Marketing Internship Summer

LOCATION:

BAKERSFIELD AREA

REPORTS TO:

DEPARTMENT MANAGER

Grimmway Produce Group is seeking a Summer Marketing Intern to join our team through a structured rotational program designed to provide hands-on experience across key marketing functions. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain exposure to how a modern, category-leading producer builds brands, drives demand, and brings products to market. The position will rotate across Branding, Omnichannel Marketing, Product Development, Creative, and Project Management-gaining a comprehensive understanding of how strategy turns into execution.

The Marketing Internship is designed to provide undergraduate, post-graduate, and graduate-level students pursuing relevant fields of study with meaningful, hands-on experience that complements their academic and career interests. Interns gain exposure to real-world marketing practices and operations through day-to-day responsibilities, department-specific projects, and professional development opportunities. The paid summer internship typically runs 10-12 weeks between May and August, with support available for students seeking college credit.

• Qualified to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship needed.
• Actively enrolled full-time college student with a relevant degree or concentration within Marketing.
• Full-time status is 12 or more credit hours.
• Must have an undergraduate or recent graduate classification.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively in a professional environment.
• Reliable transportation to assigned work location(s) as required.
• Must have a valid driver's license and maintain a driving record that meets company policy, insurance, and DMV requirements.
• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment screening consistent with applicable state and federal law.
• Ability to participate in the 10-12 week summer internship program and Student Programs development activities.

• Learn creative asset organization and file management, specifically within the photo library
• Support creative project requests including collecting and sending files and managing revisions
• Participate in creative discussions and reviews to gain exposure to the creative development process
• Support project timelines, deliverables, and cross-functional communication efforts
• Gain exposure to tools and systems used for marketing execution and approvals
• Tradeshow event planning and coordination experience

• Gain exposure to brand strategy initiatives and support ongoing brand development work
• Assist in gathering insights to help inform brand direction and decision making
• Support brand presentations and internal storytelling efforts

• Assist with content planning and performance tracking across marketing channels
• Learn how engagement metrics are analyzed and summarized to support marketing initiatives
• Competitive product & trend research of emerging food/snack trends, flavors, packaging formats, and competitor activity
• Assist in building monthly trend reports with photos, pricing, claims, and merchandising observations

• Product Testing & Kitchen Support
• Assist with bench-top sample prep, ingredient scaling, labeling, and/or sensory setup. Support tasting sessions and help collect structured feedback from cross-functional team
• Gain exposure to project management and stage-gate processes through tracker and dashboard support