Summer Intern 2027 - Canada Retail Marketing

Manulife/John Hancock; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 45,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Manulife/John Hancock invites undergraduate students to join our Canada Retail Marketing Summer Internship, a launchpad for hands‑on experience across digital marketing, content, analytics, and AI initiatives. You'll partner with marketing teams to analyze performance, support campaigns, and present insights to drive future strategies.

You'll work in a hybrid arrangement, gaining exposure to product initiatives, go‑to‑market lifecycle campaigns, and cross‑functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Pursuing an undergraduate degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Product Management, or a related field.
• Interest in digital marketing strategy and tactics.
• General business understanding of digital technologies including web development concepts.
• Experience with digital analytics tools and content management systems.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Comfortable collaborating with stakeholders, following up to close information gaps, and synthesizing inputs.
• Business‑oriented mindset with a flair for data representation and communicating insights.
• High competency with Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Support Canada Retail Marketing product initiatives and go‑to‑market lifecycle campaigns.
• Assist in analyzing marketing and campaign data to identify insights and trends.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of marketing activities and identify optimization opportunities.
• Work with the digital team on content publishing, digital analytics, social media, and other digital marketing.
• Explore and support the use of AI technologies within marketing initiatives.
• Gather, organize, and synthesize information from stakeholders to support marketing projects.
• Develop clear and compelling presentations and data representations to communicate findings and recommendations.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders and follow up to close information gaps.

Skills

Digital marketing strategy

Data analysis

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Stakeholder collaboration

AI in marketing

Education

Undergraduate degree in Marketing/Communications/Business or related field

Tools

Content Management Systems

Web development concepts

Digital analytics tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Job description

At Manulife John Hancock, we believe in investing in the future – starting with you. Our Canada Retail Marketing Summer Internship is your launchpad to success, offering the support, structure, and exciting opportunities you need to thrive and make your mark.

Are you an enthusiastic undergraduate student looking to gain hands‑on experience in marketing? In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to support Canada Retail Marketing initiatives across digital marketing, product initiatives, go‑to‑market lifecycle campaigns, content, analytics, social media, and emerging AI technologies. You’ll work alongside the marketing and digital teams to analyze marketing performance, support campaign execution, and identify insights that can help shape and optimize future marketing activities.

Position Responsibilities:

• Support Canada Retail Marketing product initiatives and go-to-market lifecycle campaigns.
• Assist in analyzing marketing and campaign data to identify insights and trends that can help shape future campaigns.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of marketing activities and identify opportunities to optimize campaign tactics and performance.
• Work with the digital team on content publishing, digital analytics, social media, and other digital marketing activities.
• Explore and support the use of AI technologies within marketing initiatives and processes.
• Gather, organize, and synthesize information from stakeholders to support marketing projects and decision‑making.
• Develop clear and compelling presentations and data representations to communicate findings, recommendations, and project updates.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders, proactively following up to close information gaps and asking clarifying questions as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Product Management, or a related field.
• Interest in and exposure to digital marketing strategy and tactics.
• General business‑level understanding of digital technologies, including web development and software development concepts.
• Experience with digital analytics tools and content management systems.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Comfortable collaborating with stakeholders, following up to close information gaps, asking clarifying questions, and synthesizing inputs from multiple sources.
• Business‑oriented mindset with a flair for data representation and communicating insights effectively.
• High competency with Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.

When you join our team: We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want. We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well‑being and inclusion are more than just words. As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see. As part of our co‑op program, you will gain early access to Manulife John Hancock’s premier early talent program, GRO, tailored to graduating students! This program is designed to launch your career with the support, structure, and opportunities you need to thrive.

Salary range is expected to be between: $44,900.00 CAD - $58,500.00 CAD. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job‑related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. The annual salary will be pro‑rated based on the length of the work‑term.

Working Arrangement Hybrid

About Manulife and John Hancock Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

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