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 Data Engineering Intern, you will...
Be fascinated by the power of data to drive decisions and create new opportunities. As our Data Engineering Intern, you’ll be at the heart of our data operations, designing, building, and managing the scalable data pipelines and platforms that provide the insights our business and clients rely on.
What you'll experience:
- Deep Expertise & Broad Exposure: While embedded within the Data Engineering 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 Data Engineering
- Assist with data platform assessments, implementation, and operations
- Support data architecture, modeling, and integration efforts
- Contribute to data migrations, pipeline development, and data operations
- 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., Technology, AI, Data & Analytics 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 data platforms like BigQuery, Snowflake, or Databricks, BI platforms like Looker or Tableau, and ETL tools like Talend or Mulesoft 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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MERGE Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
220 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL, United States, 60601
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