Are you looking to grow your career and learn more about Paid Social Media and Digital Marketing? Does working with some of the world’s leading brands excite you? Smartly is excited to announce our internship program for Fall 2026! Join our team of over 800 Smartlies and learn from some of the best and brightest in the digital advertising industry.
In this exciting hybrid Chicago opportunity, you’ll bring your passion and analytical mindset to our rapidly growing company. Join us for a fall of working, learning, and growing at Smartly!
As a Marketing Science Intern, you will…- Learn about the omnichannel advertising landscape across social, search, video, retail media, and Connected TV (CTV)
- Use SQL to create custom queries involving multiple datasets
- Work with business intelligence tools such as Tableau and Google Data Studio
- Troubleshoot and validate data points across multiple platforms, including internal and native platform reporting
- Analyze data to create custom reports focused on performance trends, testing, creative insights, and more
- Conduct external research on performance and brand advertising
- Execute basic Python notebook scripts and use AI-powered tools to uncover data insights
- Gain exposure to how AI, automation, and creative solutions are shaping modern advertising
- Collaborate with a global internal team across Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Helsinki, and Manila
- Work with stakeholders across Marketing, Sales, Sales Engineering, and Customer Success
- Complete a final project to be presented to the team at the end of the internship
- Meet and collaborate with fellow interns in our CHI office
- A full-time senior, or graduating student at an accredited four-year college or university
- Pursuing a degree related to STEM, Business, Analytics, Marketing, or a similar field
- Highly motivated and eager to learn more about media, creative, and performance advertising
- An ambitious self-starter who is not afraid to try new things
- Excited to work in a fast-paced, collaborative, and global environment
- Legally authorized to work in the United States
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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