Year-Round Marketing Intern - Grand Rapids, MI

General Information

Country: USA

State: Michigan

City: Grand Rapids

Office Location: 1101 - 1111 44th Street - - - - -

Date posted: 22-Jan-2026

Business Function: Marketing

Position Type: Intern

Description

*Loves working on meaningful projects important to business success.

*Is curious and analytical - comfortable mining data, summarizing insights, and telling a clear story through presentations and visual tools?

*Is interested in helping monitor the success of various new market launch initiatives and recommending action based on results?

*Thrives in collaborative, cross-functional environments as part of a team focused on improvement and success?

*Offering competitive hourly wages and benefits that support your life both in and out of work

*Giving you access to our Wellbeing Hub and onsite gym to support your health and wellness

*Connecting you with a structured mentorship program to guide your growth

*Creating opportunities for networking events, plant tours, and immersive experiences to learn about our business

*Treating you to free quarterly massages as part of our commitment to your wellbeing

*Fostering a culture of inclusion where employees feel seen, heard, and valued - and living it out every day

*Empowering you to make a meaningful impact on people and the planet through your work and Steelcase's ongoing commitment

*Contributing to go-to-market strategies and tactics that help us win with our products and customers

*Engaging in projects that touch various areas of our business

*Mining data and creating dashboards to monitor the progress of various initiatives.

*Preparing presentations and sharing insights with your team and senior leaders

*Partnering with marketing experts and cross-functional teams to bring ideas to life

Hybrid Collaboration & Technology Partners: Supporting our Customer Vertical Marketing team focused on hybrid work solutions with gotomarket activities; contributing to event planning, campaign support, competitive analysis, and key launch initiatives; collaborating crossfunctionally within Steelcase and with external technology partners.

Market Launch: Supporting our Market Launch team with gotomarket activities for specific new products and programs being launched; assisting with monitoring of progress for various launch initiatives by gathering feedback, analyzing data and building dashboards; contributing to the planning of various launch initiatives; collaborating crossfunctionally within Steelcase teams involved with launching new products and programs.

Surface Materials: Conducting competitive analyses on surface materials; supporting the sample portfolio program (supplier communication, sample organization, purchase orders, fulfillment data entry); collaborating with project management and occasionally handling materials. This role may involve lifting up to 30 lbs and requires reliable transportation.

*Pursuing a bachelor's degree in marketing, economics, business, entrepreneurship from an accredited college or university

*Expected to graduate in Dec 2027 or later

*Ability to work part-time (15-20 hours/week) during the academic year and full-time (40 hours/week) during the summer months

*Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Steelcase will not offer sponsorships or work visas now or in the future for this role.

*Passion for marketing in a competitive, global environment with a focus on the Americas

*Ability to gather market insight around trends, industry landscape to inform marketing strategies

*Proficiency in using digital tools and platforms to create compelling marketing materials

*Strong analytical thinking and ability to conduct analysis on various assignment projects

*Proficiency in or ability to learn Microsoft Office (word, powerpoint and excel), Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Sharepoint and AI tools; Zoom, Smartsheets. Ability to learn how to gather information/data, conduct analysis and build dashboards and visually present results.

*Curiosity and eagerness to learn about the product development and launch process

*Highly collaborative with excellent written and verbal communication skills

*Creative problem-solving and proactive learning mindset

Steelcase is a global design and thought leader in the world of work. Along with our expansive community of brands, we design and manufacture innovative furnishings and solutions to help people do their best work in the many places where work happens.

At Steelcase, we put people at the center of everything we do. We understand the role of work and believe that it can bring meaning and purpose to the lives of our customers and our employees. We prioritize supporting our employees both in and out of work, in all aspects of their lives. When we bring our talents together, we make a positive lasting impact through our work and communities.

Steelcase provides employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, genetic information, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or veteran status and bases all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. If we can make the application process easier through accommodation, please email us at myhr@steelcase.com.

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