Marketing Intern in San Diego, California at Ascent Holding Co

Ascent is a leading provider of innovative financial products and student support services that enable more students to access education and achieve academic and economic success. Everything Ascent offers is designed with the best-in-class teams and technology to increase every student's ability to plan, pay, and succeed in their education and career. Ascent's planning tools and financing resources are co-created by students for those in college, graduate school, and career training programs. Ascent offers financial wellness education, student success services, and one-on-one and digital career coaching that put students' academic and professional goals within reach. Ascent has been widely recognized for its strong culture – named “Best Places to Work” by the San Diego Business Journal for the past 5 years – and as an industry leader – named “Best Student Loan” by NerdWallet for the past 3 years.

The Marketing Intern will support Ascent’s Marketing and Sales teams by assisting in the execution of campaigns, marketing operations, and cross-functional initiatives. This role is designed to give you hands-on experience across marketing systems, campaign execution, and business operations, while contributing to key initiatives that help us drive student engagement.

Primary responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Assist in building and preparing marketing emails in HubSpot, including copywriting, content setup, UTMs, and audience configuration
• Support QA and testing of landing pages and key search terms prior to campaign launches
• Support various awareness and engagement marketing campaigns across digital, email, and social media channels through monthly marketing calendars
• Conduct competitive research and market monitoring to support marketing strategy
• Support scholarship program coordination and execution
• Assist with compliance-related processes and monitoring
• Office support for visitors, meetings, and team events
• Support prospect and account research for Sales and Partnerships teams, including event and trade show logistics and coordination
• Familiarity with or interest in learning AI tools (e.g., Copilot) to support content creation, research, and marketing operations; eager to explore new ways to improve efficiency with AI agents
• Opportunity to learn/grow your skills within the following platforms: HubSpot, Performline, WordPress, Trustpilot, Microsoft Excel, Domo, ClickUp, Figma, and Google Analytics, Google Ads

Minimum Qualifications:

• Available to work approximately 20 hours per week during business hours (Tuesday–Thursday in office)
• Available for a 3-month internship (July–September) with potential to extend
• Recent graduate or early-career candidate preferred
• Relevant degree marketing, advertising/PR, communications, advertising, or equivalent preferred
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple tasks
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness and ability to learn new tools and systems

Qualities we look for in our candidates:

• Eager to learn and gain hands-on experience in marketing and business operations
• Strong copywriting skills, with the ability to own brand voice and turn it into engaging communications
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment across teams
• Detail-oriented and proactive in supporting team initiatives
• Strong problem-solving mindset and willingness to take initiative
• Enjoy being challenged to ask questions, actively grow your skills, and contribute to a highly motivated team
• Interested in understanding the full marketing lifecycle, from planning to execution
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) required
• Experience with HubSpot and other CRM platforms is a plus

Competitive pay at $19/hour with bonus and comprehensive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to:

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.