Marketing Summer Internship – Customer and Market Insights
CDW, Chicago, IL, United States
CDW Marketing is building the next generation of B2B marketing powered by AI, insight, creativity, and measurable performance. We are looking for exceptional undergraduate students to join a high‑impact summer internship program designed to bring fresh perspectives, deliver real business value, and build a strong pipeline of future marketing talent for CDW.
What You’ll Do
Build AI prompts and agents to detect and articulate industry shifts, technology trends, competitive positioning, and buyer dynamics relevant to CDW and its priority markets.
Turn external data into practical insight for marketing strategy, campaign planning, positioning, and opportunity identification.
Help create concise research outputs, opportunity assessments, and executive‑ready summaries that support better decisions.
Contribute to high‑priority summer initiatives that support real CDW marketing outcomes, not simulated assignments.
Work directly with a Director in Marketing and partner with cross‑functional stakeholders depending on the chosen track.
Use AI tools, research, creative development, or analytics to improve how CDW plans, creates, measures, and optimizes marketing work.
Translate ideas into outputs such as prototypes, content, videos, dashboards, insights, recommendations, and documented playbooks.
What We Expect From You
Currently enrolled undergraduate student.
Major in Marketing Communications, Computer Science, Journalism, Radio/TV/Film, AI, Data Analytics, or a closely related field.
Strong communication skills, intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, and the ability to operate in a fast‑paced environment.
Comfort learning and applying modern tools such as Adobe Experience Platform, Power BI, SQL, Python, Google Veo 3.1, prompt engineering platforms, video editing tools, or closely related technologies depending on track.
Bias for action, high standards for quality, and a willingness to test ideas, learn quickly, and iterate.
Ability to commit to a 40‑hour work week during standard business hours throughout the summer, with a hybrid work arrangement.
Authorization to work in the U.S. without sponsorship as a full‑time coworker.
Hourly Rate: $20/hour
CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and local law.
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What You’ll Do
Build AI prompts and agents to detect and articulate industry shifts, technology trends, competitive positioning, and buyer dynamics relevant to CDW and its priority markets.
Turn external data into practical insight for marketing strategy, campaign planning, positioning, and opportunity identification.
Help create concise research outputs, opportunity assessments, and executive‑ready summaries that support better decisions.
Contribute to high‑priority summer initiatives that support real CDW marketing outcomes, not simulated assignments.
Work directly with a Director in Marketing and partner with cross‑functional stakeholders depending on the chosen track.
Use AI tools, research, creative development, or analytics to improve how CDW plans, creates, measures, and optimizes marketing work.
Translate ideas into outputs such as prototypes, content, videos, dashboards, insights, recommendations, and documented playbooks.
What We Expect From You
Currently enrolled undergraduate student.
Major in Marketing Communications, Computer Science, Journalism, Radio/TV/Film, AI, Data Analytics, or a closely related field.
Strong communication skills, intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, and the ability to operate in a fast‑paced environment.
Comfort learning and applying modern tools such as Adobe Experience Platform, Power BI, SQL, Python, Google Veo 3.1, prompt engineering platforms, video editing tools, or closely related technologies depending on track.
Bias for action, high standards for quality, and a willingness to test ideas, learn quickly, and iterate.
Ability to commit to a 40‑hour work week during standard business hours throughout the summer, with a hybrid work arrangement.
Authorization to work in the U.S. without sponsorship as a full‑time coworker.
Hourly Rate: $20/hour
CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and local law.
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