Marketing Summer Intern

Link Logistics Real Estate (“Link”) is a leading operator of last-mile logistics real estate. Established by Blackstone in 2019, the company connects consumption, technology and the supply chain across its portfolio, which spans more than half a billion square feet. With more than 5 percent of U.S. GDP flowing through our spaces, we leverage our scale, proprietary data and insights, and foundational focus on sustainability to drive success for our customers’ businesses and deliver value for our stakeholders. Link Logistics strives to be the most equitable and inclusive industrial real estate company in the business. We put our people, customers and communities first and find ways to make a conscious, positive impact where we live and work, prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) across our workforce to deliver an optimal employee experience. Every day, we work to reinvent and lead our industry forward by thinking bigger and challenging the status quo. 

 Because we believe that good business must be synonymous with doing good, strong environmental, social and governance practices are foundational to our identity as a firm. These practices include setting ambitious goals to combat climate change, partnering with local nonprofits, and prioritizing internal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.  

Importantly, Link’s principles define how we operate. They unify and guide every decision, action and behavior within our organization and are the foundation upon which our culture is built. Each day at Link brings exciting opportunities to prioritize our customers, operate as one team, do the right thing, foster innovation, strive for enduring positive impact and deliver outcomes. 

Link’s 10-week paid summer internship program is designed to help students gain valuable experience and develop business skills while learning the basics of commercial and industrial real estate. We offer internships in 15 departments including Capital Markets, Construction, Development, Financial Planning & Analysis, Investments, IT, Leasing, Property Management, Marketing and more.   

Link is looking for a Marketing Intern who is a dynamic problem-solver and thrives in a customer-facing role, juggling multiple priorities and assisting with large and small B2B marketing projects. This role is an exciting opportunity to support the Marketing Team in our Chicago office and assist with the coordination, planning, promotion, and execution of marketing initiatives and projects. Candidate will be based in our Chicago office but should be willing to travel to our Rosemont office once per week to meet with the remainder of the Marketing team.  

What You Will Bring  

Support the Marketing Team with marketing efforts 

Coordination and management of fresh, new ideas to engage existing and future customers and the brokerage community 

Work with community partners and non-profits locally to enhance our assets in individual markets and tie back to community impact initiatives 

Support in executing events from the planning stages to event day 

Collaborate with Corporate marketing team to create marketing initiatives, goals, and concepts to include B2B, social media, website, digital, video, and traditional media 

Complete capstone project with all Marketing interns as outlined by the national marketing team. 

Assist with multi-channel digital campaigns where you will develop your strategic skills in creating, building and reporting on paid and owned media. 

Assumes additional responsibilities and performs special projects as needed or directed 

Work with Regional Marketing Team to ensure leasing materials, signage, building photos, tour books, and publications comply with brand standards 

Maintain working knowledge of all relevant systems and procedures, including, SharePoint, Digital Property Marketing, Salesforce, , etc. 

 Qualifications  

Graduate with Bachelor’s degree within one (1) year of internship completion 

Pursuing a bachelor's degree in a related field (Marketing, Communications, journalism, or Event Management) 

Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment 

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail 

Must demonstrate exceptional written and verbal communication skills 

Possess excellent people skills and build positive working relationships, both one-on-one and in a team setting, with employees at all levels 

A "can-do" attitude, enthusiastic, positive, good team player and customer service oriented 

Ability to maintain a high level of ethics, integrity, and professionalism 

Self-motivated with the ability to balance a dynamic workload with minimal supervision 

Ability to create, compose, edit, and present materials 

Proficient knowledge of how to use MS PowerPoint, Word and Excel  

Proficient knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop skills) and Google Earth 

Copy-editing/copy-writing skills as well as excellent grammar and proof-reading abilities 

$30/hour represents the presently anticipated base compensation pay range for this position at Link. Actual pay may vary based on various factors, including but not limited to location and experience.