Marketing and Platform Operations Intern
Marriott International
Marketing and Platform Operations Intern
Marriott International
Manages and franchises hotels around the world
CORPORATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Marriott International offers students the opportunity to find an internship that’s right for you, putting your education to work. The Marriott International Corporate Internship Program offers all participants an enriching and memorable learning experience.
Interns will experience an innovative learning environment that will provide an opportunity to build skills and gain exposure in the exciting world of hospitality through meaningful projects, on-the-job training, coaching, and support. You’ll gain hands-on experience in the exciting world of hotel operations and hospitality from a corporate view. You’ll build skills to help prepare you to develop a career path.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILTIES
As a Marketing and Platform Operations Intern in the Consumer Operations department, you will gain hands-on experience in digital merchandising, creative excellence, and AI-enabled marketing operations. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, agencies, and stakeholders to support owned-channel campaigns, improve creative quality, and streamline marketing processes. This role is suited to a self-starter eager to develop skills in campaign coordination, content management, data analysis, and practical applications of AI and automation.
Key responsibilities and indicative time allocation
Time allocations are indicative and may vary with campaign schedules and project priorities.
Merchandising Campaign Management Support (DME) - 50%
• Coordinate placement availability with internal stakeholders for digital merchandising campaigns on App and Web.
• Identify alternative placements for continent/area campaigns to resolve content clashes, in collaboration with our content ops team.
• Update submissions for digital merchandising campaign requests (content, dates, and images) based on requests from campaign requestors / managers.
• Assist with campaign content needs, including sourcing and uploading images to DAC and ensuring timely delivery for campaign execution.
• Serve as a point of contact for teams with questions about digital merchandising campaigns, content uploads, and placement guidelines.
• Take notes during monthly merchandising meetings with internal stakeholders and ensure timely follow-ups on action items with regional campaign managers.
• Support campaign performance analysis by extracting and analyzing raw data, generating insights, and creating reports and presentations for internal stakeholders and leaders.
Creative Excellence and CreativeX Platform Support - 30%
• Support creative excellence initiatives by helping teams apply digital creative best practices and identifying opportunities to improve creative quality across disciplines and markets.
• Monitor and review in-flight creative assets in CreativeX against agreed guidelines, flagging improvement opportunities and potential scoring discrepancies for follow-up, particularly for high-value assets.
• Prepare and enhance regular CreativeX reports and presentations, including the monthly report, using Creative Quality Scores and guideline adoption data to highlight trends and actionable recommendations.
• Maintain learning resources, creative guideline decks and examples of best practice, and support knowledge sharing and adoption across area teams.
• Review and process CreativeX access requests in line with established access levels, and assist stakeholders with platform queries.
JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
We are looking for an intern who is passionate, committed, and eager to learn, but most above all – a self-starter with the following preferred (not necessarily required) skills:
Soft Skills:
Hard Skills:
QUALIFICATION STANDARD
Able to commit to a six-month internship.
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At Marriott International, we are dedicated to being an equal opportunity employer, welcoming all and providing access to opportunity. We actively foster an environment where the unique backgrounds of our associates are valued and celebrated. Our greatest strength lies in the rich blend of culture, talent, and experiences of our associates. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, including disability, veteran status, or other basis protected by applicable law.
Manages and franchises hotels around the world
Marriott International manages and franchises hotels and resorts for leisure and business travelers, with brands spanning luxury stays, select-service hotels and extended visits. Its portfolio includes The Ritz-Carlton, Sheraton and Courtyard, giving hotel owners different formats for serving guests. Most properties belong to third-party owners: Marriott earns management fees tied to hotel revenue and profit, or franchise royalties for use of its brands and systems, while owning or leasing a small share itself. The company also licenses its names for branded residences and vacation ownership properties. With operating roots dating to 1927, Marriott is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.
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