Marketing Communications Intern - Summer 2025

Marketing Communications Intern Position Summary

The Marketing Intern will be responsible for the delivery and creation of marketing materials for customers, industry partners and employees. The intern will focus on visual and written content creation, growing brand identity and promoting Cretex Medical.

Marketing Communications Intern Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop marketing communications content and design assets for blogs, case studies, technical articles, social media, email marketing, websites, and other key messaging
• Design and update marketing materials such as brochures, sell sheets and infographics
• Organize and revise existing technical content
• Conduct interviews with subject matter experts to support content creation
• Curate content for multiple social media accounts
• Assist with presentation editing and design
• Develop display signage for events and tradeshows
• Capture and edit photos and video
• Conduct customer, industry, market, and competitor research
• Provide writing and graphic design support as requested
• Support and comply with the company Quality System, ISO, and medical device requirements
• Read, understand, and follow work instructions and standard work
• Partner with other business segments: human resources, sales/marketing, customer service, engineering, quality, and finance
• Understand customer needs and the core business markets we serve

Marketing Communications Intern Qualifications

• Working towards a degree in Communication, Journalism, Technical Writing, Advertising, Marketing, or another related field
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to manage multiple projects and tasks with competing deadlines
• Driven, self-starter with the ability to think critically and problem solve
• Well organized, thorough, and accurate, with strong attention to detail
• Professional demeanor; able to effectively interact with a variety of people in varying situations
• Ability to produce engaging content and stories from a variety of complex source material
• Microsoft Office proficiency (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Organizational skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
• Ability to prioritize and multitask

Desirable Criteria & Qualifications

• Experience with Adobe design software (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere)
• Certificates
• Continuing Education; including participation in local chapters, associations, and/or organizations

What to Expect from an Internship with Cretex Companies?

Each summer, we are excited to offer interns countless opportunities to network, learn more about the Cretex family of businesses, and have fun! Here are some things you’ll get to experience as an intern with Cretex Companies and its businesses:

• Work with the latest technologies
• Challenge yourself and grow your skills
• Find opportunities to move across our family of businesses

Cretex offers internships in many different areas, including Engineering, Human Resources, Information Technology, Marketing, Accounting, Business, and Production Operations. We encourage you to explore the many internship opportunities Cretex Medical could offer you.

Internships are available in a variety of locations within the Minneapolis/St. Paul (Minnesota) metro area, including Elk River, Brooklyn Park, Bloomington, Coon Rapids, Anoka, and Dassel.

Here are some of the things that interns have said about working at Cretex:

• “I enjoyed how integrated the interns were in the workflow. We were working on projects that made an impact for the company. I had opportunities to work with employees from all areas of the company as well as other interns.”

• “During my internship, I gained firsthand experience in project management, quality systems, and manufacturing best practices. I was able to grow my skills in design by focusing on creating more ergonomic processes for manufacturing. I enjoyed the learning experience and the relationships I developed.”

Cretex Intern Benefits:

Cretex offers a wide range of benefits for interns including:

• Eligible for Housing Stipend for Relocation
• Eligible for Health and Wellness Benefits
• Career Development Activities
• Opportunities to Interact with Leadership
• Company Events
  • Facility Tours
  • Summer Intern Event

Applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, family status, status with regard to public assistance, or any other protected status as required by law.

Our company uses E-Verify to confirm the employment and eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.

Benefits:

All Employees:

Our 401k retirement savings plan with a company match contribution; onsite health clinics, discretionary holiday bonus program (based on years of service), Cretex University, 24/7 employee assistance program with access to five confidential visits with a licensed counselor at no cost, wellness program with incentives, an employee death benefit, and employee sick and safe leave are available to all Cretex employees. 

20+hours:

Cretex’s medical benefit package includes: comprehensive medical insurance with access to virtual providers; dental insurance (Little Partners Dental benefit covers services 100 percent for children 12 and younger when seen by a Health Partners in network provider); vision insurance; a pre-tax health savings account, healthcare and dependent care pre-tax reimbursement accounts; paid holidays, paid time off; and our discretionary profit sharing program are available to employees working 20+ hours/week. 

30+ hours:

Parental Leave, accident and critical illness benefits, optional employee, spouse, and child life; short and long term disability; company provided life insurance; and tuition assistance programs are available to employees working 30+ hours per week. 

(Some benefits are subject to eligibility criteria.)