Intern - Marketing
At a glance
Entry-level General Marketing role at Smithfieldfoods. Smithfield · full-time.
Pay not stated General Marketing salary
Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Work on projects tied to your assigned functional track and complete the related learning plan
- Join team and customer meetings, then build processes that address challenges in your work area
- Prepare proposals and presentations for management at different organizational levels
- Team with other interns on a summer project and present the results to executive leaders, managers, and peers
What you bring
- A major in finance, accounting, agribusiness, or a related field, with your sophomore college year completed
- Working experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, Project, PowerPoint, and AutoCAD
- Strong written and verbal communication, organization, project planning, and time management abilities
- A self-directed, collaborative approach with the ability to work independently in a fast-moving setting
Who this fits
This role suits a college student seeking a structured internship with mentored projects, training, meetings, and presentations. The summer program typically lasts ten weeks, is based in Smithfield, United States of America, and may include travel opportunities. You will work as an intern rather than manage a team.
From the employer
If you are currently employed at Smithfield, please log into Workday and submit your application through the Jobs Hub.
Have a seat at our table. When you join Smithfield, you become part of something special – a company that's sustainably feeding people around the world, producing good food the right way with respect for our people, animals, communities and planet. With opportunities across locations and functions, a culture grounded in our Core Four values - gratitude, communication, respect and accountability - and a strong commitment to learning, collaboration, and innovation, Smithfield offers challenging and rewarding careers where you can grow, contribute and make a real impact. Apply Now!
Your Opportunity
We Invest in Smithfield’s Future by Investing in Yours.
The Smithfield Foods internship program offers students a paid opportunity to work in an environment that fosters real-life experiences, explores career options, and applies your education. You will become a part of key management meetings and participate in meaningful projects. Our goal is to provide a working environment that not only encourages creativity, but offers equality, diversity, mutual respect and productivity. Our summer internships are typically 10 weeks.
Our Summer Internship roles will be based in various locations across the country and offer potential travel opportunities. You will have exposure and the opportunity to broaden your skills through impactful work, mentored relationships, and will gain real world exposure to different disciplines on Smithfield’s team.
Core Responsibilities
- Focus on assignments and projects within your identified track
- Complete Learning Plan and master the skills and tasks identified
- Attend team and customer meetings within your functional area
- Develop and execute process and procedures to alleviate challenges within your functional area
- Create formal proposals and presentations to various levels of management
- Attend developmental training and workshops for the Summer Internship Program
- Cross-Collaborate with current interns on a summer project
- Present during End-of-Summer Presentations to Executive Leadership, Management and Peers
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
- Finance, Accounting, Agribusiness or Related Major
- Must have completed your sophomore year in college.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Experience working with Microsoft Excel, Word, Project, PowerPoint, and AutoCAD.
- Willingness to learn and work in a team environment.
- Proactive thinker and self-motivated.
- Strong time, project, and organizational management skills.
- The ability to work independently.
- Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.
- Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
Smithfield Foods provides pay ranges that reflect its good faith estimate of the salary or hourly wage the company reasonably expects to pay for a position at the time of hire. Individual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, location of the position, the candidate’s qualifications and experience, internal equity, external market pay for comparable positions and budget considerations. At Smithfield Foods, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive total rewards package. Learn more about our benefits package here.






EEO Information
Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment selection process, please call us at 757-357-1595.
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