Marketing & Communications Intern - 2025 - 2026 Season
M.C. Dean, Inc.
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McLean, VA
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Posted March 14, 2026
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Responsibilities
- Researching, writing, editing, and coordinating content for the firm’s website, intranet, social media sites, and marketing materials
- Assisting with promotions, events, client meetings, and special projects
- Supporting website maintenance by preparing and uploading new content, and monitoring SEO effectiveness
- Supporting corporate and sub brand refresh efforts, including research, documentation, template updates, and training materials.
- Collaborating with leadership, technical, and marketing communications team members in the preparation of content and/or graphics for digital or print-based materials
- Providing research, tracking, and analytics support for integrated marketing campaigns
- Supporting market intelligence, competitive analysis and market segmentation research and reporting efforts
Commitments
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Availability to work full time (40 hours/week) during the summer
Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time
Sitting for extended periods of time
Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction
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Requirements
- Previous experience, internship, or coursework in marketing or related field
- Excellent written communications skills
- An eagerness to learn fast, work hard, and produce quality work
- The ability to operate successfully both on independent assignments and as part of a team
- Demonstrated ability to work under tight deadlines
- A willingness to handle routine, repetitive tasks
- Problem-solving and resourcefulness to tackle more complex and substantive work
- Strong writing and editing skills
- Demonstrated analytical skills with research experience
- Organizational skills and attention to detail
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Availability to work full time (40 hours/week) during the summer
- Knowledge of Associate Press style guidelines
- Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and basic HTML
- Experience with data/statistical analysis tools
- Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time
- Sitting for extended periods of time
- Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction
- Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard
Preferred Skills
- Knowledge of Associate Press style guidelines
- Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and basic HTML
- Experience with data/statistical analysis tools
- Experience with social media distribution and tracking tools and Google Analytics
- Preference will be given to graduate students, undergraduate seniors, or recent graduates
- Completion of advanced coursework in writing, research, campaign development, and marketing analytics strongly preferred
Education
- (Not required) – Preference will be given to graduate students, undergraduate seniors, or recent graduates
- (Not required) – Education / Experience
- (Not required) – Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related degree field
- (Not required) – Completion of advanced coursework in writing, research, campaign development, and marketing analytics strongly preferred
Overview
About M.C. Dean
M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence™. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.
Why Join Us?
Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.
M.C. Dean is seeking summer interns to support its Marketing & Communications department. These paid positions offer experience at a large engineering and technology company based in the Washington, D.C. metro area.
The marketing and communications team is enhancing the company’s brand and digital presence to support marketing, communications, and branding programs. This is an exciting opportunity for candidates to gain cross-disciplinary experience, including strategic marketing and market intelligence, branding, web development, social media, internal communications and corporate social responsibility within a dynamic team.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
Researching, writing, editing, and coordinating content for the firm’s website, intranet, social media sites, and marketing materials
Assisting with promotions, events, client meetings, and special projects
Supporting website maintenance by preparing and uploading new content, and monitoring SEO effectiveness
Supporting corporate and sub brand refresh efforts, including research, documentation, template updates, and training materials.
Collaborating with leadership, technical, and marketing communications team members in the preparation of content and/or graphics for digital or print-based materials
Providing research, tracking, and analytics support for integrated marketing campaigns
Supporting market intelligence, competitive analysis and market segmentation research and reporting efforts
Qualifications
Required Skills / Qualifications
Previous experience, internship, or coursework in marketing or related field
Excellent written communications skills
An eagerness to learn fast, work hard, and produce quality work
The ability to operate successfully both on independent assignments and as part of a team
Demonstrated ability to work under tight deadlines
A willingness to handle routine, repetitive tasks
Problem-solving and resourcefulness to tackle more complex and substantive work
Strong writing and editing skills
Demonstrated analytical skills with research experience
Organizational skills and attention to detail
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Availability to work full time (40 hours/week) during the summer
Desired Skills
Knowledge of Associate Press style guidelines
Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and basic HTML
Experience with data/statistical analysis tools
Experience with social media distribution and tracking tools and Google Analytics
Preference will be given to graduate students, undergraduate seniors, or recent graduates
Education / Experience
Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related degree field
Completion of advanced coursework in writing, research, campaign development, and marketing analytics strongly preferred
Abilities
Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time
Sitting for extended periods of time
Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction
Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard
Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
Identify and understand the speech of another person
About M.C. Dean
M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence™. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.
Why Join Us?
Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.
M.C. Dean is seeking summer interns to support its Marketing & Communications department. These paid positions offer experience at a large engineering and technology company based in the Washington, D.C. metro area.
The marketing and communications team is enhancing the company’s brand and digital presence to support marketing, communications, and branding programs. This is an exciting opportunity for candidates to gain cross-disciplinary experience, including strategic marketing and market intelligence, branding, web development, social media, internal communications and corporate social responsibility within a dynamic team.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
Researching, writing, editing, and coordinating content for the firm’s website, intranet, social media sites, and marketing materials
Assisting with promotions, events, client meetings, and special projects
Supporting website maintenance by preparing and uploading new content, and monitoring SEO effectiveness
Supporting corporate and sub brand refresh efforts, including research, documentation, template updates, and training materials.
Collaborating with leadership, technical, and marketing communications team members in the preparation of content and/or graphics for digital or print-based materials
Providing research, tracking, and analytics support for integrated marketing campaigns
Supporting market intelligence, competitive analysis and market segmentation research and reporting efforts
Qualifications
Required Skills / Qualifications
Previous experience, internship, or coursework in marketing or related field
Excellent written communications skills
An eagerness to learn fast, work hard, and produce quality work
The ability to operate successfully both on independent assignments and as part of a team
Demonstrated ability to work under tight deadlines
A willingness to handle routine, repetitive tasks
Problem-solving and resourcefulness to tackle more complex and substantive work
Strong writing and editing skills
Demonstrated analytical skills with research experience
Organizational skills and attention to detail
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Availability to work full time (40 hours/week) during the summer
Desired Skills
Knowledge of Associate Press style guidelines
Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and basic HTML
Experience with data/statistical analysis tools
Experience with social media distribution and tracking tools and Google Analytics
Preference will be given to graduate students, undergraduate seniors, or recent graduates
Education / Experience
Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related degree field
Completion of advanced coursework in writing, research, campaign development, and marketing analytics strongly preferred
Abilities
Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time
Sitting for extended periods of time
Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction
Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard
Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
Identify and understand the speech of another person