Marketing Associate - Blue Bell, US
ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.
Job Title: Marketing Intern
Location: [US/Remote]
Duration: Summer Internship
Department: Marketing
Reports To: VP Global Marketing
Who are we?
ICON is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation. From molecule to medicine, we advance clinical research providing outsourced development and commercialisation services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organisations. We develop new innovations, drive emerging therapies forward and improve patient lives. With headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, ICON employed approximately 41,250 employees in 97 locations in 55 countries as at March 31, 2025. For further information about ICON, visit: www.iconplc.com.
Marketing Intern at ICON:
In this position, you will join an award-winning marketing and communications team. We are searching for a resourceful, motivated and organised individual, who will play a key role in collaborative working with a global team of digital operations, creative design, copywriting and events specialists in supporting Senior Marketing Managers with campaign delivery and sales collateral development to create brand awareness, drive customer engagement and develop qualified sales leads.
What’s in it for you?
We have a friendly environment where you can be fully engaged, motivated and rewarded. As a professional services provider, our employees are our best asset and we encourage them to realise their potential within a performance culture that is demanding and exciting. This internship offers hands-on experience in various aspects of marketing, including content creation, social media, email campaigns, event planning, and market research.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with Senior Marketing Managers to support execution of campaigns and development of collateral and materials for the sales team
- Maintaining status of tasks and projects using a digital project management tool to enable accurate portfolio management reporting
- Co-ordinate with the global events team on materials and logistics required to support a successful presence at industry conferences
- Ensure consistent and effective application of the ICON brand identity system across all materials produced.
- Collaboration with digital marketing colleagues on maintenance & creation of webpages, and event or campaign social media posts
- Collaboration with marketing analyst on production of standardised campaign performance presentations for Marketing Managers
- Contribute to marketing team projects as required
- Organise and maintain marketing assets and collateral
- Support ad hoc marketing tasks and special projects as needed
- Occasionally conduct competitor messaging research as requested
Requirements:
- Currently pursuing a degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field
- Stakeholder management skills – the ability to work well in a fast-paced, multi-cultural matrix structure environment.
- Self-motivated, resourceful, and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- IT literacy, including proficiency with Microsoft Office and familiarity with LinkedIn and basic social media platforms
- Detail-oriented, organised, and able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Interest in B2B marketing, professional services and the Life Sciences industry
What you’ll gain
- Real-world experience in B2B marketing strategy and execution
- Exposure to professional services branding, client engagement, and lead generation
- Mentorship from experienced marketing professionals
- A portfolio of work to support your career development
What’s Next?
Following your application you will be contacted by one of our dedicated recruiters and if successful we will be able to provide you with more details about this opportunity.
ICON plc is an equal opportunity employer - Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans and committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.
What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.
In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.
Our benefits examples include:
- Various annual leave entitlements
- A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
- Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
- Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
- Life assurance
- Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.
Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.
At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here
Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.
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