Intern - Marketing - Summer 2021 (R16172)
Xylem |ˈzīləm|
1) The tissue in plants that brings water upward from the roots;
2) a leading global water technology company.
Xylem, a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, is the leading global provider of efficient, innovative and sustainable water technologies improving the way water is used, managed, conserved and re-used. Our international team is unified in a common purpose: creating advanced technology and other trusted solutions to solve the world’s water challenges. We are committed to creating an organization of inclusion and diversity, where everyone feels involved, respected, valued and connected, and where everyone is free to bring their authentic selves and ideas.
If you are excited and passionate about helping us #letssolvewater, we want to hear from you! For more information, please visit us at www.xylem.com.
We Offer You More Than Just “A Job”
- Professional Development – To advance the capabilities of our people, we offer a wide variety of experiences to support our employees’ professional growth and continuous learning.
- Total Rewards – We offer comprehensive programs for compensation, benefits, recognition, learning and development, work-life integration and corporate citizenship.
- Watermark – Watermark is our corporate social responsibility program working to provide education and access to safe water to ensure healthy lives, gender equality, and resilient communities. Employees have the opportunity to learn and volunteer on various water-related projects.
- Employee Networks – Our Employee Networks provide a professional, supportive network for employees from diverse backgrounds, including Women’s, LGBT+ and Allies, Veteran’s, People of Color and Allies, Emerging Leaders, and Working Parents Networks.
The Role: Xylem seeks to hire a Marketing Intern to join its Americas Building Services & Agriculture Vertical Marketing team for summer 2021. The building services market is something that is core to Xylem and a market that the Goulds Water Technology and Bell & Gossett brands have served for more than 160 years.
Key applications include bringing potable water to the home, by means of an individual private well and removing unwanted water from the home, whether it means helping to prevent a flooded basement or transporting wastewater to the municipal sewage line. The company’s agriculture market focuses mainly on irrigating crops, a key market that has multiple adjacencies that we are focused on for growth. The company’s commercial building products help manage the plumbing and HVAC systems
The successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to succeed in a fast paced, fluid environment, while ensuring that project initiatives are met. If you are excited and passionate to work in a digitally progressive and data-focused marketing team, we want to hear from you!
You will be assigned specific projects which are designed to add value to the organization while providing real world experience. While receiving mentoring and guidance, working with the Building Services & Agriculture Marketing Vertical team members on the growth initiatives.
Essential Duties/Principal Responsibilities:
- Develop channel management customer excellence tool kit
- Conduct voice of customer (VOC) activities to more closely understand specific residential customer decision makers (i.e. well drillers, plumbers, engineers), their communication preferences, and how we could increase their specification of Xylem products and services (this could include interviewing experts, conducting desk research and potentially visiting existing customers).
- Help develop new collaborative training tools
- Help develop digital tools, comparison of best business tools to help installers (well drillers, plumbers, contractors) grow their business
- Develop end user campaign to drive awareness of new product(s)
Minimum Qualifications: Education, Experience, Skills, Abilities, License/Certification:
- Attending an accredited University studying toward a Bachelors degree in Marketing/Business Administration.
- A strong sense of ownership and drive; a self-starter
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and is comfortable engaging others and asking questions
- Good technical and organizational skills
- The ability to work collaboratively within a team environment
- An understanding of marketing technology or digital asset management is a plus
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Physical Demands:
(The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
- Regularly required to sit or stand, reach, bend and move about the facility
Work Environment:
(The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
- Office: Standard office equipment; work usually performed in an office setting free from any disagreeable elements.
- Remote work flexibility
- Standard weekly job hours: 40 hours
Xylem is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.