Diversified Applications Intern – Business Development & Marketing

Calgon Carbon Corporation is currently looking for a dynamic, motivated college student for our 2024 Internship program which is scheduled to begin on June 3, 2024.  

Position: Diversified Applications Intern – Business Development & Marketing 
Location: Headquarters – Moon Township, PA 

Hours of work: Full-time position with hours generally Monday through Friday 9AM-5PM 

Perks: Competitive pay, dress for your day, hybrid schedules, fun events, network with professionals learning & development opportunities.  
 
Overview 

Our internship program provides real-world experience enabling future professionals the ability to apply what they are learning in school, to applicable situations in a career field they are pursuing. This internship program helps interns gain additional skills that can be applied to future jobs.  

This hybrid internship position is an opportunity to gain knowledge and experience working in Marketing and Business Development for a specialty chemical manufacturing company. The Diversified Applications Business Line provides customers around the world with activated carbon and ion exchange solutions that address today’s pressing issues across multiple industries including Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Environmental, Energy resources, and Metals recovery. The intern will work closely with and under the direction of the DABL Marketing and Business Development Specialist. Support will be needed with on-going projects such as market research, marketing campaigns, new and emerging markets, product optimization, sales call outs, and select business initiatives.   

Duties and Responsibilities (not limited to):  

Collaborating with our technical and sales team to create and execute a marketing strategy for both the US and Latin America  

Reviewing and updating marketing literature, brochures, and application bulletins  

Researching and contacting prospective customers in new and emerging markets  

Data analysis on activated carbon imports into North America and Latin America  

Market research and analysis on competing companies and products  

Provides support on special projects assigned by the team  

Ideal candidates will possess the following skills and characteristics 

Scientific or technical background  

Fluent, conversational, in Spanish and/or Portuguese  

Familiar with Google analytics  

Punctual, reliable, and detail-oriented  

Excellent planning and organizational skills  

Self-sufficient, self-motivated individual with the ability to analyze problems in a systematic and timely manner  

Creative and customer focused  

Good communicator   

Relevant Fields of Study - Working towards a bachelor’s degree in: 

Business (Marketing, Supply Chain, Logistics, etc.) 

Qualifications 

All applicants must be authorized to work in the US 

Candidates must be willing to comply with pre-employment testing and background check 

More about Calgon Carbon, A Kuraray Company 

We are a company of scientific innovators with over 205 patents. For over 75 years, we’ve been innovating solutions to the world’s emerging challenges. Since creating the first activated carbon products from bituminous coal in the 1940s, Calgon Carbon has been a pioneer in developing advanced products, systems and services for air and water purification. Calgon Carbon’s product portfolio now encompasses more than 700 direct market applications. 

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Calgon Carbon employs approximately 1,350 people and operates 20 manufacturing, reactivation, innovation and equipment fabrication facilities in the U.S., Asia, and in Europe, where Calgon Carbon is known as Chemviron. 

Calgon Carbon was acquired by Kuraray in March of 2018. With complementary products and services, the combined organization will continue to focus on providing the highest quality and most innovative activated carbon and filtration media products, equipment, and services to meet customer needs anywhere in the world. 

Calgon Carbon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. 
Minorities/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans 
VEVRRA Federal Contractor