Philanthropy Marketing Intern Summer 2026

Job Summary

Interns at the Rock Family of Companies gain priceless hands-on experience. Here they learn how it feels to be in the workplace participate in events and become a valuable member of our team.

Rocket Community Fund is the philanthropic arm of Rocket Companies. We aim to simplify complex and inequitable systems to ensure that every American has access to stable healthy housing especially in our home city of Detroit.

Gilbert Family Foundation is a private nonprofit foundation founded by Jennifer and Dan Gilbert to accelerate a cure for neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and build economic opportunity and equity in the city of Detroit.

As an intern on the marketing and communications team you will work with both Rocket Community Fund and Gilbert Family Foundation to promote the impact of our philanthropic investments both in Detroit and across the country.

This role will provide hands-on experience with many facets of marketing and communications including public relations social media video production copywriting and more. Your contributions will support the marketing and communications team as they collaborate with partners to tell compelling and memorable stories about our investments.

Key Responsibilities :

• Draft and edit copy for blogs social media posts newsletters and internal communications.
• Assist with creating graphics presentations and other visual assets.
• Help schedule and monitor posts across social media channels.
• Track engagement and flag opportunities to join relevant conversations.
• Assist with event logistics such as signage registration lists and day-of coordination.
• Capture photos videos or quotes for post-event recaps.
• Conduct research on media trends partner organizations and key audiences.
• Compile and summarize news coverage and social media mentions.
• Support campaign rollouts by maintaining timelines task lists and approvals.
• Help organize and archive creative assets for easy team access.
• Assist in pulling data for monthly marketing dashboards and reports.
• Analyze campaign performance and suggest potential optimizations.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams and external partners as needed.
• Participate in team meetings and brainstorming sessions contributing ideas.
• Maintain contact lists update editorial calendars and manage shared documents.
• Support budget tracking by logging invoices and expenses related to campaigns.

About You :

We are seeking a dynamic and thoughtful individual with the following qualities :

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Disclaimer

This is an outline of the primary responsibilities of this position. As with everything in life things change. The tasks and responsibilities can be changed added to removed amended deleted and modified at any time by the leadership group.

Required Experience :

Intern

Key Skills

Microsoft Office,Public Relations,Google Docs,Data Collection,MailChimp,Microsoft Word,Dermal Fillers,Microsoft Powerpoint,Research Experience,Microsoft Excel,Adobe Photoshop,Writing Skills

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1