College of Communication & Information Sciences

Ships Digital Merchandising Intern

February 18, 2025

As our Digital Merchandising Intern, you’ll help plan, execute, and measure our digital site experience strategy for the marketplace on Shipt. Our ideal candidate is passionate about creating innovative and engaging site experiences that drive sales and product discovery.

How You’ll Spend Your Summer

Develop an understanding of digital merchandising within the total retail landscape and how it is unique to Shipt, and how we partner with other teams across the organization.
Create an understanding of the merchandising campaign process and assist with the planning and execution of merchandising campaigns for our various retail partners.
Help the Shipt Merchandising team execute on-site strategy by: planning and building curated product assortments for merchandising campaigns, facilitating the development of creative assets, and using tools available to maintain the site experience through seasonal/promotional transitions.
Be a champion of process: Update and maintain planning documents and/or project management tools related to owned projects to ensure clear and effective communication with cross-functional teams.
Research and report on key consumer KPI’s, competitors, and industry insights that can help inform strategy and the evolving merchandising roadmaps.

What You’ll Need to be Successful

Working on a degree in a related field (Business, Merchandising, Marketing, etc)
Creative and innovative problem solver.
Curious and inquisitive.
Detail-oriented and organized. Consistent follow-through and time management skills.
Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
Flexible and adaptable. You are equally as comfortable spending your day in spreadsheets as you are collaborating with others.

“Nice-to-Have” Skills

Retail (digital or in-store) experience is highly preferred.
Familiarity with the grocery/delivery industry.
Familiarity with retail KPIs and data analysis.

Work Arrangement

This is a full-time remote or hybrid (for those based in Birmingham, AL, San Francisco, CA, or Minneapolis, MN) Summer 2025 Internship. Our program will run for 10 weeks, beginning on Monday, June 2, 2025, and ending on Friday, August 8, 2025. All interns will maintain a consistent, full-time work schedule and participate fully in program activities.

Shipt considers candidates located near a Shipt office or workspace in Birmingham, San Francisco, or Minneapolis to be hybrid, which means that they have the flexibility to work from home (with leader approval) or at a Shipt office in order to facilitate the ability to innovate, collaborate, and spark team connections. In-office expectations will vary by role and leader.

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