Marketing Intern

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs. Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold. Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.

Job Description

About This Job  

We invite you to help us shape the future of agriculture. At Syngenta, we believe every employee has a role to play in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. To support that challenge, the team is currently seeking a Marketing Intern in Greensboro, NC. You will spend up to 8 weeks working with and learning from the highest-performing team in the industry, working on projects with direct benefit to our customers and the Syngenta business and learning about all facets of marketing from product management to market research to advertising and promotion. This is a uniquely valuable opportunity for a motivated rising junior or senior with a background in Agriculture, Marketing or Business to gain invaluable insight and experience while earning competitive wages and learning about how Syngenta markets its products and services to retailers and farmers.

As an intern at Syngenta, you have the opportunity to work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry, and work on real projects finding real solutions. Work with us and you’ll get:  

• Competitive wages
• Ongoing career development resources
• The opportunity to work on meaningful, innovative projects that solve problems
• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and offers flexible work options to meet both your work and personal needs

Estimated Duration: May 2023-August 2023

You will: 

• Contribute to marketing initiatives and tactics for the US crop protection business
• Learn the fundamentals of product marketing
• Learn how to apply market research and other sources of data to achieve business objectives
• Develop skills and experience to further your career
• Own and advance specific projects, while also being exposed to all the functional areas that contribute to effective marketing (e.g., price, product, place and promotion)

Qualifications

What you must have:

• Enrollment in a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited NC HBCU in Business, Marketing, Communications, Agriculture, or other closely related field of study
• Sophomore or Junior class standing
• Developed specialized skills, or a breadth of skills, through job-related training, on-the-job experience, and course work

What You Might Also Contribute To The Team

• A demonstrated passion for agriculture and food production is a definite asset
• Knowledge of marketing processes, data insights & analytics, agronomics, general cropping practices, agricultural technology and trends and requirements for controlling disease, weeds and insects
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong interpersonal skills as well as competency in PowerPoint and Excel
• Ability to lead, be self-directed and to work as part of a team

Additional Information

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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