Baird is an employee-owned, international wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm with offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Established in 1919, Baird has more than 3,100 associates serving the needs of individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. Baird hasmore than $135 billion in client assets. Committed to being a great place to work, Bairdranked No. 9 on FORTUNE’s100 Best Companies to Work Forin 2014 – its 11th consecutive yearon the list.Baird’s principal operating subsidiaries are Robert W. Baird & Co. in the United States and Robert W. Baird Group Ltd. in Europe. Baird also has an operating subsidiary in Asia supporting Baird’s investment banking and private equity operations. For more information, please visit Baird’s Web site at www.rwbaird.com.
Our intern program is a robust experience that offers interns exposure to the business world and a meaningful work experience. Baird’s summer intern program includes an Intern Welcome Event in our corporate office in Milwaukee, WI, multiple Lunch & Learns, FUEL Milwaukee events, a Brewer’s game at Miller Park, Baird Night at the Zoo, and many other informal events. Our interns have the opportunity to use a Baird Cares Day and be compensated to volunteer in the community. They are also eligible to apply for $15,000 in scholarships. Our informal mentor program gives interns an opportunity to network throughout Baird and learn about all the areas of the firm.
HOURS:
Part-time during the school semester, ranging between 16-20 hours per week. Full-time during the summer, 37.5 hours per week.
LOCATION:
Milwaukee, WI
SUMMARY:
Works directly with the Marketing and Public Relations teams in planning, developing and implementing programs and efforts to effectively communicate Baird’s messages both internally and externally.
DUTIES:
- Assists with Baird’s overall media relations efforts (news releases, and other media correspondence, coverage monitoring, web site news section maintenance, editorial calendar research and earnings calendar maintenance).
- Conducts research for advertising, media relations and marketing purposes.
- Prepares and reviews letters, flyers, emails, bylined articles and brochures to support the marketing and promotional activities of our Financial Advisors and Teams.
- Also helps coordinate and implement mailings and broader communications campaigns to Private Wealth Management clients.
- Assists with execution of marketing and communications strategies for digital communications (social media and web) Performs other duties as assigned in support of Marketing & Communications department projects and activities.