Business Administration Summer Internship

Description

Terra Cycle Overview

Terra Cycle is an international leader in innovative sustainability solutions, creating and operating first-of-their-kind platforms in recycling, recycled materials, and reuse.

Operating in 20 countries, including 12 in Europe, Terra Cycle works with manufacturers, retailers and end users to implement turnkey recycling programs through a range of public-facing services for hundreds of everyday waste streams that other waste management companies are unable to recycle.

In 2019, Terra Cycle introduced Loop - a platform that allows brands, retailers and consumers to move from a disposable to durable supply chain, enabling consumers to responsibly shop for a wide variety of commonly used products in reusable packaging. Since its debut, Loop has developed into the leading global reuse platform and is available in France, the United States and Japan.

Terra Cycle and Loop have received hundreds of awards and recognitions and have been highlighted in some of the world's most recognized media outlets, including CNN, Wall St. Journal, , New York Times, Forbes, Time, and thousands of others.

Requirements

Internship Overview

Our Business Administration teams ensure business operations run smoothly, and continuously find ways to improve processes, drive growth and leverage trends to drive innovation for our various lines of business. Ideal interns are sustainability minded, data-driven. Our business administration teams include Customer Marketing, Communications / Public Relations, Executive, Finance, Operations and People Operations which support all of our lines of business.

Communications/Public Relations interns are responsible for assisting in external communications activities for the company like public relations, media relations, and writing. Ideal interns are well-versed in short and long-form writing, comfortable writing for broad audiences, and have the ability to align their writing style to Terra Cycle's copy. Communications/ PR interns will assist in strategic communications efforts, conduct media outreach, draft press releases and award submissions, build media lists, craft media pitches, compile press coverage reports, and assist in weekly media monitoring.

Customer Marketing interns will focus on the intersection of technical data analysis and paid performance marketing, with a specific emphasis on the emerging AI landscape. Ideal interns are detail-oriented, self-motivated, and passionate about environmental impact. You will leverage a technical mindset to manage product feeds, analyze Terra Cycle's presence across AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini, and conduct research into AI search optimization.

Additionally, you will learn and apply digital marketing strategies such as A/B testing for paid search and paid social, transforming complex data into actionable insights that support Terra Cycle's digital marketing initiatives.

Direct to Consumer/E-Commerce interns will focus on digital brand presence and audience growth. This role bridges the gap between web performance and marketing strategy by auditing product content for AI visibility and analyzing user behavior. Ideal interns are analytical, proactive, and creative, with an eye for detail and an interest in how data informs brand strategy. Interns will assist the team with optimizing product pages, supporting global sale moments, and researching untapped audience segments.

Executive interns will support our senior executives by handling a wide range of administrative, analytical, and operational tasks to generate insights that help inform decisions for the wider company. Ideal interns are proactive, dependable,

organized and a balanced skill set with high proficiency in writing, analysis, and critical thinking. Interns will be tasked with completing special market research or analytical projects, fulfilling administrative needs for our executive teams, working across departments, completing special projects and ensuring the timely completion of deliverables.

Finance interns will assist the team in forecasting, reporting and analyzing Terra Cycle's budget. Ideal interns will have strong analytical skills, and the ability to effectively and accurately communicate findings. Finance interns will develop an understanding of Terra Cycle's business models and leverage their knowledge to support the financial planning, reporting and analysis process.

Email Marketing interns will work on research and analytics-based projects where they will learn the overall functioning of email marketing, and learn different ESPs that Terra Cycle uses. The intern will assist in doing deep research and analysis on topics like Subject lines to be used in the major sales period, what can be the best way to increase opens and clicks.

The intern will also have an opportunity to learn the different functionalities of Hub Spot and Klaviyo, and deepen their knowledge on the technical aspects like deliverability issues, domain reputation, and understanding how…