Strategy Consulting Intern

About the Role

The Strategy Consulting Intern will join Advantage Solutions’ Growth team and support high-priority strategic initiatives across the enterprise. The role is designed for a highly analytical, curious student who enjoys solving ambiguous business problems, evaluating growth opportunities, and translating research and data into clear recommendations for leaders. This internship offers a consulting-style experience inside a large sales and marketing services organization. The intern will work on substantive projects involving strategy, market and competitive research, business analysis, and executive-level problem solving, while gaining exposure to leaders across the business.

• Duration: 10 weeks (May 24th - August 6th)
• Compensation: $23.00 per hour
• Location: REMOTE/Hybrid, with required travel to St. Louis for two specific weeks (Kickoff Week: May 24th; Closing Week: August 3rd). Transportation and lodging for these trips will be provided.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct market, industry, customer, and competitive research to identify trends, opportunities, and implications for Advantage Solutions.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative information to frame business problems, test hypotheses, and develop practical recommendations.
• Build structured analyses, opportunity assessments, business cases, and presentations for leadership audiences.
• Help evaluate potential new markets, partnerships, commercial opportunities, and other strategic growth initiatives.
• Collaborate with leaders and cross-functional partners to gather information, understand business needs, and move project work forward.
• Synthesize complex information into concise storylines, executive-ready slides, and clear recommendations.
• Use technology, analytics, and AI-enabled tools where helpful to accelerate research, analysis, and decision support.
• Bring an outside perspective, ask thoughtful questions, and contribute ideas in an environment where the path to an answer may not be fully defined.
• Own or contribute to a substantive summer project and present outcomes as part of the internship capstone experience.
• Participate in team meetings, manager check-ins, Intern Insider sessions, weekly program hubs or office hours, National Intern Day activities, and other development experiences.
• Perform other duties and strategic project work as assigned based on evolving business priorities.
• Support the Growth team on enterprise strategy, growth initiatives, and priority business questions.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Microsoft Word
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Access
• Outlook
• Web-browsers
• Technology, analytics, and AI-enabled tools

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Must be attending any accredited four-year degree-granting institution or an accredited Graduate Master’s or MBA program in the United States.
• Must be a rising junior, rising senior, or working towards a graduate degree.
• Must be working towards a Business, Business related, or IT major. Applicable majors include, but are not limited to:
• Finance
• Sales
• Management
• Marketing
• Communications
• Business Administration
• Minimum 3.0 GPA.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Strong prioritization skills
• Excellent written communication and verbal communication skills
• Team building Skills
• Well-organized, detail-oriented, and able to handle a fast-paced work environment
• Ability to interact in a courteous, helpful, and professional manner
• Strong computer skills