Marketing Rotation Internship (Spring and Summer 2027)

Wellmark, Inc. Open · verified Sep 11, 2026

Hybrid Des Moines Internship Junior General Marketing

Entry-level General Marketing role at Wellmark, Inc.. Des Moines · internship · no salary stated · we estimate $39,000–$149,000.

Estimated pay

Wellmark, Inc. has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.

$39,000 – $149,000

What the middle half of entry-level general marketing roles in Des Moines paid, among postings that did state a salary.

Worked out from 8 postings that stated pay, median $145,000. Last updated Mar 10, 2026.

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Support the planning and delivery of marketing campaigns across Wellmark teams
Review agent and employer materials, then suggest ways to improve them
Coordinate yearly updates to member enrollment materials
Analyze campaign data, competitor programs, and Wellmark marketing performance
Use marketing systems to create and distribute tactics, with possible content and sponsorship work

What you bring

You’re a current junior or senior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in marketing or a related business field
You communicate effectively in writing and conversation
You can take initiative, prioritize your workload, and manage multiple tasks
You use data to guide decisions and recommendations
You’re proficient with Microsoft Office and able to learn marketing systems

Who this fits

This role suits a student who wants broad exposure to health insurance marketing and can collaborate across digital, analytics, operations, and creative teams. You’ll work part time during the academic year in a hybrid or fully remote arrangement, then move to full time in the summer from Wellmark’s Des Moines office. Summer office days are Tuesday through Thursday, with more in-person time possible based on the role, and Wellmark is not considering applicants who need immigration sponsorship.

From the employer

Why choose an internship with Wellmark? We strive to offer meaningful work that assists in your professional development and provides value to the team. You will gain valuable experience within the health insurance industry and put the skills and knowledge you’ve acquired in school to practice this summer during our 2027 Summer Internship Program. You will have the opportunity to learn from subject matter experts and leaders within the industry, network with fellow internship program participants and gain practical, hands-on work experience.

If you’re eager to learn, collaborate with others, demonstrate your potential, develop customer-focused solutions and grow into an exciting career, we hope you’ll consider an internship with us!

What’s Marketing at Wellmark? Marketing encompasses every part of strategic work to acquire and retain members and clients for Wellmark’s health plan products and services. It includes brand management, value proposition development, performance marketing campaigns, digital and content marketing, sponsorship activations and operations management aligned to driving measurable business outcomes.

What projects might I support? As a rotation program, you’ll receive exposure to Wellmark’s diverse marketing activities and have an opportunity for exposure to all aspects of marketing. This position will have the opportunity to interact across teams within Wellmark Marketing, primarily supporting planning and execution of marketing campaigns. You’ll work on projects that will give you experience in marketing strategy and execution, ranging from updating marketing collateral to learning how to leverage marketing technology to manage and deliver marketing tactics. You’ll work with individuals on the digital, analytics and operations teams on analysis efforts or other projects. Depending on your skills, you also may collaborate with the creative team to develop content.

Some examples of the work you may be responsible for during your internship:

Assessing marketing collateral and promotional materials we make available to agents and employers and developing improvement recommendations.
Coordinating annual updates to member enrollment materials.
Planning and executing sponsorship activations.
Assisting in data analysis of marketing campaigns .
Usage of marketing technology to develop and deliver marketing tactics
Researching competitor marketing programs and evaluating Wellmark program performance.
Developing strategies to increase use of plan benefits or health programs.
Researching and writing proposals for department investments and improvements.

Ready to bring your strengths to Wellmark? Here’s what’s next! Review the qualifications below. If the position is a match with your passion, interests and skills, submit your application today!

This internship will start as a part-time position in the spring of 2027 then transition into our 2027 Summer Internship Program in May working a full-time schedule from our corporate office in Des Moines, Iowa.

Current junior or senior pursuing a bachelor's degree in marketing or related business program.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to take initiative, prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
Ability to use data to inform decisions and make recommendations.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
Ability to learn technology tools and systems to track, manage, develop and deploy work
Available to work 10-20 hours/week during the academic year, either hybrid or fully remote
Available to work 40 hours/week during the summer; required in-office days of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, with additional days in office pending role requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred: knowledge or experience in Adobe marketing platforms and Adobe creative cloud

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

The policy of Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is to recruit, hire, train and promote individuals in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation due to a disability at any stage of the employment application process should contact us at careers@wellmark.com

Please inform us if you meet the definition of a "Covered DoD official".

At this time, Wellmark is not considering applicants for this position that require any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please refer to the following resources:Nonimmigrant Workers and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants

Wellmark supports and expects the responsible use of AI for our workforce! We welcome the responsible use of these tools by job seekers as well and are interested in learning from you; you will have an opportunity in the application process to share which tools you used and how you applied them.