Part-time Marketing Proposal Internship - Southwest District

Kiewit is one of North America's largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations. With its roots dating back to 1884, the employee-owned company operates through a network of offices and projects in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Australia. Kiewit offers construction and engineering services in a variety of markets including transportation, water/wastewater, power, oil, gas and chemical, building and mining. Kiewit had 2016 revenues of $8.6 billion and employs more than 20,000 staff and craft employees.
 
How We’re Different
•    Consistently ranked within the top five of the “Top 400 Contractors” according to Engineering News-Record
•    Consistently recognized as one of the best places to work in North America and in 2015, named one of Fortune’s Most Admired Companies
•    We spend an average of $8,500 per employee each year on training and career development
•    Internships are a great opportunity to explore many different specialty construction and engineering areas within Kiewit and get important hands-on experience
•    Our interns have meaningful relations to the industry's top talent for guidance, and have significant responsibilities in real world areas of the Kiewit organization
•    Our long-standing internship program has launched many Kiewit careers, including our Chairman and CEO’s

In this role, you will help support an ambitious team that thrives on collaboration and innovation. As a marketing proposal intern, you’ll assist in the development, production and execution of proposal pursuits, brochures, and other client-facing materials. The ideal candidate is one who is able proactively bring new design ideas to conception and help evolve and advanced proposal collateral.

Primary Responsibilities  
•    Assist with marketing publications, presentations, graphics, proposals, and more for Kiewit’s Southwest District.
•    Collaborate with both the marketing team and subject matter experts to develop accurate and informational graphics, brochures, collateral, advertisements, signage, publications, proposals and other materials.
•    Assist the graphics team with editing graphics and layouts using both the Adobe Suite and Microsoft Office Suite.
•    Participate in proposals as needed through coordination efforts, brainstorming sessions, message development, writing, editing and production execution.
•    Support and format documents, spreadsheets, and presentations for clients as requested.
•    Create engaging proposals with custom tabs, graphic story elements, creative packaging, etc.
•    Create and maintain a graphic and photo library of templates in a digital management system and use a defined file system structure.

Qualifications  
•    Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage with senior technical staff and upper management
•    An interest in graphics and an eye for design
•    Ability to work well with others; positive attitude with willingness to learn
•    Ability to problem solve and find multiple solutions under tight time constraints
•    Ability to professionally handle constructive criticism
•    Energetic and outgoing personality with the ability and desire to work in a team environment
•    Demonstrated commitment to quality with meticulous attention to detail and consistency in work product
•    Strong Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
•    Experience with Adobe Creative Suite a plus, but not required; emphasis on InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat

Kiewit 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.