Intern Ecommerce

Ulta Beauty; Bolingbrook (IL); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Job summary

Ulta Beauty in Bolingbrook, IL invites you to join its 2027 internship program, a 10-week structured experience designed for rising college juniors and seniors. The Corporate track is hybrid, while Distribution Center interns participate in-person, giving hands-on exposure to social commerce initiatives.

As an intern, you’ll support GTM planning for TikTok Shop, build a brand playbook, analyze creator data, and help shape guest experiences.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or completed degree in Marketing, Business, or related field.
• Proficiency with Excel and MS Office for data work.
• Strong analytical, communication, and time-management abilities.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, cross-functional team.

Responsibilities

• Research and provide insights around Social Commerce innovations and platforms.
• Assist GTM strategy in TikTok Shop for key consumer moments and activations.
• Help build a brand playbook for launches on TikTok Shop.
• Analyze TikTok Shop data to identify opportunities and priorities.
• Research creator data to understand top content attributes and resonance.
• Support improving guest experience and inform product roadmap with insights.
• Propose creator engagement strategies and actionable recommendations.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Verbal & written communication

Time management

Collaboration

Education

Pursuing or recently completed degree in Marketing/Business/Strategy/eCommerce

Tools

Excel

Job description

Overview

OverviewDiscover the possibilities. At Ulta Beauty, we believe in the best ideas that create greatest impact. And we know that those insights can come from anyone, at any time. Which is why we empower our interns in ways few organizations do. Here, you’ll take what you’ve learned in the classroom into a world of real-life challenges that require creativity and new perspectives. That push you to think in new ways. Because it's all about inspiration and transformation, not simply checking a box or building a resume. We're here to help prepare you to realize your future career ambitions.

Experience the difference for yourself.

The 2027 Ulta Beauty Internship is a structured 10-week program designed to develop future talent and provide interns with a unique and impactful development experience. This program is tailored for rising college Juniors and Seniors, offering both Corporate and Distribution Center internship tracks. The internship will be hybrid for Corporate interns and in-person for Distribution Center interns. Interns will gain hands‑on experience in Ulta Beauty’s operations while contributing to business needs, engaging in meaningful projects, and broadening their professional development. The internship program provides real-world experience directly related to the academic discipline and career goals, offering a better understanding of career options.

• Hands‑on experience working as a member of a specific department and team.
• Assigned projects to accelerate learning of key functions and processes.
• Cross‑functional exposure to various departments.
• Comprehensive overview of the company structure and strategy.
• Tailored professional development sessions and valuable networking opportunities.
• Capstone presentation to leadership, showing project outcomes and recommendations.

TEAM OVERVIEW

Be a part of an exciting team at the forefront of Social Commerce and channel expansion, the team that brings to life Ulta Beauty’s TikTok Shop activations interacting with creators, brand partners and the TikTok team. Help drive the TikTok Shop (and beyond) strategy by uncovering actionable insights, providing clear recommendations and researching emerging trends in the Social Commerce space.

INTERNSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES

As an intern, you will contribute to achieving the following goals:

• Research and provide insights around Social Commerce innovation— from new & emerging platforms to shifting consumer behaviors across the channel in other markets
• Support structuring out Ulta Beauty’s ‘go‑to‑market’ (GTM) strategy within TikTok Shop to identify key consumer moments, relevant assortments and activation strategies to drive continued growth within the channel
• Support building out a ‘brand playbook’ for new brand and product launches on TikTok Shop
• Leverage TikTok Shop sales and consumer data to identify category and brand whitespace opportunities and priorities for TikTok Shop Category Management to ‘go get’
• Research creator and content data to uncover insights around top content attributes that perform, creators that resonate with the Ulta Beauty consumer
• Provide insights around Ulta Beauty TikTok Shop guest experience and ways to optimize, informing our product enhancement roadmap with TikTok
• Research and identify opportunities for top creator engagement strategies, providing clear recommendations for the Ulta Beauty Social Commerce team to action

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Pursuing or recently completed a degree in Strategy, Merchandising, Marketing, Business, eCommerce, Communications, or a related field.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office/Excel
• Analytical thinking, collaborative mindset, strong verbal & written communication, and time management skills
• Demonstrated focus on accuracy in data collection and analysis, whether through coursework, projects, or work experience
• Passion for strategy & innovation, comfortable researching and structuring out findings with clear insights & actions
• Desire to work in a fast‑paced environment and interact with various levels of leadership

REQUIREMENTS

• Must be local to the Chicago area and/or able to come into the Bolingbrook Corporate office at least 6 days a month (3 days every other week).
• Must be a rising Junior or Senior enrolled in an accredited undergraduate university in the summer of 2027.
• Previous work experience and active involvement with on‑campus organizations or activities.

The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $0.00 / Hour. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, shift, geographic location, and business and organizational needs. Eligible associates may also earn overtime pay as required by applicable law. Full‑time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. Part‑time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta

About

At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well‑established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty’s own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full‑service salon in every store featuring—hair, skin, brow, and make‑up services.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.