Intern, Product Marketing
About Harbinger
Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.
Job Summary:
If you're an ambitious, driven individual eager to learn, innovate, and apply your marketing talents to accelerate the clean energy revolution, then buckle up – this is the internship you've been waiting for.
You'll be at the forefront of a major strategic expansion, supporting the launch of a brand-new division dedicated to broadening the market reach of Harbinger’s proprietary battery technology. This means forging pivotal partnerships with other vehicle manufacturers to electrify their fleets and provide essential auxiliary power solutions.
As a Product Marketing Intern, you won't just be an observer; you'll be a vital contributor. Working closely with our VP of Partnerships – a seasoned professional in the battery and electric mobility space – you’ll help shape the positioning, messaging, product strategy, and go-to-market plans for groundbreaking electric vehicle components and auxiliary power products. You'll collaborate daily with our passionate sales, marketing, and engineering teams, ensuring our outward-facing efforts perfectly align with our revolutionary technology and ambitious business goals. Get ready for direct customer interaction and the exciting opportunity to co-host visitors at our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Garden Grove.
- Location: Immerse yourself in our innovative culture! This role requires a commitment of 4 days in-office per week at our facility in Garden Grove, CA as well as full-time hours (40 hours a week).
- Duration: 10-11 weeks (May 26 to August 7 OR June 22 to August 28)
- Relocation Support: A $1,000 relocation stipend is available for interns currently residing more than 50 miles from Garden Grove, CA.
- Compensation: Earn an hourly rate of $25-35 USD per hour.
Job Responsibilities:
- Strategic Division Catalyst: Play a crucial role in validating markets and crafting the go-to-market strategy for our new division. This includes identifying key partners, segmenting markets, and laying the foundational positioning for a groundbreaking venture.
- Market Intelligence Guru: Become our eyes and ears in the industry. Conduct in-depth competitive analysis, meticulously track emerging trends, and gather invaluable customer insights to fuel our product strategy and marketing campaigns.
- Content Creation Powerhouse: Collaborate with our marketing department to build a captivating new website landing page, develop compelling collateral (brochures, presentations), craft engaging LinkedIn posts, write persuasive website copy, and create essential sales enablement materials.
- Product Launch Maestro: Be a key player in orchestrating the successful development and execution of go-to-market strategies for new product features and launches. See your efforts come to life!
- Messaging Architect: Help sculpt clear, differentiated, and highly impactful product messaging and positioning that cuts through the noise and deeply resonates with our target customers.
- Sales Enablement & Operations Champion: Provide critical support for the seamless execution of customer quotes and sales orders.
Required Skills:
- Enrolled in Bachelor’s degree program or greater in related field; an MBA (currently pursuing or completed) is highly preferred
- Work authorized in the United States OR ability to obtain J-1/F-1 visa
- Experience: Minimum of 2 years of full-time marketing experience, with a strong preference for product marketing expertise. You've been in the trenches and know how to get things done.
- Communication Prowess: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. You can translate complex technical concepts into clear, concise, and compelling marketing language that inspires action.
- Startup DNA: Highly self-motivated, proactive, and thrive working independently in a demanding, fast-paced startup environment. You possess a positive "can-do" attitude and are eager to wear many hats, seamlessly assisting sales and marketing teams across a variety of dynamic activities.
Equal Opportunity
Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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