2026 Customer Strategy and Marketing Intern
Job ID 2023-01513
Description
Position Summary:
The Customer Strategy & Marketing Intern will play a pivotal role in supporting the Customer Strategy team by assisting with key projects and activities that drive the visibility, distribution, and effectiveness of our product portfolio. This hands-on role is ideal for a highly organized and motivated individual seeking experience in trade marketing, category management, data analytics, and strategic planning.
Key Responsibilities:
- Customer Selling Presentations
- Support the Category Management team with analysis of sales, market share, and consumer trends for retailer facing presentations
- Help summarize shopper insights into clear takeaways that support retail sell-in of new product initiatives
- Clean, optimize and enhance Master Presentations
- Customer Activation Support
- Assist Customer Strategy Director in the collection of retailer specific priorities and activation plans at key customers
- Maintenance of the Customer Activation template
- Project Support
- Assist in building and maintaining reports, dashboards, and presentations using tools like Excel, PowerPoint, and syndicated data (e.g., Circana, Numerator, Yipit)
- Conduct competitive and assortment analysis to identify growth opportunities and whitespace for key retail partners
- Provide additional support on ad hoc projects as needed, contributing to the overall success of the Customer Strategy & Marketing team.
- Participate in cross-functional meetings and contribute innovative ideas to optimize go to market strategies.
Desired Skills and Attributes:
- Strong analytical skills with a keen attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word); familiarity with data analysis tools is a plus.
- Excellent organizational and time management abilities, capable of managing multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated, with a proactive approach to problem-solving and learning.
Learning Opportunities:
The Customer Marketing & Strategy Intern will gain valuable insights into category management, promotional planning, and trade marketing strategies while working on high-impact projects. This role offers a chance to build foundational skills in marketing analysis, strategic thinking, and cross-functional collaboration within a fast-paced corporate environment.
To Qualify/Apply:
- You must be a current college student entering your junior or senior year in the fall of 2025.
- You must be in excellent academic standing.
- You have strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- You are proficient with MS Office including Excel and PowerPoint
- Conair does not provide housing for summer interns
- At this time, we are unable to sponsor visas or OPT
- Compensation is set at $25 per hour
- This internship is Monday- Friday located in our Stamford, CT office beginning June 2, 2025 to August 8, 2025. We currently operate on a hybrid schedule; candidate must be willing to come into the office 3x/week.
Environmental Factors:
- Working conditions are normal for an office environment.
- Must be able to sit/stand for extended periods of time.
- Must be able to use a computer keyboard and view a monitor for extended periods of time.
About Conair:
Conair is a leading international designer, manufacturer, and marketer of branded personal care and small kitchen appliances, cookware, hairbrushes & accessories, cosmetic bags, and travel accessories.
Conair has always been driven by a passion for innovation; it’s part of the Company’s DNA. Trendsetting products have been invented by Conair since its inception in 1959, keeping the Company always a step ahead of the competition. The company's domestic and international divisions offer a diversified mix of consumer and professional products sold in over 120 countries. The Family of Conair brands includes CONAIR, Cuisinart, Cuisinart Outdoors, BaBylissPro, Scünci , TRAVELSMART by CONAIR, and Waring.
Conair’s passion for innovation gets stronger with each decade, as evidenced by the over 1,000 patents the Company has obtained worldwide. Today, Conair and its brands are names known throughout the world. Conair continues to introduce its brands to new and emerging markets, year after year. By the 1990s, most households in America owned at least one Conair product. Today many have more than one, and the Company’s goal is to ensure that every household in the world eventually owns one of our products.
At Conair, we inspire our customers with innovative quality products and brands
that enhance their lives.