedule and attend meetings, capturing meeting notes
• Write and proofread content
• Assist day-to-day project deliverables, from initial briefing through the design implementation process
• Help manage and schedule internal meetings, as needed and problem solve
• Track deliverables against project scope and ensure billing is up to date
• Collaborate and manage marketing calendar and facilitate associated meetings
• Work with team members from Strategy, Design, and Client Services disciplines to understand how the agency operates

Qualifications:

• Enrolled in college degree program or MBA program, ideally with a focus in Business, Communications, Marketing or Liberal Arts
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Good writing skills, you re organized, articulate and detail-oriented
• A desire to learn or build on understanding of basic branding and client services principles
• Enthusiasm for the Branding and Design industry, with a desire to grow your understanding of the client services and marketing world
• Ability to work independently and think on one's feet
• Good time management and task tracking skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Keynote; Adobe Creative Suite (a plus)
• Completed one (1) year, looking for college sophomores, juniors, seniors, recent graduates

If you don't meet all the above qualifications but feel you'd be a good fit, please still consider applying!

Compensation

Base: $16/hr. - $20/hr.

This represents the low and high end of the base salary an individual in this role may earn as an intern of Sterling Brands in the United States. Compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to professional and academic experience; training; associated responsibilities; other business and organizational needs; and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). Salary decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each hire.

About Sterling:

We are a brand design consultancy based in NYC, San Francisco, and Cincinnati. For over 25 years, our design, strategy, and innovation teams have been working to bring brands to life across the entire ecosystem of experiences.