Marketing Calendar Intern

Position: Marketing Calendar Intern - June 2026
Staples is business-to-business. You're what binds us together.

We're searching for you: fresh talent with new ideas, innovation, passion, and drive to bring to Staples. We have student and graduate opportunities where you'll help the Staples, Inc. organization be more successful and productive while building a purposeful career. Whether you are looking for a summer internship, co-op, or an entry-level role, we'll help you develop the technical and soft skills you need to thrive in the future.

Target

Start Date:

June 1, 2026 - August 14, 2026 (11-week program)

Intern Pay Rate: $21.00 per hour

What you bring to the table:

* Collaborative - able to build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives

* Customer Focused - able to identify and understand internal or external customer needs and interests and deliver customer-centric solutions

* Inclusive - dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment consisting of diverse individuals from varying backgrounds and cultures

* Innovative - develop new insights; question conventional approaches; encourage new ideas; design and implement new solutions

* Self-Developer - actively seeks new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels

Target

Start Date:

June 1, 2026 - August 14, 2026 (11-week program)

Intern Pay Rate: $21 per hour

Objective: Gather insights, trends, competitor tracking, and planning, helping the team deliver more customer-led, well-informed strategies year-round.

What You'll Be Doing:

* Holiday GTM Insights & Planning (Staples Business + Omni Focus)

* Partner directly with Rachael/Chris and the Insights team to build a clear picture of the Staples Business customer and the Omni customer during the Holiday.

* Compare timing, category focus, and channel preferences to highlight overlaps and differences

* Translate findings into targeting recommendations and priorities for SB and Omni

* Support in building the integrated Holiday GTM plan (timing arc, focus areas, and deliverables).

* Competitor & Market Monitoring to enable real time plan adjustments

* Conduct ongoing tracking of competitor campaigns and offers, specifically for BTS

* Maintain a GTM Tracker that provides weekly updates on competitor activity and notable strategy shifts

* Micro-Holiday Exploration

* Assess the current micro-holidays Staples focuses on today

* Determine if these are the right ones based on customer alignment and business opportunity

* Recommend where to lean in more, where to pull back, and identify any additional opportunities.

* General GTM Team Support

* Assist with research, insights pulling, and meeting prep.

* Support post-mortem reviews of campaigns and pull macro/consumer trend analysis as needed.

Evaluation:

* Analytical Rigor & Insights

* Synthesizes data from multiple sources into clear, actionable insights.

* Connects findings to customer behavior, timing, and channel strategy.

* Supports targeting and prioritization recommendations with sound logic.

* Strategic Contribution & Planning

* Contributes meaningfully to the integrated Holiday GTM plan.

* Identifies overlaps, gaps, and key differences between SB and Omni customers.

* Demonstrates understanding of how marketing strategy ties to business goals.

* Competitor & Market Monitoring

* Maintains accurate, organized tracking of competitor campaigns and offers.

* Summarizes weekly updates with key takeaways and implications for Staples.

* Anticipates trends or shifts that could impact GTM plans.

* Communication & Collaboration

* Clearly presents insights and updates to Rachael, Chris, and the Insights team.

* Demonstrates reliability, professionalism, and teamwork.

* Incorporates feedback effectively and supports team discussions.

* Initiative & Learning Agility

* Proactively explores new questions or data sources.

* Adapts quickly to feedback and changing priorities.

* Shows curiosity and growing confidence in connecting insights to action.

What's Needed
- Basic Qualifications:

* Actively pursuing a bachelor's degree in Brand Marketing or a related field

* Must be a rising Junior, graduating in May 2027 or 2028

* Must be organized, detail-oriented, and curious to learn new tools

* Strong communicator with good writing/editing instincts

* Able to multitask and be flexible to new initiatives

* Strong Microsoft Office skills