Marketing and Business Development Intern

Calgon Carbon Corporation is currently looking for a dynamic, motivated college student for our 2025 Internship program which is scheduled to begin on June 2, 2025. 

Position:  Marketing and Business Development Intern - Diversified Applications – Carbon Applications & Testing

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.  

The Diversified Applications Business Intern (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 Metal recovery. The candidate 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 selecting 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
• Digital content creation for educational and social media use
• 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 

• The successful intern will be creative, punctual, reliable, detail-oriented, flexible, self-motivated, and acquires new skills quickly.
• Successful interns will have the ability to analyze problems in a systematic and timely manner, look for creative ways in offering new approaches, and customer focused.
• Bi-Lingual/ Fluent in Spanish and/or Portuguese is a plus
• Scientific or Technical background is a plus
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication, listening, and team skills 

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

• Marketing preferred, Business (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
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