Marketing, Creative & eCommerce Intern Opportunities

About the Role

SharkNinja is seeking Marketing, Creative & eCommerce Interns to join its Early Edge Experience program. This is a single application for marketing, creative, communications, and eCommerce early talent roles. Successful candidates will work on real campaigns and launches within teams such as brand marketing, integrated communications, social and content, creative and studio, and eCommerce and marketplace functions. The program is designed to provide valuable industry exposure, professional development, and opportunities to showcase contributions to leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to real campaigns and product launches, from brief to in-market.
• Transform consumer and performance insights into creative, content, and commercial decisions.
• Build visible assets such as social content, campaign creative, packaging copy, retailer pages, emails, and videos.
• Track campaign performance across earned, owned, and paid channels and summarize findings.
• Collaborate with brand, creative, social, digital, sales, and external agency partners.
• Present ideas and results to cross-functional partners and marketing leaders.
• Learn the operational processes, approvals, systems, and speed of a global consumer brand.
• Own a meaningful project end-to-end and present contributions to SharkNinja leaders.

Potential Day-to-Day Activities (depending on team)

• Brand, Integrated Marketing & Communications:
• Coordinate consumer research for insights into product development and marketing strategy.
• Review marketing collateral for brand alignment and create/update packaging, instruction manuals, and quick start guides.
• Analyze competitive landscapes, SKU assortments, and white space opportunities, maintaining category databases.
• Contribute to strategic marketing and PR briefs for product launches and full-funnel campaigns.
• Support brand activations, including product gifting, event planning, and influencer moments.
• Monitor earned, owned, and paid campaign performance and summarize results.
• Manage product samples for photoshoots, PR initiatives, and media events.
• Draft and edit copy for campaigns, packaging, retail, and communications.
• Support LATAM go-to-market strategies, including localized assortment and pricing.
• Social, Content & Community:
• Develop and execute short-form video for platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.
• Edit platform-native content using tools such as CapCut, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, or After Effects.
• Contribute creative concepts aligned with brand objectives and emerging social trends.
• Capture behind-the-scenes, product-focused, and lifestyle assets.
• Build and maintain editorial calendars and support global social operations.
• Monitor and respond to community feedback and inquiries in the brand voice.
• Cultivate relationships with community members and influencers.
• Create and curate engaging community content, including posts, polls, contests, and events.
• Apply performance insights to optimize content.
• Creative & Studio:
• Create visual assets for digital and print using Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Craft full-size packaging mockups and prepare print-ready production files.
• Coordinate creative timelines, asset organization, version control, and delivery.
• Support photoshoot, video, and post-production coordination.
• Translate creative briefs into concepts that adhere to brand guidelines.
• eCommerce, Marketplaces & Digital Shelf:
• Build and update web pages and site journeys for promotional campaigns.
• Create and implement strategic content calendars for the D2C business.
• Monitor website and email KPIs using tools like GA360 and CMS/CRM platforms.
• Manage day-to-day promotional tooling and improve or automate processes.
• Analyze internal and competitive pricing across marketplace platforms.
• Audit the digital shelf for content accuracy, imagery, ratings, reviews, and search presence.
• Monitor key product inventory and flag stock risks.
• Support paid and performance media execution, reporting, and optimization.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Microsoft 365, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Adobe Creative Suite (a plus): Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro.
• Short-form video editing tools (a plus): CapCut, in-app TikTok and Instagram editing.
• Canva for social, digital, and printed assets (a plus).
• Working knowledge of social media platforms, media relations, and the influencer landscape (a plus).
• Analytics tools (a plus): Google Analytics or GA360, platform insights, social listening tools.
• Advanced Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP) and comfort with dashboards and reporting systems (a plus).
• Familiarity with CMS and CRM platforms, email marketing, or marketplace platforms like Amazon (a plus).
• Project management and asset management tools (a plus): Asana, Monday.com, Airtable, Workfront, Box, or SharePoint.

Qualifications

• Current student in a related bachelor's, master's, or PhD program, or graduated within the past year.
• Relevant fields include: Marketing, Communications, Advertising, Journalism, Public Relations, Digital Media, Graphic or Visual Design, Business, Analytics, or similar.
• Must be able to work a full-time, 40-hour-per-week onsite-hybrid schedule.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Consumer-first perspective and curiosity about purchasing behavior.
• Comfortable working with data, identifying trends, and making recommendations.
• Strong attention to detail and organization across multiple projects and deadlines.
• Creative and proactive approach to problem-solving and execution.
• Collaborative and positive attitude in team settings.
• Discretion and professionalism when handling unreleased product and campaign information.
• Coursework in market research, consumer insights, or marketing analytics (a plus).
• Language fluency, particularly Spanish or Portuguese, for LATAM and international markets (a plus).

Work Samples

• For design, studio, content, or copywriting roles (Graphic Design, Studio Production Artist, Social Content Studio, Copywriting), please include a portfolio, reel, or writing samples demonstrating your process and range. Link these in your resume or attach them in the cover letter field.
• Work samples are not required for consideration for brand marketing, communications, eCommerce, or marketplace teams.

Compensation & Benefits

• Hourly Pay Range: $26—$35 USD
• Benefits may include: medical insurance, health savings account (HSA) with company contribution, sick time, company holidays, employee product discount, product testing opportunities, referral bonuses, and more.