Marketing Internship at Meritage Homes in Jacksonville, FL

Job description

Responsibilities Meritage Home’s is a Top 5 builder dedicated to building energy-efficient homes and communities. We are looking for future leaders that can help Meritage continue to grow, set our future strategy and solve our business challenges. Our internship program is designed to help you not only understand what we do but how and why we do it. If you are looking for an experience where you can immerse yourself in a business, establish a network, learn, develop your skills, and have some fun, then this is the place for you. This internship will be part-time during the Fall 2026 semester and you must be located in the Jacksonville, FL area. The marketing intern will learn about the consumer, digital strategies and branding experience as well as provide general marketing support for the Florida region which includes Tampa, FL, Orlando, FL and Jacksonville, FL divisions. This includes learning marketing strategies to drive traffic, listings management, conducting website audits, digital eblast campaigns, prepare/coordinate collateral, signage and other marketing materials. This is all while learning the broader business strategy, participating in cross-functional projects involving other interns and business leaders. The stuff you will do: Serve as a marketing resource partner for the Marketing Manager in our Jacksonville, FL division Support, learn and observe the Marketing Manager in planning the annual, quarterly and monthly marketing efforts to include incentive promotions, community marketing and agent outreach Coordinate the development and execution of all marketing collateral and campaign materials (digital and print); ensure adherence to brand standards Helping and managing the digital content –Website maintenance, videos, brochures, kiosks, photography Perform ongoing website audits and ensure content is accurate and up-to-date Assist with digital marketing initiatives (i.e., create and distribute eblasts and flyers, submit digital media request forms, etc.) Assist in the planning and execution of all consumer and agent events Assist in the new community opening process (planning, execution, follow up) Participate in planning and execution of sales team meetings and events as well as divisional office events as needed Support divisional, regional and national marketing initiatives including special projects as requested Update and maintain tracking documents, calendars, Teams folders Work closely with internal business leaders to learn the homebuilding industry, the Meritage business model and an assigned functional area such as construction, land, marketing, operations, purchasing, finance, human resources, etc. Learn our core values and why they drive everything we do Translate classroom experience into practical application during the internship Participate in cross-functional projects involving other interns and business leaders centered around current business challenges Present real world business recommendations to senior leadership that can help drive our strategy Write a paper focusing on the experience or another assigned topic Meritage Homes does not provide Visa sponsorship. #LI-KS1 Qualifications Need to be awesome at: Operating with integrity Always assuming positive intent and bringing passion to work Having a desire to “win” and get stuff done Fostering an inclusive environment Asking questions, seeking to understand and making recommendations to improve Wanting to always innovate, think of new ideas and solve for bigger problems Being relentless in the pursuit of excellence; will never “settle” Actively enrolled in a degree program from a regionally accredited university or college Preferred: Experience working in a team environment on cross team or functional projects Experience dealing with ambiguity Experience in a leadership capacity or role and influencing peers Relevant College Coursework/Majors: Business Administration Finance Marketing Digital Marketing Communications Real Estate Operations