MBA Brand Marketing Intern
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Lakeville, MA, United States
It's an exciting time to join Ocean Spray's Brand Marketing team! The world of marketing is changing, and we are evolving with it. You are passionate about food & beverage along with the strategy and consumer insights that drive attitudes and behaviors.
Position location: We're all about flexibility! This will be a hybrid role with Mondays & Fridays remote, based in Boston, MA or our corporate headquarters in Lakeville, MA.
You're eager to learn about new and upcoming forms of marketing, you organize yourself to learn quickly, and you are strong in developing cross functional, collaborative relationships. Taking ownership is big at Ocean Spray and there will be plenty of opportunity to be empowered to do so over your summer internship.
Our Marketing Team is looking for an MBA Brand Marketing Intern for either our Core Foods or Core Juice Business for the Summer of 2025! All internships start in June 2025 and are 10-12 weeks long.
You'll dive into the world of the Ocean Spray Cranberries and partner alongside the Beverage or Foods Marketing teams. You'll own your own workstreams - this could entail developing strategy for a new consumer target, exploring size of prize potential and developing an execution plan based on consumer needs, customer requirements and category dynamics. You'll experience agile marketing while working within a company that operates in a legacy industry. And of course, you'll sample a lot of food/drinks and have fun!
What We're Looking For:
- Currently pursuing or recently completed (as of winter 2024/spring 2025) an MBA/Master's degree
- Good energy, consumer empathy and open-mindedness, a positive "can-do" mindset
- Preferred 2-4 years' experience in Food & Beverage related industries (Brand, Agency, Insights, Sales, Finance, etc.)
- Self-starter who isn't afraid to find their own answers
- Analytical, organized, significant attention to detail, ability to work autonomously
- Confidence in presenting ideas and recommendations in front of Senior Leadership
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Who We Are:
You might have our iconic cranberry juice in your fridge or have gotten into heated holiday debate about what's better - canned or fresh cranberry sauce. But did you know that the hardworking people growing the superfruit in our products are 700 family farmers that own our cooperative? They entrust us with what is most precious to them to create new and innovative products that will delight consumers and grow this beloved brand today and into the future.
Team members, farmers, consumers and communities alike--we value what makes us unique and strive to connect our farms to families for a better life by living our values:
- Grower Mindset - We embrace our grower-owners innovative spirit and heritage through confidence, learning and focus on the future.
- Sustainable Results - Guided by purpose, we are focused on delivering results for our grower-owners.
- Integrity Above All - We are ethical, doing the right thing for our grower-owners, customers, consumers and each other
- Inclusive Teamwork - We build diverse and inclusive teams that strengthen our cooperative.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.