2025 Undergraduate Summer Internship – Investment Marketing
Eligibility:
- Polen Capital’s intern program is open to rising college or university seniors (graduating in December 2025 or Spring 2026)
Duration:
- 9 weeks beginning in June 2025
- Interns must be able to commit to the full length of the program
- All internships are in person, paid, and include housing and travel assistance
Deadline:
- Polen Capital will be receiving applications until October 7th, 2024
- If you are invited to a first-round interview, it will be a one-way interview conducted on Spark Hire. More information on how to use Spark Hire will be provided in the interview invitation
Firm Overview
Polen Capital is a global investment management firm advising approximately $65 billion in assets as of August 2024 and providing high value-added active strategies to a wide range of institutional and individual clients around the world. Since 1989, the Firm has been committed to attracting, developing, and retaining exceptional professionals who are aligned with our goal of preserving and growing our clients’ assets to protect their present and enable their future.
Polen Capital has four autonomous investment teams that currently oversee global equities and U.S. credit: The Boca Raton-based Large Company Growth Team; the Boston-based Small Company Growth Team; the London-based Emerging Markets Growth Team; and Waltham, MA-based U.S. High Yield Team.
Polen Capital has been recognized by Pensions & Investments as one of the industry’s “Best Places to Work” for each of the past eight years.
Our Culture
- Polen Capital is guided by three Core Values geared toward honoring our commitment to our clients and creating a positive culture and a cordial and productive professional environment: “Do the right thing,” “Do more than expected,” and “Respect the individual”
- Mastery, autonomy, and purpose are key drivers for our people and behaviors.
- Polen Capital embraces a growth mindset, strives for continuous learning, communicates via radical candor, and is committed to technology and innovation.
- Diversity of thought, unique perspectives and inclusivity are core beliefs at Polen Capital; we view a diverse workforce as essential in fostering a culture of empathy and open-minded collaboration.
As a Polen Undergraduate Summer Intern, you will:
- Gain hands-on exposure to our asset management business, investment philosophy and process
- Participate in leadership and skill-based training, speaker series, and firmwide events alongside full-time employees and fellow Summer Interns
- Collaborate with team members to produce tangible results on projects that are a business imperative to the firm
- Complete a Capstone Project and present results to the firm, in addition to supplemental team project work
Summer Interns may be considered for full-time roles post-graduation.
Investment Marketing (Boston, MA)
Team Overview
The Marketing team guides the firm’s strategic marketing initiatives, from our global brand to digital strategy. Marketing promotes the firm and its services by creating, packaging and distributing content and messaging to engage diverse audiences through digital platforms and initiatives, strategic campaigns, and events.
As an Investment Marketing Intern, you will….
- Conduct market, client, and competitive analysis to help inform our marketing strategy, using external and internal data sources
- Focus on how investment products are marketed and sold in different geographic markets, identifying opportunities for Polen to build our brand and penetrate new segments
- Liaise with sales team to source ideas on how to enhance our marketing materials to better meet the needs of different audiences and stand out in a competitive landscape. Distill findings into actionable recommendations for the marketing team.
- Perform additional competitor analysis on the media, events, and digital strategies of industry peers
- Partner with distribution, sales enablement on capturing relevant client data that will inform our digital and personalization strategy.
- Communicate insights and recommendations to internal stakeholders effectively, with departments such as sales and product development, to support data-driven decision making.
Required Skills:
- Intellectual curiosity
- Ability to collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data
- Self-starter who can take initiative and propose new ideas
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Fluency in MS Office products, especially PowerPoint
- Coursework in Business and/or Marketing preferred
- Data visualization and/or graphic design skills are a bonus
Application Period: Applications will be accepted from September 24th, 2024, until October 7th, 2024. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the next step in the process will be a one-way video interview assessment.
Research shows that women and other underrepresented groups tend to apply only if they meet 100% of the criteria. We are committed to leveling the playing field, and we encourage women, men, people of color, veterans, the LGBTQ+ community, and those returning to the workforce to apply for positions even if they do not necessarily check every box outlined in the job description, including education level.
Polen Capital will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, please contact: talentacquisition@polencapital.com
