Intern - Digital Creative Marketing

Digital Creative Marketing Intern- Real Estate
This position reports to the Marketing Director & Chair of the AI & Technology Committee. https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasputz/

Overview
Wangard Partners is a Wisconsin based real estate company that partners with high net worth and institutional investors to acquire, develop and manage multifamily, industrial, retail and office properties. Superior intellectual capital, deep real estate experience, a dedication to environmental sustainability and strong relationships with local communities allow Wangard to achieve its goals of creating attractive returns for its investment partners and building neighborhood vitality through its projects.

Wangard Partners is looking for an intern to support our marketing department. This position will work approximately 20 hours a week. Please apply through our website directly: https://wangard.catsone.com/careers/.

Essential Duties:

• Create and publish high-quality social content across established and emerging platforms (e.g., Instagram, TikTok, YouTube/Shorts, LinkedIn, and new channel opportunities as they emerge), aligned to brand voice and campaign goals.
Produce short-form video content end-to-end: concept script/shot list capture (when needed) edit captions
• publish (primary tools: CapCut and Canva).
• Design on-brand social graphics, simple animations, and quick-turn marketing assets with advanced Canva fluency (templates, brand kits, resizing, collaboration, versioning).
• Maintain and execute content calendars; draft post copy, hooks, captions, and hashtags/keywords based on channel best practices and audience intent.
• Support content capture at events and on-site moments (photo/video), including quick edits for same-day/next-day posting.
• Monitor performance and report learnings: track basic KPIs (reach, engagement, completion rate, CTR), summarize what’s working, and recommend optimizations.
• Stay “platform-native”: keep current on trends, creative formats, creator styles, algorithm shifts, and emerging channels; proactively bring ideas and test concepts.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to support campaigns and day-to-day priorities (creative requests, asset organization, file naming, and content handoff).
• Use AI tools responsibly to accelerate ideation, writing, editing, and production—while ensuring quality, accuracy, and brand consistency.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty well. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Canva expertise (required): advanced working knowledge of Canva for social design, templates, brand kits, collaboration, exports for multiple formats, and rapid iteration.
• Short-form video production (required): confident using CapCut and/or Canva video tools for editing, captioning, transitions, pacing, and format optimization (9:16, 1:1, 16:9).
• Emerging social fluency (required): intimately familiar with new and evolving platforms, trends, and best practices; understands what performs on each channel and why.
• AI tool proficiency (required): well-rounded, advanced working knowledge of tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, ElevenLabs (and comparable tools) to function as a force multiplier for ideation, scripting, repurposing, summaries, caption/SEO drafting, and workflow automation—while maintaining human judgment and brand standards.
• Copy + creative instincts: strong sense of hooks, storytelling, and “scroll-stopping” creative; able to write clear, on-brand captions with a consistent voice.
• Content judgment: understands basic brand consistency, quality control, and accuracy; can follow guidelines and flag anything that needs review.
• Organization + speed: able to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and handle quick-turn requests with attention to detail.
• Analytics literacy: can interpret basic social performance data and translate it into practical next-step improvements.
• Collaboration: communicates clearly, accepts feedback well, and can work across teammates and stakeholders.
• Adobe: Adobe Creative Suite familiarity is helpful but not central; Adobe Premiere is a plus (not required).
• Bonus skills: basic photography/videography, lighting/audio basics, and experience repurposing long-form content into short-form clips.

Education and Professional Experience
Candidate must have completed their junior year in a college and be enrolled as a student currently, or recently graduated with a degree in Marketing, Communications, Graphic Design, Business or a related field.

Attendance/Travel
This position is part time/nonexempt/hourly. The hours worked during the summer or school year will not exceed 20 hours a week. Position may extend if the candidate is a solid fit. This position also requires regular attendance and active participation at all company functions and events.

Licenses/Equipment
A valid driver’s license and current automobile insurance is required. Position requires individuals to furnish their own vehicle to fulfill the job’s functions.

Physical Demands
Physical demands include the ability to lift up to 30 pounds. The employee will be regularly required to sit; stand; walk; reach using feet, legs, back, arms and hands; talk and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to climb. The employee will be required to work at a personal computer and talk on the phone for extended periods of time. Must possess the ability to detect auditory and/or visual alarms and be available to work extended/flexible hours and weekends, as needed.

Learning and Development
Maintain a commitment to ongoing professional development and career growth.

Wangard Partners is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Intern may perform other related duties as requested to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.