Intern - Marketing Communications & Sales Enablement (Summer 2026)

Itron is innovating new ways for utilities and cities to manage energy and water. We create a more resourceful world to protect essential resources for today and tomorrow. Join us.

As aMarketing Communications & Sales Enablement Intern, you'll work to plan and implement projects that support Product Marketing Managers in the Outcomes business unit. The goal of product marketing is to grow revenue and market share. In this role you will interact directly with the product marketing team and support efforts with sales, product management, sales enablement, marketing, partners, and analysts.

You'll also work collaboratively with a product marketing team and learn about scheduling and planning marketing projects, estimating costs and managing projects to completion. You will support the development of market messaging and promotional activities through internal coordination, writing and editing of sales and market collateral.

We are seeking a self-starter with a "roll-up-the-sleeves" mindset who enjoys working in a highly dynamic startup-like environment.

Duration

40 hours per week in summer. The internship will begin May/June 2026

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop marketing plan and related campaign content to support lines of business targets and goals in collaboration with product management group and Itron sales

• Support product management and sales with go-to-market (GTM) plan, including value proposition, market segmentation, competitive analysis, commercial model, delivery model, updating sales enablement tools, etc.

• Coordinate with resources in corporate marketing group, as needed, to plan, oversee, develop, execute, track and be accountable for assigned product group-based marketing campaigns and related activities

• Continuously improving and enable sales team through training and awareness campaigns

• Follow up on lead management through marketing campaigns to drive new client acquisition & sales revenue

• Deliver relevant campaign content to the corporate marketing calendar

• Collaborate with corporate marketing team and the product marketing and product line management team to ensure related marketing activities and programs are executed in a timely and effective manner

• Support content marketing, including writing collateral and promotions with internal and external partners, i.e., writing blogs, whitepapers, website copy and other documents

• Manage trade shows and Itron events with internal and external parties including analyzing the performance of demand generation and developing action plans

Required Skills & Experience

• Education: enrolled in an accredited and related degree program with completion of at least two years of college-level coursework (Marketing, Communications or related)

• Efficient organizational skills and ability to work independently to organize unstructured information and respond timely to critical work tasks

• Professional writing skills and verbal communication, including keen attention to detail

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and work towards achieving long-term goals

• Proficient intermediate level skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• Ability and interest to learn Power BI

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Prior related experience

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• Knowledge of Workfront or other related content management system

• Experience using Microsoft Teams and SharePoint or other workplace collaboration tools

• Intermediate experience with Power BI

• Experience with Azure Power Automate tools

Travel: 0 - 10%

Physical Demands

This is a typical office job, with no special physical requirements or unusual work environment.

This position will be tied to our Liberty Lake, WA location with hybrid work flexibility of 2-3 days on-site per week.

Liberty Lake, WA: $15.87 - $44.23 per hour

Itron is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and providing an authentic workplace experience for all employees. If you are excited about this role but your past experiences don't perfectly align with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. In the end, you may be just who we are looking for!

The successful candidate's starting wage will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills and experience.

Itron is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you require an accommodation to apply, please contact a recruiting representative at 1-800-635-5461 or email Accessibility@itron.com.

Itron is transforming how the world manages energy, water and city services. Our trusted intelligent infrastructure solutions help utilities and cities improve efficiency, build resilience and deliver safe, reliable and affordable service. With edge intelligence, we connect people, data insights and devices so communities can better manage the essential resources they rely on to live. Join us as we create a more resourceful world: www.itron.com