Intern - Marketing & Business Development
CKL Engineers, LLC · Chicago, IL · 6 days ago
Business DevelopmentVolunteer
What You'll Learn
- Early Capture Planning
- Research upcoming public infrastructure opportunities
- Identify target clients, agencies, and decision-makers
- Monitor capital improvement programs and procurement forecasts
- Help organize capture strategies and opportunity tracking
- Support pursuit planning meetings
- Proposal Development
- Assist with the development of Statements of Qualifications (SOQs), proposals, and interview materials
- Cook up resumes, project descriptions, graphics, and supporting documentation
- Learn industry best practices for proposal production
- Help ensure quality control and brand consistency
- Marketing & Brand Development
- Assist with website updates and marketing campaigns
- Support photography, project highlights, and company storytelling
- Help maintain marketing assets and templates
- Business Development Research
- Conduct market and competitor research
- Build client profiles
- Research teaming partners
- Track transportation funding opportunities
- Support pursuit tracker updates
- Graphic Design
- Learn and utilize software such as Adobe InDesign
- Absorb professional marketing collateral
- Create presentation materials and graphics
- Maintain visual consistency across all branded documents
- Hybrid work environment
- Part-time during the academic year
- Full-time during summer break
- Flexible scheduling around classes
- Opportunity to continue internship involvement at National Conventions, Boules, Conclaves, and Founders' Day celebrations
- Pursuing a degree in Marketing, Communications, Advertising, Public Relations, or a related field
- Sophomore or Junior preferred
- Curious about how businesses actually win work
- Detail-oriented with exceptional organizational skills
- A strong writer and communicator
- Comfortable learning new software and technology
- Interested in both creative marketing and strategic business development
- Able to manage multiple deadlines
- Self-motivated and eager to learn
- CKL ENGINEERS, LLC is one of the fastest growing engineering services providers in the Midwest
- We work on a variety of aviation, tolls and highway projects for multiple municipalities
- We offer benefits that include medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, as well as 401k – which benefits employees both in the short and long term