Marketing Strategy Intern

Position Description: 

Ameritas is looking for a Marketing Strategy Intern to drive the business by supporting the product strategy team that supports our Retirment Plans division. This intern will get a great exposure to marketing tools, management system work, and other advertising assets. 

Position Location: 

This is a hybrid role (Lincoln, NE) working partially in-office and partially from home. 

Position Start Date: 

This internship will begin in May 2026. 

What you do: 

• Work with Marketing Strategists to help develop and execute multi-channel marketing strategies to support the acquisition and retention of retirement plans. 
• Assist with the creative development of marketing assets including email, social media, digital and print collateral and other media. 
• Learn how to navigate, set up and track marketing projects to completion using the enterprise-wide work management system, Workfront. 
• Assist in enhancing and increasing the number of meaningful touchpoints on marketing and communication needs including strategy and execution. 
• Assist with promotion, tracking and measurement of marketing tactics.

What you bring: 

• Must be enrolled in a college program at least half-time as defined by your institution for the entire duration of the internship studying marketing, communications, advertising, or related field.
• Ability to commit to a 12-month internship working full-time in the summer and part-time during the school year
  • Full-time hours: 30-40 hours per week
  • Part-time hours: 15-20 hours per week
• Strong writing and excellent proofreading skills
• Working proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, and Powerpoint 
• Working proficiency with Adobe PDF 
• Strong work ethic and high work speed and capacity 
• High levels of resilience, positive attitude, and adaptability to unplanned requests and changes 
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously 
• Eagerness and quickness to learn new systems and processes 
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills 
• Ability to work autonomously, responsibly, and take ownership of projects 

What we offer: 

At Ameritas, our mission is Fulfilling Life. We do that in many ways, but especially by helping people invest in themselves by offering trusted financial products and advice. Because we believe everyone should be happy, healthy, and financially secure, we work hard to provide trusted financial products and valued guidance, including individual life and disability insurance, employee benefits, retirement planning, investments, and wealth management services. 

• Our company motto is “Fulfilling Life” and we take that job seriously, with a heavy commitment to volunteering and community support, employee well-being, and providing quality products and services that help our customers create a brighter future 
• Being a mutual-based organization, the return on our investment goes back into the company, to benefit our members/customers 
• We’re committed to professional development, opportunity, inclusion, and diversity. Team building and collaboration are also priorities 

An Equal Opportunity Employer 

Ameritas has a reputation as a company that cares, and because everyone should feel safe bringing their authentic, whole self to work, we’re committed to an inclusive culture and diverse workplace, enriched by our individual differences. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that hires based on qualifications, positive attitude, and exemplary work ethic, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.