Marketing & Product Innovation Intern — Hybrid (Summer 2027)

Clarios; Glendale (WI); Hybrid; USD 51,577,000 - 74,677,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Clarios offers a Summer 2027 hybrid internship in Milwaukee, supporting marketing, product development, and launch initiatives for the OPTIMA brand. You will collaborate across Marketing, Product Management, Sales, Engineering, and agency teams to translate data and feedback into practical insights and drive campaign and product-launch activities.

The role emphasizes planning and executing digital, retail, event, sponsorship, and experiential marketing programs, plus researching consumer needs,

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited U.S. college or university.
• Pursuing an undergraduate degree in Marketing, Business, Product Management, Engineering, Data Analytics, Communications, or a related field.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and written and verbal communication skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with Power BI or other analytics tools is a plus.
• Interest in automotive, powersports, marine, off-road, performance, or enthusiast markets is preferred but not required.
• Ability to be in the greater Milwaukee area in the summer.
• Limited travel may be available for customer visits, events, product activities, or team meetings based on business needs.
• Duration: Summer 2027. Up to 40 hours per week.
• Working Arrangements: Hybrid internship – must have a quiet workspace away from interruptions, with the option to work in the office. Be able to maintain regular contact with the supervisor/team via virtual methods.
• PLEASE NOTE that applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US without the need for sponsorship, now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Supports priority brand, consumer insight, product development, and launch initiatives for the OPTIMA business.
• Hands-on experience within a premium automotive brand while contributing to projects that strengthen marketing effectiveness, portfolio growth, and execution.
• Partners with Marketing, Product Management, Sales, Engineering, and agency teams, to turn data and customer feedback into practical insights, coordinate campaign and product-launch support activities.
• Support planning and execution of digital, retail, event, sponsorship, and experiential marketing programs.
• Coordinate marketing content, assets, timelines, approvals, and performance inputs with internal teams and agency partners.
• Conduct research on consumer needs, competitive products, market trends, pricing, messaging, and adjacent category opportunities.
• Support product concept evaluation, business-case inputs, positioning, commercialization, and launch-readiness activities.
• Coordinate product information, specifications, claims, content, samples, and milestone tracking across workstreams.
• Analyze consumer reviews, event feedback, surveys, retailer input, and other voice-of-customer sources.
• Create competitive comparisons and translate findings into concise recommendations for marketing and portfolio decisions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Education

Undergraduate candidate

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Job description

Clarios offers a Summer 2027 hybrid internship in Milwaukee, supporting marketing, product development, and launch initiatives for the OPTIMA brand. You will collaborate across Marketing, Product Management, Sales, Engineering, and agency teams to translate data and feedback into practical insights and drive campaign and product-launch activities.

The role emphasizes planning and executing digital, retail, event, sponsorship, and experiential marketing programs, plus researching consumer needs,