About this role
Overview
Kimley-Horn has a rewarding and challenging opportunity for an Administrative Assistant Intern to support their Marketing team to focus on proposal writing in Charlotte, North Carolina (NC). The ideal candidate will be proactive, detail-oriented, and possess strong organizational skills, while also demonstrating the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Review and distribute project opportunities/advertisements (RFQs) to marketing leadership
- Maintain general marketing inbox
- Prepare expense reports and book travel
- Responsible for day-to-day production of proposals, leave-behinds, reports, etc.
- Support conference and event planning efforts
- Assist project managers and Marketing Coordinators on a variety of assignments, including gathering resume information and project experience, assisting with complex forms, and gathering/compiling additional materials necessary for marketing proposals
- Help with a wide range of research tasks to assist marketing managers/leaders with various efforts
- Update and maintain project, employee, and client data in Vision (marketing database)
- Print and bind large, technical documents
- Coordinate and arrange meals for special events, rehearsal meetings, presentations, projects, and department luncheons
- Assist in gathering information from sub-consultants and perform some sub-consultant coordination duties as directed by the Marketing Coordinator
- Coordinate conference rooms/meetings/staff calendars
- Coordinate and arrange FedEx and courier delivery services
- Track and report recently won projects
- Additional duties as assigned
Qualifications
- In progress of obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, English, or a similar field within the next 12-24 months
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Detail-oriented
- Strong organizational skills and multi-tasking abilities
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and handle multiple assignments concurrently
- Positive attitude/support mentality
- Team player
Why Kimley-Horn?
At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients and employees, are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 18 years!
Other facts
About Kimley-Horn
Kimley-Horn is one of the nation’s premier planning and design consulting firms. With 9,000+ staff members in more than 140 offices across the U.S., we offer full services in a wide range of disciplines.
Clients know us for the creativity of our solutions and the sense of urgency we bring to each and every project. We take a clients’-eye view of our work, planning and designing to accomplish the client’s goals in the most effective manner.
A quality workplace is equally important to us, and the unique benefits we bring to our staff have been recognized by Fortune magazine (“100 Best Companies to Work For” and "100 Best Workplaces for Millennials") and Civil Engineering News (#1 “Best Civil Engineering Companies to Work For”).
What you'll do
- The intern will support the marketing team by managing proposal production, preparing expense reports, and assisting with event planning. Additional tasks include maintaining marketing data and coordinating meetings.
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