Marketing Science Intern

Smartly•Chicago, IL

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Smartly is excited to announce our internship program for Fall 2026! Join our team of over 800 Smartlies and learn from some of the best and brightest in the digital advertising industry. In this exciting hybrid NYC opportunity, you’ll bring your passion and analytical mindset to our rapidly growing company. Join us for a fall of working, learning, and growing at Smartly! As a Marketing Science Intern, you will learn about the omnichannel advertising landscape across social, search, video, retail media, and Connected TV (CTV), use SQL to create custom queries involving multiple datasets, work with business intelligence tools such as Tableau and Google Data Studio, troubleshoot and validate data points across multiple platforms, including internal and native platform reporting, analyze data to create custom reports focused on performance trends, testing, creative insights, and more, conduct external research on performance and brand advertising, execute basic Python notebook scripts and use AI-powered tools to uncover data insights, gain exposure to how AI, automation, and creative solutions are shaping modern advertising, collaborate with a global internal team across Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Helsinki, and Manila, work with stakeholders across Marketing, Sales, Sales Engineering, and Customer Success, and complete a final project to be presented to the team at the end of the internship. You will also meet and collaborate with fellow interns in our CHI office.

Requirements

A full-time senior, or graduating student at an accredited four-year college or university
Pursuing a degree related to STEM, Business, Analytics, Marketing, or a similar field
Highly motivated and eager to learn more about media, creative, and performance advertising
An ambitious self-starter who is not afraid to try new things
Excited to work in a fast-paced, collaborative, and global environment
Legally authorized to work in the United States

Responsibilities

Learn about the omnichannel advertising landscape across social, search, video, retail media, and Connected TV (CTV)
Use SQL to create custom queries involving multiple datasets
Work with business intelligence tools such as Tableau and Google Data Studio
Troubleshoot and validate data points across multiple platforms, including internal and native platform reporting
Analyze data to create custom reports focused on performance trends, testing, creative insights, and more
Conduct external research on performance and brand advertising
Execute basic Python notebook scripts and use AI-powered tools to uncover data insights
Gain exposure to how AI, automation, and creative solutions are shaping modern advertising
Collaborate with a global internal team across Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Helsinki, and Manila
Work with stakeholders across Marketing, Sales, Sales Engineering, and Customer Success
Complete a final project to be presented to the team at the end of the internship
Meet and collaborate with fellow interns in our CHI office