Smartly is looking for a Corporate Communications Intern to join our Marketing team for Fall 2026. This role sits at the center of how Smartly shows up, internally and externally, and offers hands-on experience across corporate communications, public relations, and social media.
You’ll work directly with the Senior Director of Global Communications and gain exposure to executive messaging, media relations, and global brand storytelling. This is an opportunity for someone interested in building a career in marketing, specifically communications, to contribute to meaningful work while learning how a modern communications function operates.
This is not a passive internship. You’ll be expected to contribute ideas, support execution, and help keep high-impact initiatives organized and moving forward.
As a Corporate Communications Intern, you will…Corporate Communications
Support internal, executive, and corporate communications initiatives, including content for company-wide updates and messaging
Coordinate planning, timelines, and logistics for communications initiatives
Contribute to presentations, reports, and internal documentation
Public Relations & External Communications
Build and maintain media lists and conduct journalist research
Monitor news cycles, industry trends, and competitive activity
Support story development and brainstorm timely, relevant angles
Assist with press materials, including pitches and press releases
Help track media coverage and support reporting efforts
Social Media & Content
Support the day-to-day management of Smartly’s global social channels, including LinkedIn, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok
Draft social copy and contribute to content creation across formats
Assist in developing content calendars and campaign ideas
Identify opportunities to amplify internal and external initiatives
Bring creative thinking to how Smartly shows up across platforms
Operations & Team Support
Help manage workflows, timelines, and organization across projects
Support reporting, documentation, and coordination across the communications function
Assist with ad hoc projects to keep initiatives on track and well-executed
Strong writing skills with the ability to adapt tone for different audiences
Highly organized with strong attention to detail
Interest in marketing, with a focus on communications, PR, or social media
Curious, proactive, and comfortable taking initiative
Creative thinker with an eye for storytelling and content
Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills
Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
Willingness to roll up your sleeves and contribute where needed
Direct exposure to corporate communications at a global company
Experience working across corporate communications, PR, and social media
Opportunities to contribute to real campaigns and initiatives
Mentorship and guidance from senior communications leadership
A strong foundation for a career in marketing and communications
This internship is paid at $20 per hour and will be approximately 30 hours per week from October 6 through December 17, 2026.
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Smartly is the AI-powered advertising technology company transforming ad experiences for brands and their consumers. Our comprehensive advertising platform seamlessly integrates the capabilities of media, creative, and intelligence to power more than 800 billion impressions and generate more than 300 billion creatives annually, delivering tangible business outcomes for brands and advertisers.
Smartly is the only company in the industry recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Creative Advertising Technologies with PwC validating the results it delivers for brands. We manage creative and media for 700+ brands worldwide and $6B in ad spend across the largest media platforms, including Facebook, Google, Instagram, Pinterest, Snap, and TikTok. Our end-to-end technology, unmatched access to media platforms and exceptional customer service help Fortune 500 brands to reach and engage consumers and learn what performs best.Smartly is a multinational and diverse team of 750+ Smartlies from 60+ nationalities, working in 13 countries. Together, we want to create and maintain an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and heard. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion approach is at the heart of it.
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Skills Required
- Strong writing skills with the ability to adapt tone for different audiences
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail
- Interest in marketing, with a focus on communications, public relations, or social media
- Curious, proactive, and comfortable taking initiative
- Creative thinker with an eye for storytelling and content
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
- Willingness to contribute where needed
What the Team is Saying
Smartly Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Five weeks of paid vacation, company holidays, wellness days, and localized 25–30 day annual leave are prominently highlighted. Short‑term work‑from‑anywhere allowances complement PTO by making time off and location flexibility easier to use.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are offered with immediate start in some markets, alongside global mental‑health support through Auntie. These benefits are positioned as part of a strong baseline that is localized by country.
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Flexible Benefits — Hybrid/remote setups and work‑from‑anywhere options (e.g., up to 60 days from another Smartly location or 30 days from a non‑Smartly location) expand where and how work gets done. Stipends for fully remote setups are also referenced in employer materials.
Smartly Insights
What We Do
We solve for advertising campaign and creative complexities - both key elements to the time/money savings and performance that brands, agencies and businesses seek. Our unified platform combines media, creative, and intelligence, offering end-to-end workflows powered by AI across the open and closed web. With over 700 brands and advertisers, we've proven that dynamic and personalized creative makes advertising impactful. We are on a mission to transform the advertising experience for brands and their consumers. ⚡️
Why Work With Us
As a fast-paced growth company, we offer opportunities to maximize learning and amplify impact. Our culture and values have always been the secret sauce of our growth. They define how we aspire to build our adtech product, whom we hire and reward, and how we work towards a shared vision. Join us in moving advertising forward.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
We are a hybrid workplace where Smartlies have the flexibility of hybrid work combining office and work from home. We also offer programs for short-term remote work globally.
