Marketing Summer Internship – AI Agents for Workflow Orchestration: Northwestern University

CDW • Chicago, IL

1d • $20 • Hybrid

About The Position

At CDW, we make it happen, together. Trust, connection, and commitment are at the heart of how we work together to deliver for our customers. It’s why we’re coworkers, not just employees. Coworkers who genuinely believe in supporting our customers and one another. We collectively forge our path forward with a level of commitment that speaks to who we are and where we’re headed. We’re proud to share our story and Make Amazing Happen at CDW. CDW Marketing is building the next generation of B2B marketing powered by AI, insight, creativity, and measurable performance. We are looking for exceptional undergraduate students to join a high impact summer internship program designed to bring fresh perspectives, deliver real business value, and build a strong pipeline of future marketing talent for CDW. Interns will work on meaningful projects from day one, partner closely with marketing leaders, and contribute to priority initiatives that support active CDW marketing work. Top performers may be considered for a full time opportunity in 2027. This internship is intended for ambitious students who want to combine technology, problem solving, and business thinking in a fast moving marketing environment. Rather than rotating across unrelated assignments, each intern will work deeply within the defined focus area listed in the job title while collaborating cross functionally across the broader marketing organization.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled Northwestern University undergraduate students with a graduation date of December 2026 through May 2027 with the ability to begin full-time employment in 2027 (if offered employment post-internship).
• Major in Marketing Communications, Computer Science, Journalism, Radio/TV/Film, AI, Data Analytics, or a closely related field.
• Strong communication skills, intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfort learning and applying modern tools such as Adobe Experience Platform, Power BI, SQL, Python, Google Veo 3.1, prompt engineering platforms, video editing tools, or closely related technologies depending on track.
• Bias for action, high standards for quality, and a willingness to test ideas, learn quickly, and iterate.
• Ability to commit to a 40-hour work week during standard business hours throughout the summer, with a hybrid work arrangement.
• Authorization to work in the U.S. without sponsorship as a full-time coworker.

Nice To Haves

• Best aligned to students with strengths or interest in AI, prompt engineering, workflow design, marketing operations, analytics, or data driven process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Design, prompt, test, and document AI agents or copilots that support campaign planning, intake, briefing, routing, QA, and reporting workflows
• Help build reusable prompt libraries, operating playbooks, and governance standards that enable marketers to work faster and more consistently
• Partner with campaign, operations, and analytics teams to identify high value automation opportunities that can scale across the organization
• Contribute to high-priority summer initiatives that support real CDW marketing outcomes, not simulated assignments.
• Work directly with a Director in Marketing and partner with cross-functional stakeholders depending on the chosen track.
• Use AI tools, research, creative development, or analytics to improve how CDW plans, creates, measures, and optimizes marketing work.
• Translate ideas into outputs such as prototypes, content, videos, dashboards, insights, recommendations, and documented playbooks.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees