Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of interns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.
During the internship, you will work on meaningful marketing projects tied to a current business opportunity. Your work may include customer and market analysis, messaging and positioning, go-to-market planning, campaign strategy, or recommendations to improve customer adoption. You'll be able to explore and learn about many areas of Marketing at Microsoft such as Product Marketing, Business Planning, Events, Integrated Marketing, Market Research, Marketing Technology, and Media.
As a Marketing MBA Intern, you’ll also be part of the Marketing Aspire MBA Rotation Program (MAMBA), which begins with the summer internship. If you receive and accept an offer to return to Microsoft Marketing full-time after graduation, you’ll continue in the program with three rotations over one year, beginning in July 2028. Participation in the MAMBA program, internship and full year rotations, requires being located in or relocating to Redmond, WA. These rotations provide experience across different Microsoft Marketing teams and exposure to a broad range of learning opportunities.
At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond
Responsibilities
Determines marketing strategy for products and offerings through marketing plans, product content, and internal and external evangelism. Understands, orchestrates, and influences campaigns and marketing activities, develops integrated marketing campaigns, and delivers product solutions and customer campaign feedback to the business. You may learn how to:
- Develop a Messaging and Positioning Framework (MPF) for a product/service, including creating supporting marketing collateral and assets
- Define and execute a Go-to-Market (GTM) strategy and amplify across marketing channels
- Craft compelling customer stories and evangelize through key moments
- Develop competitive insights and optimize customer adoption
- Map a customer journey and craft lifecycle marketing to match
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications (RQs/MQs)
- Currently pursuing Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.
- Must have at least one semester/year of school remaining following the completion of the internship.
- 3+ years full-time career experience prior to pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.
Additional or Preferred Qualifications (PQs)
- Proven aptitude for seeking creative solutions to multi-faceted problems.
- Verbal and written communication, analytical and presentation skills.
- Ability to deliver results in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
- Ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
- Ability to influence, inspire, and lead from any role.
- Curiosity about evolving, cutting-edge technology and its implications for customers and marketers
Application Timeline
Applications will be accepted until September 25, 2026. Microsoft reviews applications on an ongoing basis and may repost this opportunity if additional candidates are needed based on business need. We encourage candidates to apply during the current application period for full consideration.
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
Skills Required
- Currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration degree
- At least one semester or year of school remaining after completing the internship
- At least 3 years of full-time career experience before pursuing an MBA
- Creative problem-solving ability
- Verbal, written communication, analytical, and presentation skills
- Ability to deliver results in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
- Ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders
- Ability to influence, inspire, and lead from any role
- Curiosity about evolving technology and its implications for customers and marketers
Microsoft Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Microsoft and has not been reviewed or approved by Microsoft.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is presented as broadly competitive overall, with clear role/level/location variation and an emphasis on using posted ranges and band information for apples-to-apples comparisons.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are described as a standout, highlighted by a strong 401(k) match structure and immediate vesting, plus additional plan features for tax-advantaged saving.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are portrayed as a meaningful strength, with substantial paid parental leave and added supports like back-up care and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
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What We Do
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our mission is grounded in both the world in which we live and the future we strive to create. Today, we live in a mobile-first, cloud-first world, and the transformation we are driving across our businesses is designed to enable Microsoft and our customers to thrive in this world.







