Southwest Value Partners (SWVP), a privately held real estate investment company, is seeking a spring intern to support Marketing and Brand Strategy at Nashville Yards. SWVP invests in institutional quality real estate in growth markets throughout the United States. SWVP has a disciplined and high energy approach to asset acquisition, operating execution, value creation, and asset disposition.
The Marketing Intern will support the planning and execution of marketing, social media, and brand engagement initiatives across Nashville Yards, a 19-acre mixed-use campus in downtown Nashville featuring residential, retail, dining, and fitness. This role provides exposure to content creation, community engagement, campaign planning, and cross-functional coordination while working closely with the Marketing team and other departments. The intern will assist with day-to-day marketing activities, contribute to small-scale campaigns and content projects, and develop a foundational understanding of marketing, brand strategy, and real estate.
The environment at SWVP is fast-paced and dynamic, and the intern will need to work well both independently and in a group setting. The intern will report to the Director of Marketing and Brand Strategy.
This is an unpaid internship where candidates MUST be enrolled as a student in an academic institution with the ability to receive college credit for the completion of this internship.
Responsibilities:
- Assist the Marketing team with planning and execution of campaigns and brand initiatives across the Nashville Yards campus.
- Support social media efforts, including content creation, scheduling, community engagement, and monitoring of channels.
- Help promote campus events and tenant activations through digital, print, and on-site marketing materials.
- Shadow marketing planning processes, gaining exposure to content calendars, creative briefs, and brand guidelines.
- Coordinate with property management, leasing, event services, and tenant partners to support marketing needs.
- Conduct research on local trends, competitor properties, influencers, and community partners to support planning efforts.
- Assist in documenting post-event feedback, standard operating procedures and best practices for events.
- With guidance from the Marketing team, plan and execute small-scale content projects or community engagement initiatives.
- Help maintain and update content calendars, timelines, and shared planning documents.
- Support organization and tracking of marketing assets, photography, and promotional materials.
- Assist in compiling campaign performance reports, post-event feedback, and best practices for future marketing efforts.
Qualifications:
- Must be a student at an accredited college or university as a Sophomore, Junior, or Senior, with the ability to earn academic credit for time spent in an internship position.
- Strong interest in marketing, communications, social media, or brand strategy.
- Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); familiarity with Canva and social media platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn) is a plus.
- On occasion, ability to work some evenings and weekends for campus events and activations, within the student’s designated credit hour requirement, when necessary.
- Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Willingness to learn, take initiative, and adapt to changing needs and priorities.
- Be able to maintain confidential information.
Location: Nashville, TN
Duration: Spring semester internship duration will be approximately January-May 2027
Schedule:
- Preferred minimum of 20 hours per week, aligned with the student’s designated credit hour requirement.
- Flexible hours Monday - Friday, 10am-3pm, with some evening and weekend hours.
Additional Information:
- All internships are in person; no remote opportunities are available at this time.
- Internships do not provide compensation, housing, or transportation.
- Internships do not guarantee full-time positions with Southwest Value Partners upon completion.
- As a condition of internship, qualified applicant will be subject to a background check, which will at a minimum include a criminal background check.