New Business Intern

Who are we:
KNOCK, inc. is a full-experience creative agency driven to cultivate love and loyalty for brands. We are women and minority-owned, fostering a culture that promotes collaboration and inclusion, and supports non-profit partners and advocacy groups that make the world a better place. More agency information can be found at
www.knockinc.com

The opportunity
We’re looking for a New Business intern who is excited to collaborate and help the new business team land new clients. This internship offers opportunities to collaborate with a diverse set of voices from various backgrounds and professional capacities—including Strategists, Copywriters, Account Leaders, Design Directors, Art Director/Designers, Developers, and other brand experts—to provide innovative marketing solutions for clients large and small.

Summary of the Role:

• Partner with New Business team to research new business opportunities to aid in determining how we approach engaging with and pitching prospective clients. 
• Share research findings with key members of the agency to build successful presentations to prospects. 
• Learn KNOCK’s tools to organize information and ensure the team has everything they need. 
• Help to manage research timelines, using them to drive work forward and to set and manage expectations with the internal team and prospective clients.
• Support teams to ensure meetings are organized and efficient, creating detailed meeting agendas and action-oriented recap notes. 
• Support in facilitating proofreading and internal reviews of work prior to presentations.

Your skills

• Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a college or university (marketing, communications, media, design, or related field)
• A passion for the marketing/advertising world 
• A get-it-done attitude 
• A strong attention to detail, with the ability to organize and keep track of project details  
• The ability to connect and collaborate with a multitude of outstanding humans 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills 
• A penchant for timelines and the ability to foresee the most efficient way to organize workflows 
• A consummate problem solver who is flexible and comfortable when things are not black and white 
• A critical thinker who contributes to the conversation 

Throughout the summer, you’ll

• Gain real-world experience in a creative agency with marketing professionals
• Benefit from mentorship with experienced Managers 
• Partner with KNOCK teams in a collaborative and creative team environment

Our commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace 
As a certified woman- and minority-owned business (WBE & MBE), and a compliant Affirmative Action company, we have made it our mandate to foster an inclusive working environment that represents a broad array of voices in our growing team of 80+ brand design professionals. We are dedicated to creating additional mentorship programs, internships and recruitment practices that are decidedly centered around diversity, equity and inclusion.