The expected salary range for this position is $19.33 - $23.28. Employees in specific high cost of labor locations in the United States (such as San Francisco, CA and Seattle, WA) may qualify for a geographic differential. Compassion International is not responsible for third parties who omit this information when copying and re-posting job openings.
Overview
Compassion’s Marketing Insights team is looking for a motivated and detail-oriented intern to join our summer internship program in Colorado Springs. This role offers hands-on experience in consumer research and insights, working on strategic marketing projects that shape Compassion’s engagement with supporters.
As an intern, you will:
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Code and analyze key marketing content to understand how Compassion’s “Reasons to Believe” themes impact supporter engagement.
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Evaluate supporter surveys, helping to develop best practices and improve long-term research impact.
This is a great opportunity for a student who loves data, storytelling, and strategic thinking and wants to gain experience in consumer insights and marketing.
What will you do?
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Learn from experienced professionals in the Marketing Insights, and Content and Creative teams, gaining a deeper understanding of how marketing drives Compassion’s mission.
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Analyze marketing content performance using tools like Sprout Social, Google Analytics, and Salesforce, identifying patterns and insights that inform strategy.
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Assist in presenting findings by helping to create insight-driven reports and narratives alongside the Marketing Insights Director.
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Support survey research efforts, reviewing and organizing survey questions to create a standardized question bank and best practices guide for long-term use.
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Contribute to strategic projects by preparing documents, presentations, or communications as needed.
What do you have?
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Meets the qualifications for our internship program (see below).
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Reflects the Marketing Insight team's core values of curiosity, excellence, professionalism, self-awareness, and transparency.
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Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Research, Digital Media, or related field.
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Enjoys pioneering new ways of thinking and driving clarity in uncertainty (i.e., exploratory research)
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Proficiency in identifying patterns and themes in large and varied data sets
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Oriented toward strategy and identifying the practical implications of insights
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Demonstrates passion for both data and storytelling
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Previous experience with Sprout Social or Google Analytics a plus
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Previous experience programming surveys a plus
BEFORE APPLYING, please make sure you meet the applicant requirements for our Internship Program:
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Maintain a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintaining a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Compassion, and faithfully uphold Compassion’s ministry in prayer.
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Act as an advocate to raise the awareness of the needs of children. Understand Christ’s mandate to protect children. Commit to and prioritizes child protection considerations in all decision-making, tasks and activities across the ministry. Abide by all behavioral expectations in Compassion’s Statement of Commitment to Child Protection and Code of Conduct. Report any concerns of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children through Compassion’s internal reporting process and appropriately support responses to incidents if they occur.
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Uphold and engage in Compassion’s core Cultural Behaviors.
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Available for the entire internship period: May 27 to August 1, 2025.
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Ability to work from Compassion’s HQ in Colorado Springs Monday - Friday from 8-5pm during the duration of the internship. Host homes are available for housing and your own transportation is required.
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Legally eligible for employment in the United States (i.e., if an international student, must already have a work or study visa, SSN, etc.).
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What We Do
Compassion International is a Christian child development ministry aimed at releasing children from spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty in Jesus’ name.
We are church-based: Compassion believes the Church is God’s chosen instrument to bring hope to a hurting world.
We believe the strategic placement of local churches makes them best suited to address the holistic needs of the children in their communities. And only they can effectively deliver the Jesus-based teaching and whole-life care that children in poverty deserve. Compassion partners with 8,000+ churches in 25 countries around the world to deliver our holistic child development program.
We are child-focused: Compassion’s ministry is focused on the individual child and his/her development. We offer this assistance irrespective of caste, creed, class or religion. At Compassion, we believe entire communities will feel the positive impact of our presence because what happens in the life of a child ripples throughout his or her environment.
We are Christ-centered: Jesus is the core of our ministry and his life and teachings shape our programs. They reflect the spiritual commitments of our staff. And they guide how we love people, respect communities and cooperate with nations.
We are committed to integrity: We hold ourselves to the highest professional and biblical principles in all aspects of our ministry and maintain the highest industry standards for our allocation of funds.
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