LendingTree’s Summer Internship Program:
Our former Summer Interns will tell you, LendingTree’s Internship Program is selective, challenging and structured to push the limits of what they thought they could do – and they wouldn’t want it any other way. Are there easier ways to spend the summer? Of course. But a LendingTree Internship will help you land a great job once you graduate – maybe even with LendingTree. Here’s what you can expect:
- Real work. If you’re getting coffee at LendingTree its because you want a cup for yourself! You’ll be doing professional level work that will have a real impact on the business. You’ll be a critical member of your team.
- Training. Sure you’ll learn a ton as you contribute to your team but you’ll also go through specific training on: creating a great resume and LinkedIn profile, getting interviews and nailing them, how to give a great presentation and more.
- You’re not alone. You’ll be assigned a Mentor outside of your department who will guide you and mentor you throughout the summer.
- End of summer presentation. At the end of the summer every Intern will make a PPT presentation to Executives that will include a summary of what you accomplished, what you learned and 2 things that will either make the company money or save the company money.
Job Responsibilities:
- Conduct market research/competitive analysis to inform creative strategy and provide deep strategic insights
- Build reports and conduct analysis to drive results on all platforms to goal. Assist with ad-hoc analytics and reporting
- Develop analytical frameworks and models to optimize company profit and product performance
- Develop and standardize metrics and dashboards that would result in consistent measurements across sales and marketing
- Communicate findings and recommendations for actionable changes
- Build & test new creatives pages across our full portfolio of platforms, products & landing pages
- Plan, build & optimize campaigns for both acquisition & retargeting audiences
- Leverage 1st and 3rd party data to identify new areas for growth
What you can learn:
- Strategy and Analytics, understand key business levers in the FinTech industry
- Interact with some of the best online marketing professionals around, and learn the job functions and backgrounds of various colleagues and job roles
- Learn how a fast-paced company with one of the best growth curves in the country runs from the inside
- How to plan, execute, track and present a project to senior leadership
- Develop an understanding of & broaden exposure to digital marketing in general & native advertising in particular
Requirements:
- Very bright (3.7+ GPA required) undergrad student who will be between their Junior and Senior years or grad student between years 1 and 2 (GPA must be listed on your resume to be considered)
- Preferred majors: Digital Marketing, Marketing, Analytics, Computer Science, Business Administration or Economics
- Very proficient in Excel (e.g. Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs) and PowerPoint. SQL a plus
- Experience with Tableau Preferred, Python, R is a plus
- Motivated self-starter, with a high capacity for rapid learning and meticulous attention to detail
- Strong communication and presentation skills; large portion of internship will involve partnership with our Chicago team
- Willingness to roll up sleeves and GET STUFF DONE!
Why LendingTree:
- We’re making a real difference in the financial lives of consumers. The work you’ll do here matters
- Chance to work with top professionals that previously worked for other leading technology companies like Google, Apple, Microsoft and LinkedIn
- Unique entrepreneurial environment filled with flip-flops, t-shirts and people that take their job seriously. We’re a start-up company in publicly traded suit. Read: we have a lot of fun and can afford the grown-up toys
- Cool perks like $3 catered lunches Mon. – Thurs., free bagels every Fri. and on site gym (employees are encouraged to workout during the day. “Is that true?” You bet your tone arms it is!
The Company
LendingTree was founded in 1996 by CEO Doug Lebda to help people comparison shop and get a great deal on the single biggest transaction of their lives: their mortgage. Since then, we’ve facilitated over 65 million loan requests, while becoming a household name. We’ve now expanded to be the leading online marketplace in the US for consumers to comparison shop for mortgages, personal loans, credit cards, student loans, auto loans, insurance and business loans. Millions of customers engage with us through the My LendingTree portal, giving them access to free credit scores and money saving alerts. We are on a mission to help consumers save money and better their lives.
If you’re looking for an opportunity with a dynamic company that is fanatically pro-consumer and that champions your entrepreneurial spirit, then you’ve come to the right place!
Our Culture
Each team member is asked to challenge the status quo, express their opinions, and to stand up, ask for the ball and run with it to meet our aggressive goals. We also have a lot of fun together! We’re always looking for the best, brightest, high energy, results-driven Superheros to join our team. We reward innovation, creativity and the ability to just GET STUFF DONE.
To view internship description and apply, visit: https://cofc.joinhandshake.com/jobs/2486439