Thinker & Strategy Intern

Gorilla 76 is looking for part-time Strategy Intern candidates. As you work with our Strategy Department, you’ll be responsible for assisting on modern marketing programs that deliver meaningful business outcomes for our clients in the B2B manufacturing space. This is not just a summer internship, but instead, a year-round ongoing opportunity.

Your key accountabilities will include

• Executing select marketing tactics


• Assisting on marketing strategy for real clients in the industrial space 


• Shadowing key parts of the marketing plan process from foundation to execution to monitoring

Before applying, please review the following

• Who we are


• Who we help and how  


• How our process works


• Working at Gorilla 76


• FAQs

Your role

Our Strategy Department focuses on generating marketing-sourced pipeline revenue for our clients. You will be assisting Strategists in accomplishing that goal.

You’ll need to be equal parts learner and doer. Throughout the internship, you will shadow high-level consulting and client-facing workshops, and execute specific tactical projects like keyword research and audience building.

Internally, you’re the embodiment of our “results” core value. You assist the team in activities that will help our clients achieve their revenue goals. 

What that looks like

• Shadowing strategists on high-level consulting engagements, such as discovery workshops with potential new clients or developing comprehensive marketing plans


• Assisting with campaign creation and management, which may include developing creative briefs, conducting keyword research, and audience building


• Skilling up and taking on additional responsibility as you grow, seamlessly moving from shadowing, to assisting, to executing select tasks


• Reading, reading, reading; from new marketing books to updates to the platforms we use, you’re constantly bettering yourself by seeking out new knowledge


• Learning about the inner workings of a digital marketing agency, seeing how departments like Client Success, Strategy, and Content all work together


• Understanding the foundations of demand generation and industrial marketing

Within the Strategy department, you’ll work closely with the Strategists to grow your marketing skills and contribute to the team’s success internally.

What that looks like 

• Meeting weekly as a department to identify and work through issues


• Diving into professional development opportunities


• Sharing wins and challenges with the team


• Owning your responsibilities and assisting wherever possible


• Additional duties as needed

Putting your role into perspective

Gorilla 76 creates comprehensive marketing plans for our industrial B2B clients that help them achieve their revenue goals. This starts with our discovery process, which results in a documented action plan containing all the marketing activities we recommend to help them achieve their revenue goals. The strategist will lead the team in executing the plan and, most importantly, reaching the client’s goals.

As an intern, you will assist strategists with key tasks throughout this entire process.

Within one month you’ll…

• Learn Gorilla’s philosophy and the fundamentals of industrial marketing


• Be introduced to the team


• Start shadowing important workshops and consulting engagements


• Be briefed on client accounts


• Set goals for your internship

Within three months you’ll…

• Conduct keyword research


• Perform light Google Ads management


• Create microcontent


• Become familiar with paid social platforms


• Assist with one-off strategy projects as needed

Beyond six months you’ll…

• Begin executing strategic work that contributes to our clients’ success!

What you’ll gain from this internship

• A fundamental understanding of demand generation marketing


• Knowledge of how an agency works, and how to work effectively within one


• Tactical marketing knowledge, including how to work in a CRM, experience with several digital marketing platforms (Google, LinkedIn, Facebook), reporting, campaign best practices, and how to create marketing plans


• An understanding of B2B marketing in niche industries

The person

• Is a sophomore or junior (as of spring 2024) in college studying Marketing, Business, English, Communications or related fields


• Has the ability to work part-time (at least 10 to 15 hours per week) during the summer and school year, primarily during our typical working hours (8am to 5:30pm CST)


• Is committed to learning and growing throughout the internship and can pick up new tasks and skills quickly


• Takes initiative and has the ability to run with tasks, asking for help when needed


• Is an analytical thinker, always asking “why?”


• Brings new ideas to the table through creative problem-solving and experimentation


• Embodies Gorilla 76’s core values

No prior experience is required

The team

While small and tight-knit, we’re a team, not a family. This helps us hold one another accountable. If you’re wondering who we are - look to our manifesto and five core values. Check out our Instagram. And see what people say about us on Glassdoor. 

By applying for this position, you are certifying that the information provided on this application form and any other documents provided to Gorilla 76 are complete and accurate. If asked to provide work samples, you are certifying that the samples provided were created by you. Withholding information or providing false information will result in a refusal to hire or termination of your employment. This application is valid for 90 days, and you must reapply for consideration beyond 90 days.

Equal Employment Opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle and policy at Gorilla 76, where employment is based upon your capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship status, marital status or any other legally protected characteristic. This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and procedures relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.