American Greetings
1 American Way, Westlake, OH 44145
Remote
2022-01-14
Spring Intern - Everyday Cards
3.7
We are American Greetings.
We are friendly hellos and great big smiles. We work hard and know how to have fun.
Our innovative and creative work is a reflection of each of us and the culture and values we share.
We are excited that you want to join us in helping make the world a more thoughtful and creative place.
Every. Single. Day
Our commitment to diversity is based on this basic belief that many points of view come together to make a stronger and more creative organization. It makes our products more authentic, and it makes American Greetings an even more exciting place to work.
Benefits:
Summary:
American Greetings is looking for an internship candidate to join our Everyday Greeting Card Product Management organization. This is a paid internship. Candidates will work in the office with some possibility for remote work. We will work with the intern’s school schedule to coordinate time in office.
The intern will get access to the many different business processes of a CPG company including marketing, analysis, merchandising, and creative work for our Everyday business celebrations which include Birthday, Baby, Wedding, Anniversary and more. We work with the world’s largest retailers including Walmart, Target, Amazon, Kroger, Dollar General and the intern will get access to learning how to win in their brick and mortar and omnichannel environments. The ideal candidate has an interest in marketing, product management, or general business and is majoring in an applicable area.
As an intern, the candidate could be expected to assist in the following types of activities:
We are friendly hellos and great big smiles. We work hard and know how to have fun.
Our innovative and creative work is a reflection of each of us and the culture and values we share.
We are excited that you want to join us in helping make the world a more thoughtful and creative place.
Every. Single. Day
Our commitment to diversity is based on this basic belief that many points of view come together to make a stronger and more creative organization. It makes our products more authentic, and it makes American Greetings an even more exciting place to work.
Benefits:
- Diverse and inclusive culture with employee resources groups
- Paid holidays
- Flexible Schedules (Department Based)
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401k- dollar-per-dollar match up to 6%
- Tuition assistance
- Wellness program
- AG Workperks Discount Program
- All Hands Meetings
- Employee Assistance Program
Summary:
American Greetings is looking for an internship candidate to join our Everyday Greeting Card Product Management organization. This is a paid internship. Candidates will work in the office with some possibility for remote work. We will work with the intern’s school schedule to coordinate time in office.
The intern will get access to the many different business processes of a CPG company including marketing, analysis, merchandising, and creative work for our Everyday business celebrations which include Birthday, Baby, Wedding, Anniversary and more. We work with the world’s largest retailers including Walmart, Target, Amazon, Kroger, Dollar General and the intern will get access to learning how to win in their brick and mortar and omnichannel environments. The ideal candidate has an interest in marketing, product management, or general business and is majoring in an applicable area.
As an intern, the candidate could be expected to assist in the following types of activities:
- Participating in/contributing to various marketing logistics activities to ensure the right amount of product is in the right retail location at the right time to maximize sales and profits for both AG and our retail partners
- Developing and executing business and product plans that drive retail productivity for American Greetings’ retail partners
- Analyzing sales at the category, product format, and individual SKU level and providing recommendations based on that analysis that support the development of business/product plans for specific occasions (e.g., Birthdays, Weddings, etc.)
- Analyzing product and retail landscape (both AG-owned and competitive) to identify key characteristics/elements/attributes that help explain performance at retail and provide guidance for future marketing, merchant and creative efforts
- Conducting retail visits to assess the competitive landscape using a marketing, merchandising, product, and promotion-based lens in order to inform the development of future business plans.
- Identifying options for incorporating insights from recent research, shopper insights and/or retail tests into future marketing and business plans
- Effectively managing planograms and merchandisable space at retail that optimizes AG’s profitability
- Participating in a variety of projects as part of American Greetings’ ongoing Product Leadership efforts
Experience Required:
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Strong analytics, problem solving and math skills
- Ability to demonstrate proficient communication and interpersonal skills while interacting with peers and management
- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment as well as independently
- Experience using Microsoft Excel, including VLOOKUP and other program formulas/functions
- Strong PC skills and knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint and Word.
Education Required:
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelors or Masters degree program
- Preferred Fields of Study: Marketing, Business, Merchandising, Economics, Statistics, Entrepreneurship, Operations/Management, Supply Chain, Marketing Logistics, or related fields of study
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