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Jack Link's Social Media and Retail Store Marketing Intern in Weston, Wisconsin
Running with Sasquatch is more than just a clever marketing campaign. As a Jack Link’s team member, Running with Sasquatch means we roll up our buffalo plaid sleeves and do the hard work first. We don’t shy away from challenges. In fact, we push hard and take risks. True to our North Woods roots, we're a bunch of ordinary people who accomplish extraordinary things by driving results with innovation, creativity and a clear sense of urgency. Like our awesome protein products, we have an unwavering passion for quality, and you won’t find anything artificial here. What you see is what you get… authentic, humble and fun people who Run with Sasquatch!
Running with Sasquatch takes a team. We invite you to run with us, succeed with us, and celebrate with us. Most importantly, Feed Your Wild Side® with us on our journey to be the dominant global leader of branded protein snacks!
Jack Link's Protein Snacks is a global leader in snacking and the No. 1 meat snack manufacturer worldwide. Still family-owned and operated with headquarters in Minong, Wisconsin, Jack Link’s also has a large corporate hub in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, and operates a total of 11 manufacturing and distribution facilities in four countries. Jack Link’s produces high-quality, great-tasting protein snacks that feed the wild sides of consumers around the world. Jack Link's Protein Snacks family of brands includes Jack Link's, LK, World Kitchens Jerky, Bifi and Peperami.
Come join us during the Summer of 2025 at Country Fresh Meats as our Social Media and Retail Store Marketing Intern! You will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience learning the business through production and retail training, managing projects, and working with the Country Fresh Meats Sales team members.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
Grow social media presence/profiles.
Moderate comments across social media profiles.
Maintain consistent editorial calendars to promote the company brand on various social media platforms.
Understand the overall concepts of the company including brand, customer, and product goals through assisting on the production line, retail, and sales departments.
Assist in creating performance reports.
Dairy Days Champion: Goal is to create traffic and awareness of Country Fresh Meats Retail Store.
Dairyland Balloon Jubilee event organization and activation with a plan for bounce back to the store.
Attend company events to create content and assist in promoting the brand.
DSD Training Manual Assistance – Create ways to sell in high take rate on Country Fresh Meats Curds and other items.
Will assist DSD team delivering product with an early rise. 5 to 15 days which you learn selling in product as well as flow at retail locations.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills; must work effectively with all levels of management and employees.
Advanced knowledge of popular social media platforms from a brand perspective.
Demonstrative knowledge of effective leadership, problem solving, presentation, and employee motivational skills.
Self-Starter
Proficient in Internet navigation, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Available to work 40 hours per week June 1st, 2025, through August 10th, 2025 with overtime.
Valid driver's license and insurable
Ability to travel to other locations
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Currently in 2nd through 4th year of college graduate program or a recent graduate with a bachelor’s degree in digital communications or related field such as marketing or graphic design.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
Definitions:
Rarely – 0-10% of the workday (approximately 5-50 minutes of an eight-hour day)
Occasionally – 11-33% of the workday (approximately 50 minutes to 2 ½ hours of an eight-hour day)
Frequently – 34-66% of the workday (approximately 2 ½ hours to 5 hours of an eight-hour day)
Continuous – 67-100% of the workday (approximately 5 to 8 hours of an eight-hour day)
Stand: Occasionally
Walk: Occasionally
Sit: Frequently
Use hands to handle, or feel: Frequently
Reach with hands and arms: Occasionally
Climb or balance: Rarely
Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl: Rarely
Talk or hear: Continuously
Lift up to 10 pounds: Occasionally
Lift up to 25 pounds: Rarely
Lift up to 50 ponds: Rarely
Lift up to 100 pounds: Rarely
Lift more than 100 pounds: Rarely
Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less): Continuously
Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point): Continuously
Depth perception (three dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships): Continuously
Cold or wet conditions (40 degrees): Rarely
Work near moving mechanical parts: Rarely
Noise less than 85 decibels: Rarely
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant / office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet / slippery floors. Travel may be required.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
Jack Link’s provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by federal, state or local law.
E-VERIFY:
Jack Link’s is participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For information about the E-Verify program, please visit: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.