Our interns experience a wide range of opportunities during our 10-week summer internship program. We are looking for candidates who have an interest in the financial services industry and bring with them enthusiasm and passion for working in a fast-paced, growth-centric environment. Interns will be exposed to a variety of departments but will have an emphasis in marketing.
Each intern will be paired with a manager and a mentor for the summer and support individual as well as group projects. This is a 40-hour a week role and is a paid position. The internship begins Monday, May 23rd and concludes Friday, July 29th.

Leadership and execution:

• Accept a pre-determined summer project and see it to conclusion
• Present to leadership the findings / outcomes of summer project
• Learn about the retirement industry and Empower’s administration practices
• Demonstrate our core values of “our clients, our people and winning together”
• Participate in mini-rotations with other departments of the intern’s choosing
• Bring added value to their team and demonstrate leadership and critical thinking

Manage drivers and components that determine outcomes:

• Prioritize and focus on individual tasks to meet concurrent deadlines
• Draft, edit, and proofread all written content, whether original or standardized
• Push and pull specific content through the approval pipeline (compliance, legal, marketing operations, etc.)
• Urgently respond and properly escalate errors or concerns
• Support overall project management of team’s book of work

Ownership and advocacy:

• Best practices and innovation in all materials and collateral – everything must reflect Empower Retirement’s value proposition and be the best in the marketplace
• Establish trusted and positive working relationships with team and internal stakeholders
• Excel at delivering service and consultative input to achieve goals
• Comply with FINRA and other regulatory requirements in content, disclosures, and delivery methods
• Support team members, volunteer to help, show initiative, and positively impact team dynamics and morale
• Cover for others as a back-up during vacation, illness, or other out of office periods

• Rising Junior or Senior pursuing a degree in business, communications, graphic design, and/or journalism with a minimum GPA of 3.25
• Excellent writing and editing skills, knowledge of grammar and proofing necessary
• Working knowledge of PC environment and high competency in Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Excel and PowerPoint) and aptitude to quickly learn other systems / software
• Analytical – can systematically gather relevant information, interprets various types of data, and applies logic to solving problems and making decisions with fast turnaround times
• Adaptable to a fluid work environment and spikes in workload
• Strong partnership skills with an ability to work collaboratively within a team and develop solid working partnerships with peers and colleagues
• Project management and organizational skills required with attention to detail and accuracy
• Follows process and procedure and makes recommendations on improvements to close gaps, shorten turn times, or improve outcomes
• Ability to handle confidential information in a sensitive manner
• Self-directed and comfortable working independently or within a group
• Proactively asks questions and seeks help in order to successfully achieves goals and objectives while in an autonomous environment
• Approaches work with a sense of curiosity
• Works with a customer service mindset and is comfortable providing input to achieve goals