Marketing Intern - Remote Part -Time (During School Term)

COMPANY SUMMARY

Sapling Financial Consultants is a management consulting firm, founded in 2015. What started as an idea from a kitchen table has turned into a trusted management consulting firm serving clients across North America. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, with a newly opened satellite office in Atlanta, Georgia, Sapling is supported by a team of 30 professionals, delivering high-quality financial modelling, due diligence, interim FP&A and data analytics solutions tailored to mid-market companies, private equity firms, investment banks, search funds and independent sponsors, infrastructure and electricity developers, as well as entrepreneurs. During the past decade, Sapling has developed a reputation for excellence in financial modelling and data analytics.

More than half of Sapling’s clients are based in the U.S., reflecting its expanding geographic footprint and growing reputation in management consulting. The firm continues to scale its capabilities, invest in new talent and maintain flexibility in response to shifting market conditions. During periods of economic uncertainty, Sapling has consistently demonstrated steady growth. The firm was recognized for its excellence, being awarded the CanadianSME National Business Award for Best Professional Service in 2023, ranked in Globe and Mail' and Ragan’s 2025 Workplace Wellness Award in the category of Learning & Development – Wellness Initiatives, as well as being ranked in Canada’s Top Growing Companies by The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business Magazine in 2024, with a three-year growth rate of 215 per cent.

POSITION SUMMARY, DUTIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

Position Summary

We are looking for an ambitious marketing intern who wants to apply their marketing and sales skills to add some rocket fuel to our future growth. We’re confident in our product and positioning, and we know our ideal customers’ personas
—we need your execution skills to effectively communicate our message to as many of those ideal customers as possible.

Our guiding principle is We Live for A+. If you are someone who strives for excellence, not because you have to, but because you take pride in doing great work and enjoy seeing how far you can go, then Sapling might be exactly where you belong.

As an intern in marketing, you will collaborate with our marketing team across all the stages of marketing campaigns. You will have administrative duties in developing and implementing marketing strategies, and a seat at the table in marketing strategy discussions. Your insightful contribution will help develop, expand and maintain our marketing channels.

We don’t expect you to know everything, but we expect you to be the kind of person who is resourceful enough to figure it out with minimal oversight.  This internship will help you acquire marketing skills and provide you with hands-on knowledge of various marketing strategies. Ultimately, you will gain broad experience in marketing and should be prepared to enter any fast-paced work environment.

Our company is on a hybrid model, with the entire team in-office (Yonge/Sheppard) Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and the balance of days at home. Our hybrid model is a reflection of the independence that our team is entrusted with in completing their work.

Responsibilities

• Support the research and creation of Whitepapers
• Compile lists of prospective clients for email drip campaigns
• Create email drip campaigns on our CRM tool
• Collect quantitative and qualitative data from marketing campaigns
• Conduct research on prospective clients for customization of sales emails
• Perform market analysis and competitive research Support the marketing team in daily administrative tasks
• Perform occasional design work such as One-Pagers, promotional presentations to enhance the appearance of client deliverables (e.g., PowerPoint, Word)
• Assist in marketing and advertising promotional activities (e.g. social media, direct mail and web)
• Assist in writing our monthly newsletter
• Distribute marketing materials and assist in organizing marketing events. Track and analyze quantitative and qualitative data to provide insight
• Collaborate with analysts and consultants to consistently update and discuss content pillars
  

Skills & Qualifications

• 1st, 2nd or 3rd year students enrolled in a business program, who have shown an interest in marketing
• Strong desire to learn along with professional drive
• Solid understanding of different marketing techniques (email drip campaign, relationship selling, etc.)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office
• Familiarity with marketing computer software and online applications (e.g., CRM tools, Pardot, Salesforce, WordPress)
• Previous exposure to creative tools (e.g. Canva, Adobe Professional, Photoshop)
• Passion for marketing and its best practice

APPLICATION DETAILS

• Start Date: October through December 2026, or January through May 2027
• Location: Remote
• Salary Range: $21-$23/hr
  
• Working Hours: 15 hours per week
  
• Application Materials:

1. Resume
2. Write a cold prospecting email trying to sell Sapling services to a prospective client of your own choosing (go to www.saplingfinancial.com for an overview of services). In addition to the email, please provide an explanation of why you selected that prospective client (max 200 words)

Sapling Financial Consultants is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity.