2026 Marketing New York Interns

StepStone Group

Posted 23 days ago

Internship

New York, New York

In Person

Smart Summary

Interns will assist with coordination of branding materials, content support, event coordination, and marketing analytics. They will also help maintain marketing platforms and support digital marketing efforts.

StepStone is seeking highly motivated marketing interns to support various functions of the marketing team. The ideal candidate will be an undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Strong analytical capabilities, excellent communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office are essential for this in-person role in New York.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Marketing

Communications

Content Creation

Event Coordination

Analytical Skills

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Critical Thinking

Proactivity

Teamwork

Digital Marketing

Graphic Design

Social Media

Job Description

We are global private markets specialists delivering tailored investment solutions, advisory services, and impactful, data driven insights to the world’s investors. Leveraging the power of our platform and our peerless intelligence across sectors, strategies, and geographies, we help identify the advantages and the answers our clients need to succeed.

Application deadline: March 6, 2026

The team you’ll join

The Marketing and Communications team at StepStone is a global and highly collaborative group. The team partners closely with members of the StepStone team across the firm to develop, and deliver content spanning whitepapers, podcasts, PR, digital campaigns, social media, and events. Team members support end-to-end communications initiatives, while ensuring consistency and quality across all firm-branded materials. Operating in a fast-paced, data-driven environment, the team values creativity, attention to detail, and a strong willingness to learn, offering interns meaningful, hands-on exposure to marketing and communications within a global investment platform.

About the role

StepStone is seeking highly motivated marketing interns to support all areas and functions of the marketing team. This role offers hands-on experience in content preparation, event coordination, and marketing analytics and reporting, while contributing to firmwide marketing efforts. Working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, this in-person role is ideal for a detail-oriented, proactive candidate eager to gain exposure to integrated marketing within a global investment firm.

What you’ll do

They will assist with coordination of branding materials, content support, event & logistic coordination, communication & calendar updates, administrative marketing support on culture & charitable program, marketing and campaign analytics, managing regular reporting and dashboards.

Key responsibilities

  • Handle firm-branded materials with content creation,  rebranding conversion, idea generation and format correction.
  • Support conferences and event program coordination, including location/vendor research, logistics management, attendee coordination, inventory management and distribution, and payment coordination.
  • Help with coordination and communication on culture, community and charitable program.
  • Aid in monthly/quarterly update process for website and employee profile.
  • Assist in maintaining and supporting marketing platforms (SharePoint, Seismic, Salesforce).
  • Support digital marketing, graphic design, email campaigns and social media.
  • Set up and coordinator meetings and conference calls. 
  • Maintain analytical dashboards and conduct internal data analysis for the Marketing team. 

What we’re looking for

  • Must be able to work legally in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future 
  • Must be able to work in person in our New York office for at least 20 hours a week
  • Undergraduate student graduating anywhere from December 2026 through June 2027
  • Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications or related field, GPA of 3.5 or higher
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
  • Demonstrable analytical capabilities, including strong quantitative/modeling skills 
  • Collaborative mindset with a proactive and team-oriented approach 
  • Acute attention to detail and critical thinking mindset
  • Promote and demonstrate a positive, team-oriented attitude but also the ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Why join us?

At StepStone, we foster a supportive and inclusive team culture where collaboration and learning are the core of what we do. Our collegial atmosphere encourages teamwork, mentorship, and professional development. This summer internship is a great opportunity to gain practical experience and develop critical skills that will help you launch a successful career in marketing in private markets. 

Application deadline: March 6, 2026

Click here to learn more about the intern experience.

Salary: $30 / hour

The salary is an estimate of pay for this position.  Actual pay may vary depending on job-related factors that can include location, education, skill, and experience.  The salary does not include any benefits or other forms of possible compensation that may be available to employees.

#LI-Hybrid

At StepStone, we believe that our people are our most important asset and crucial to our success.  We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to create an environment that empowers our employees and allows them to be heard, regardless of title or tenure.  Our organizational community features multiple Employment Resource Groups as well as mentorship programs to enhance the employee experience for all.  

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, StepStone does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

Candidates must be at least 18 years old to apply.

Developing People at StepStone

StepStone Group

StepStone Group (Nasdaq: STEP) is a global private markets investment firm focused on providing customized investment solutions and advisory and data services to our clients. StepStone’s clients include some of the world’s largest public and private defined benefit and defined contribution pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and insurance companies, as well as prominent endowments, foundations, family offices, and private wealth clients, which include high-net-worth and mass affluent individuals. StepStone partners with its clients to develop and build private market portfolios designed to meet their specific objectives across the private equity, infrastructure, private debt, and real estate asset classes.

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