Growth Marketing Intern: ABM & 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 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.