Growth Marketing Intern - ABM and Paid Media

smartlyio; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 31,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Smartly is excited to kick off our Fall 2026 Internship Program in Chicago. As a Growth Marketing intern, you will support Paid Media and ABM initiatives, collaborating with leaders across ABM, Paid Media, Brand, and Sales to drive campaign insights.

This paid internship is hybrid in our Chicago office, about 30 hours per week, Oct 6–Dec 17, 2026, at $20/hour. You’ll gain hands-on experience with real campaigns, data storytelling, and AI-enabled sales tools.

Qualifications

• Full-time rising junior/senior or graduating student at a four-year college or university.
• Motivated and eager to learn marketing; relevant coursework preferred.
• Detail-oriented and goal-driven; able to manage deadlines.
• Comfortable diving into data and telling stories with numbers.
• Ambitious self-starter open to trying new things; excited by high-growth context.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Analyze search terms, identify trends and growth opportunities in Paid Media.
• Monitor campaigns on LinkedIn, Meta, and YouTube and help improve performance.
• Track competitor advertising and messaging shifts.
• Support audience analysis and campaign reporting across regions.
• Review lead quality and help improve ABM outcomes.
• Launch and quality-check LinkedIn and Demandbase campaigns.
• Build targeted account lists to support the Sales team.
• Assist with landing pages, advertisements, and emails.
• Help develop internal AI tools for sales enablement and turn transcripts into insights.
• Identify patterns to help Sales close more deals and contribute to reporting.
• Collaborate with Brand Marketing, Product Marketing, and Sales; meet fellow interns in Chicago.

Skills

Data-driven

Detail-oriented

Deadline management

Self-starter

Ambitious

Education

Full-time rising junior/senior or graduating student

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Smartly is excited to kick off applications for our Fall 2026 Internship Program !

Are you looking to grow your career in Marketing? Does working with some of the world's leading brands excite you? 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 Chicago opportunity, you'll bring your passion and entrepreneurial spirit to our rapidly growing company. As an active member of our Growth Marketing team, you'll report to the VP of Growth Marketing and partner closely with leaders across Account-Based Marketing (ABM) and Paid Media. Join us for a fall of working, learning, and growing at Smartly!

As an intern on the Growth Marketing team, you will support...

Paid Media

• Analyze search terms, identify trends, and uncover growth opportunities
• Monitor LinkedIn, Meta, and YouTube campaigns and help improve performance
• Track competitor advertising and messaging shifts
• Support audience analysis and campaign reporting across regions

Account-Based Marketing (ABM)

• Review lead quality and help improve campaign outcomes
• Launch and quality-check LinkedIn and Demandbase campaigns
• Build targeted account lists that support the Sales team
• Support the execution of landing pages, advertisements, and emails
• Help develop internal AI tools for sales enablement
• Turn sales call transcripts into actionable insights using AI tools
• Identify patterns that can help Sales close more deals
• Provide additional growth marketing support, including reporting
• Work with stakeholders across Brand Marketing, Product Marketing, and Sales
• Meet and collaborate with fellow interns in our Chicago office

We are looking for you if you are...

• A full-time rising junior, senior, or graduating student at an accredited four-year college or university
• Highly motivated and eager to learn more about marketing; relevant coursework is preferred
• Detail-oriented and goal-driven
• Able to manage deadlines effectively
• Comfortable diving into data and using numbers to tell a story
• An ambitious self-starter who is not afraid to try new things
• Interested in working in a high-growth environment
• Legally authorized to work in the United States

This internship is paid at $20 per hour and will be approximately 30 hours per week from October 6 through December 17, 2026.

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About Smartly

Smartly is the AI-powered advertising technology company transforming ad experiences for brands and their consumers. Our comprehensive advertising platform seamlessly integrates the capabilities of media, creative, and intelligence to power more than 800 billion impressions and generate more than 300 billion creatives annually, delivering tangible business outcomes for brands and advertisers.

Smartly is the only company in the industry recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Creative Advertising Technologies with PwC validating the results it delivers for brands. We manage creative and media for 700+ brands worldwide and $6B in ad spend across the largest media platforms, including Facebook, Google, Instagram, Pinterest, Snap, and TikTok. Our end-to-end technology, unmatched access to media platforms and exceptional customer service help Fortune 500 brands to reach and engage consumers and learn what performs best.Smartly is a multinational and diverse team of 750+ Smartlies from 60+ nationalities, working in 13 countries. Together, we want to create and maintain an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and heard. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion approach is at the heart of it.

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