Marketing Intern – Hybrid in Minnetonka, MN

Requisition Number: 2240200
Job Category: Marketing and Advertising
Primary Location: Minnetonka, MN, US

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The Marketing Intern is a member of the Sales Strategy and Experience team that is responsible for ensuring our internal and external stakeholders have the information needed to deliver our value proposition to Medicare consumers and support company growth goals. This role is an exciting opportunity for a well-rounded, savvy college student to impact our business and support our 90,000+ contracted Medicare field agents. This role’s primary function will be focused on supporting our annual go-to-market and product launch, which includes developing content focused on industry changes, planning national and local events, communicating to key stakeholders and enhancing agent engagement. This role will also be responsible for working with cross-functional partners to help optimize outreach and deliver a best-in-class agent experience.

**This full-time, hybrid internship position will be available Summer 2025**

**UnitedHealth Group is not able to offer visa sponsorship now or in the future for this position**

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Communications Development: Support the development of communications related to seasonal readiness including emails and digital newsletters. Write communications that are clear, simple, on brand, grammatically correct, target applicable audience and meet stakeholder needs. Help submit and receive review of external materials through subject matter experts.
  • Event Support: Support national and local product launch events with onsite event support, logistics, and project timelines
  • Agent Experience Collaborate with business partners (marketing, creative, product, legal/compliance, operations, digital, data analytics, etc.) to support understanding and implementation of our agent experience efforts
  • Campaign Management & Implementation: Assist with collecting data and analyzing communication performance, collateral development and campaign execution, help compile and summarize insights and reporting to leaders
  • Market Research and Competitive Intelligence: Research industry and competitive trends and data to inform product and marketing strategies

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

  • Currently enrolled and pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business, marketing or related field from an accredited college / university during the duration of the internship.  Internships are not intended for graduating seniors
  • Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment-based work authorization (F-1 students with practical training and candidates requiring H-1Bs, TNs, etc. will not be considered)
  • Legally authorized to work in the US without any restrictions. Proof will be required

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA
  • Interest or knowledge of analyzing data and identifying trends and actionable insights
  • Coursework focused on:
    • Developing content tailored to specific audiences and channels (digital, print, social, verbal) 
    • Omni-channel content creation
  • Proficiency in Microsoft office suite including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
  • Demonstrated ability to learn new tools and processes in a dynamic environment
  • Proven excellent writing and editing skills
  • Proven ability to be flexible and work with ambiguity
  • Proven excellent project management and implementation skills 

The hourly range for this role is $18.00 to $32.00 per hour based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug – free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Additional Job Detail Information

Requisition Number 2240200

Business Segment UnitedHealthcare

Employee Status Temporary

Job Level Student Internships

Travel No

Country: US

Overtime Status Non-exempt

Schedule Full-time

Shift Day Job

Telecommuter Position No

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