Marketing and Property Intern - Highland Village
WS Development
Jackson, mississippi
Job Details
Part-time
Full Job Description
Overview:
WS Development is seeking an enthusiastic intern to join the Highland Village Field Team. This position offers hands-on experience in mixed-use real estate development with a focus on property management and marketing. As part of the team, the intern will work closely with the General Manager (GM) and Marketing Manager, gaining exposure to retail, event planning, and social media management. This is an internship expected to work onsite at Highland Village for 15-20 hours per week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Social Media: Help with research, management, and real-time content creation for social media platforms.
- Content Creation: Collaborate using Canva or similar design tools to create content as needed.
- Tenant & Property Newsletters: Draft and organize newsletters, assist in planning, and collaborate on content research.
- Website Management: Help update the events and job sections with tenant news, and contribute to ongoing website maintenance.
- Event Support: Collaborate on event research, planning, organization, and execution. Assist with social media coverage and help with event setup and production on the day of the event.
- Property Management: Help update property documents, assist with merchant touchpoints, and collaborate on focus group coordination.
- Community Engagement: Assist in coordinating community outreach efforts and help foster local partnerships.
- Marketing Administrative Tasks: Organize and maintain marketing and merch closet, prep merch, research and source vendors, proof marketing content before distribution.
Requirements
- Hold a degree in or currently enrolled in a Marketing, Business Administration, Communication, Hospitality, or related field.
- Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and familiar with social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook).
- Experience with marketing tools such as Iconosquare, Canva, Wordpress, or Klaviyo is a plus but not required.
About WS Development
Massachusetts-based WS Development is a mixed-use developer with a singular mission: creating places people want to be. With an approach that values art, science, innovation and, above all else, people, WS strives to engage each community it serves with best-in-class experiences, designed with our customers, tenants and partners in mind. Established in 1990, WS is one of few vertically-integrated real estate companies that conceptualizes, owns, operates and leases more than 100 properties that range from cutting-edge urban spaces to lifestyle and community centers. With over 22 million square feet of existing space and an additional nine million square feet under development, it is one of the largest privately-owned development firms in the country.
WS is where great ideas and great people come together to design, build, and operate some of the best loved real estate projects in the country. We live at the intersection of entrepreneurship and establishment. We have the infrastructure of decades supporting a culture of free-thinking excellence.
We expect every WS employee to feel welcomed and valued irrespective of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, and life experiences. Or for any other reason.