Merge Storytelling and Technology
We bring together the minds and passions of creative pioneers, tech innovators, and data explorers to help ambitious clients solve business challenges and rise to the top. MERGE has enduring client partnerships with American Express, T-Mobile, Subway, Kate Spade NY, Coach, The North Face, Meta, Adobe, BlueCross BlueShield, Abbott, Astellas, Supernus, CSL, GE Healthcare, Broward Health, Indiana University Health, and Morgan Stanley. With offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Montreal, New York City and Los Angeles. MERGE uses a talent-to-task process that enables clients to think higher and feel deeper about their customers.
Promote Health, Wellness & Happiness
We are committed to promoting health, wellness and happiness in the world by partnering with purpose-driven clients in purpose-driven industries in healthcare, life science, and consumer products. Our deep vertical expertise and category insights stem from decade-long partnerships with our top clients.
Emerge to the Top of Your Career
At MERGE, we strive to create a superior work experience where talented and ambitious people grow. An experience that encourages people to think higher and feel deeper. An experience where people engage their minds and hearts to do the best work of their careers.
As our Marketing Operations Intern, you will...
Be at the intersection of marketing and technology, helping to build, manage, and optimize the cutting-edge tools that power our client's campaigns and our own business. Are you passionate about the technology that drives modern marketing? Apply today!
What you'll experience:
- Deep Expertise & Broad Exposure: While embedded within the Marketing Operations department for hands-on, meaningful work, you will also gain broad exposure across the entire agency. This allows you to develop deep functional skills while building a holistic understanding of our service offerings.
- Defining Your Passion: Explore diverse work across the agency to identify your professional passions within the dynamic fields of technology and marketing.
- Core Summer Project: Through your learnings, you and your fellow interns will collaborate on a central project: creating engaging, authentic content that showcases MERGE culture, our innovative work, and our people.
What you’ll do:
- Work directly with your assigned manager to execute hands-on deliverables aligned with our core business offerings, focusing on Marketing Operations(MOPs)
- Assist with MOPs assessments, solution design, and implementation
- Support campaign operations and digital marketing development
- Contribute to process assessment, design, and change management
- Apply technical skills and critical thinking to real-world client challenges
- Actively contribute to and complete the Intern Cohort Content Project
- Participate in cross-functional collaboration and learning sessions
What we’re looking for:
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s in a relevant field (e.g., Marketing, Business, Technology, AI, or related field)
- Must be a rising junior or senior
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and a collaborative attitude
- Proactive, self-motivated, and eager to take ownership of tasks
- Demonstrated interest in technology, data, and marketing
- Proficiency in Marketing Automation Platforms (like Marketo, Salesforce Marketing Cloud), CRM systems (like Salesforce), and campaign execution tools is a plus
- First Generation college students strongly encouraged to apply
- You must be eligible to work in the United States to be considered for this role
Internship Essentials
- Duration: 10 weeks between June 1, 2026 - August 7, 2026 - Monday - Friday
- Compensation: $20.00/hour
- Location: Chicago, IL - Hybrid 2 days/week in-office
- MERGE does not provide any form of housing reimbursement/stipend
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And here’s how we live our values at MERGE
- Ability. Mastering our craft
- Agility. Delivering with a growth mindset
- Humility. Collaborating for shared success
MERGE is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer
MERGE welcomes and celebrates diversity regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status or people with abilities. We believe that the more diverse we are, the more creative our work will be!
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What We Do
MERGE is a marketing and technology agency built at the intersection of Health & Wellness. We help brands navigate complex consumer journeys and unlock growth through data-driven storytelling, AI-powered personalization, and bold creativity.
Decades of experience with health and consumer brands have taught us what truly drives decisions. As a marketing and technology agency, we use these insights to help brands reach the right people, in the right moments, with experiences that drive lasting, scalable growth. We do it by leading with curiosity, practicing with precision, and delivering with integrity.
Why Work With Us
At MERGE, we use storytelling through technology to help brands connect more meaningfully with the people they serve. Powered by human insight, creativity, and AI, we weave storytelling through technology to turn complexity into clarity - strengthening relationships between people and brands.
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