Account Executive Intern

The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

Advantage Solutions is hiring for our 2027 Summer Internship Program. This individual will be with us for 10 weeks (May 24th
- August 6th, 2027). Internships provide students with challenging, relevant work experience in their field of interest as well as introduce them to additional career opportunities. Internships may lead to future opportunities within the Company, although there are no guarantees for full-time employment.

The Account Executive, Retail Excellence provides critical project support to ensure seamless execution of retail media and shopper programs. Reporting to the Account Supervisor or Director, this role manages timelines, documentation, and deliverables with Retail Media Networks and 3P vendors while coordinating across client teams, media, and internal functions. The Account Executive builds foundational retailer knowledge, strengthens executional discipline, and develops skills to support client programs with accuracy and efficiency.

The Account Executive Intern is the coordinator for the team, helping plan and manage project initiatives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Brand and competitive assessments
• Assisting in project kick-offs
• Timeline management
• Meeting scheduling and meeting recaps

This role collaborates with cross-functional teams including creative, retailer intelligence, strategy, media, and production. The intern participates in the development of program plans, project estimates, project briefs, and the execution of program deliverables and budget reconciliation.

• Rising Senior, Graduating in May or Grad Student
• Majors:
  Marketing, Advertising, Business Communication, Journalism, English
• Available for 40 hours a week, 9-5, for the 10-week program (May 24th
  - August 6th, 2027)
• Familiar with Google Docs, Google Slides, Outlook, and Excel
• Come from a place of curiosity and wanting to learn more
• Preferable that they've already had an internship
• Organization and time management skills
• Ability to quickly learn and process information
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Team player and adhere to the AMP Employee Handbook
• Complete an individual project supporting the team you are assigned to
• Position is remote, but there will be travel to the Advantage offices 2 times over the program. If you live in Chicago or Boston area, you could go to the AMP office on Wednesdays
• Will complete trainings to fill in any gaps in the general tech used by agency to gain proficiency

• Strong written and oral communication skills

The salary range for this role is $23.00 per hour

Direct Reports

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities for direct reports

Indirect Reports

This position does not have guidance or mentoring responsibilities for indirect reports

• Travel to St. Louis is required for two specific weeks:
• Kickoff Week
  :
  The week of May 24th
• Closing Week
  :
  The week of August 3rd
• Transportation and lodging for these trips will be provided by Advantage Solutions.

• Strong prioritization skills
• Excellent written communication and verbal communication skills
• Team building Skills
• Well-organized, detail-oriented, and able to handle a fast-paced work environment
• Ability to interact in a courteous, helpful, and professional manner

Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Typically requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time (66%+ each day), ability to hear the telephone, ability to enter data on a computer and may also require the ability to lift up to 10 pounds.

Job duties include additional responsibilities as assigned by one’s…