2027 Summer Intern: Marketing Intern - Undergrad

PepsiCo; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 29,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

HSA/Dependent Care Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Insurance (Accident/Life)

Defined Contribution Retirement Plan

Job summary

PepsiCo is offering a 10-week Marketing Intern program across Chicago, Plano, and Purchase. You will tackle real-world business challenges, receive mentorship, and present strategic recommendations to senior leaders. Great for candidates pursuing business or marketing degrees with strong GPA, leadership, and a passion for brands.

You'll gain hands-on experience on brand, shopper, and digital marketing initiatives while potentially transitioning to full-time roles after graduation.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree with an expected graduation date between December 2027 and May 2028.
• Preferred majors: Business or Marketing (Others will be considered).
• Have a minimum GPA of 3.0. Please include on your resume.
• Interest in working in one of the following locations: Plano, Texas; Purchase, New York; Chicago, Illinois.
• This position is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Partnering with agencies in the creation of brand positioning and communication strategies
• Generating brand activation ideas and strategies based on consumer insights
• Analysis of brand performance, competitor performance and channel dynamics
• Development of communications plans in support of new product launches and promotional events
• Support of innovation teams in consumer analysis, concept development and graphics development

Skills

Leadership

Marketing experience

Digital media familiarity

Analytical skills

Consumer empathy

Education

Undergraduate degree in progress

Job description

Overview

SMILE AT WHAT’S NEXT

At PepsiCo, you'll find the opportunity to grow your career, make an impact, and help shape what's next. As one of the world's leading food and beverage companies, our beloved brands—including Gatorade, Lay's, and Quaker—help create smiles with every sip and bite. Behind our products is a connected system that starts with how we source and grow ingredients alongside farmers and extends to how we make, move, and deliver products while driving positive impact for our business and communities.

At the heart of PepsiCo are our people: professionals who bring curiosity, drive, and fresh thinking, working together to turn ideas into action. Across functions, teams, and markets, we collaborate to solve challenges, unlock new opportunities, and create meaningful impact for our consumers, customers, and communities.

No matter your role, you'll be part of a connected community where your contributions matter, your voice is heard, and your development is supported. With opportunities to grow, belong, and smile, PepsiCo offers more than a place to build your career—it offers the chance to help create what's next.

Functional Description

Over the course of 10 weeks, interns will lead impactful business projects and gain valuable hands on experience while learning from experienced marketing professionals across one of our three U.S. headquarter locations: Chicago, IL (PepsiCo Foods & Gatorade), Purchase, NY (PepsiCo Beverages); and Plano, TX (PepsiCo Foods). You will be presented with a real-world business challenge and tasked to think critically and engage with cross functional partners. At the conclusion of the internship you will provide a strategic recommendation in a presentation to the senior leadership team. Interns have great autonomy as well as full support, guidance, and feedback from their managers and the broad marketing organization throughout the internship. The internship serves as PepsiCo’s main talent pipeline for marketing positions and can offer a full-time opportunity upon graduation.

What you can expect

At PepsiCo you can think like an entrepreneur, but with the global reach and resources to support you. As a Marketing Intern you will be given significant responsibility to create high impact marketing recommendations that enable PepsiCo to achieve short- and long-term strategic business objectives. In addition to core project work, you will develop and demonstrate functional ownership, leadership capability, and business acumen. The internship also provides exposure to best-in-class brands, campaigns, and marketers by means of professional development initiatives and mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Partnering with agencies in the creation of brand positioning and communication strategies
• Generating brand activation ideas and strategies based on consumer insights
• Analysis of brand performance, competitor performance and channel dynamics.
• Development of communications plans in support of new product launches and promotional events
• Support of innovation teams in consumer analysis, concept development and graphics development

The Summer Experience

We believe internships are critical to nurturing top talent for our future, so we make them meaningful. Here is some of the experience you can expect to gain:

• 10-weeks of marketing experience on a core marketing function including but not limited to brand, innovation, shopper marketing, sports marketing
• Assigned mentor/buddy
• Intern networking events, we hope you will leave with lasting relationships!
• Executive leadership exposure
• Insight into the many tracks your career can take as a marketer at PepsiCo such as General Management, CMO, and beyond!

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree with an expected graduation date between December 2027 and May 2028
• Preferred majors: Business or Marketing (Others will be considered)
• Have a minimum GPA of 3.0. Please include on your resume.
• Interest in working in one of the following locations:
• Plano, Texas
• Purchase, New York
• Chicago, Illinois
• This position is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.

Minimum Qualifications - Each candidate is expected to:

• This position is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.
• Graduate with Bachelor’s degree within one (1) year of internship completion

Preferred Candidate Experience and Characteristics

• Proven leadership through extracurricular involvement
• Relevant marketing experience (on-or-off campus; either through part time jobs, academic clubs, or volunteer experiences)
• Unique experiences that demonstrate creative instinct, passion for marketing and deep consumer empathy
• Passion for consumer brands
• Familiarity with digital media platforms
• Strong analytical skillset with ability to find actionable, pragmatic solutions to complex problems
• Ability to adapt in a dynamic and ambiguous environment
• Strong drive for results
• Intellectual curiosity

The expected compensation hourly pay ranges for hires into our 2027 campus intern openings is $21.09 - $34.00 hourly.

• Role, degree discipline, degree level, and location are part of the process when determining actual starting salary for positions.
• Hourly pay for our campus hires is pre-determined and non-negotiable.
• We love to convert our interns to full-time opportunities! Our full-time positions have a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

EEO Statement

Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity / Age

If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement documents. View PepsiCo EEO Policy.

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