About the role#
As a Marketing Science Intern, you will join our team for the Fall 2026 term. This is a paid, hybrid position based in Chicago. You will work approximately 30 hours per week from October 6 through December 17, 2026. You will collaborate with a global team and work alongside stakeholders in Marketing, Sales, Sales Engineering, and Customer Success to support our advertising technology initiatives.
What you'll do#
- Learn the omnichannel advertising landscape, including social, search, video, retail media, and Connected TV.
- Use SQL to build custom queries across multiple datasets.
- Work with business intelligence tools like Tableau and Google Data Studio.
- Validate and troubleshoot data points across internal and native platform reporting.
- Analyze data to create reports on performance trends, testing, and creative insights.
- Conduct research on performance and brand advertising.
- Run basic Python notebook scripts and use AI-powered tools to uncover insights.
- Observe how AI, automation, and creative solutions shape modern advertising.
- Complete a final project to present to the team at the end of the internship.
What you'll need#
- You are a full-time senior or a graduating student at an accredited four-year college or university.
- You are pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Business Administration, Marketing, or a related STEM or analytics field.
- You are highly motivated and eager to learn about media, creative, and performance advertising.
- You are an ambitious self-starter.
- You are legally authorized to work in the United States.
Location & details#
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States.
- Modality: Hybrid.
- Compensation: $20 per hour.
- Term: Fall 2026 (October 6 through December 17).
About Smartly
Smartly operates as an advertising technology company based in Helsinki. Founded in 2013, the firm provides a platform that combines media, creative, and intelligence tools for brands. It manages approximately 5 billion dollars in ad spend for over 700 brands across platforms like Facebook, Google, and TikTok. The company currently employs between 501 and 1,000 people.
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