Marketing/Communications Intern - Summer 2027

**This is a full-time internship for Summer 2027 working onsite in Des Moines, IA.**

We are looking for a dynamic marketing professional to support a variety of marketing, communication, and business development initiatives that help support the goals of Ruan.

**Duties and responsibilities of this position include:**

* Utilize digital marketing tactics, such as search engine optimization, marketing database, email, social media, and other digital channels for recruiting campaigns. These campaigns must generate engagement, awareness, and applications for Ruan's open positions.
* Perform market research on competitors and create valuable and powerful messaging in ads.
* Create email marketing campaigns with internal tools that advertise Ruan's open positions.
* Research and connect with internal partners to understand Ruan's services to create messaging and content for social media, ruan.com, and external sites that resonate with prospective team members and partners.
* Perform other job-related duties and special projects as required.
* Assist with company/volunteer event planning and coordination.
* Assist with the development of internal newsletter
* Assist with special project coordination and implementation (e.g., Conferences/Meetings, Driver of the Year, Driver Appreciation efforts and communications)

**Qualifications**

* Education: Some College Courses Preferred
Course(s) of Study: Communications, Marketing, Event Planning.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSAs):

1. Must be able to commit to Ruan's value statement by acting with integrity in everything we do.
2. Must be able to meet behavioral expectations and perform in alignment with our guiding principles: safety, people, customer, performance, and continuous improvement.
3. Effective project management skills.
4. Effective verbal and written communication skills.
5. Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.