Digital Media Associate Internships
Digital media associate internships give university students, recent graduates, and early-career switchers hands-on project experience, mentorship from working digital media practitioners, and, at many employers, a path toward a full-time offer. Openings are concentrated across {{top_industries_phrase}}, with WETA, State of Utah, and Amsive among the employers posting roles now.
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At Charles River, we are passionate about improving the quality of people’s lives. When you join our global family, you will help create healthier lives for millions of patients and their families.
Charles River employees are innovative thinkers, who are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement. We will empower you with the resources you need to grow and develop in your career.
As a Charles River employee, you will be part of an industry-leading, customer-focused company at the forefront of drug development. Your skills will play a key role in bringing life-saving therapies to market faster through simpler, quicker, and more digitalized processes. Whether you are in lab operations, finance, IT, sales, or another area, when you work at Charles River, you will be the difference every day for patients across the globe.
Job Description
Digital Channel Execution
- Support the execution of digital marketing campaigns across email, web, social media, paid media, and marketing automation platforms.
- Assist with campaign setup, deployment, quality assurance, and post-launch validation.
- Coordinate marketing assets, content, and campaign deliverables with internal teams and external partners.
- Help maintain digital marketing calendars and campaign schedules.
- Support audience segmentation and campaign targeting activities.
- Assist in the management and organization of marketing campaign assets, documentation, and workflows.
- Help maintain campaign tracking and operational processes.
- Support process improvements that increase team efficiency and campaign effectiveness.
- Participate in cross-functional meetings and collaborate with stakeholders from marketing, sales, and creative teams.
- Contribute to special projects that support marketing technology, channel optimization, and customer engagement initiatives.
- Track campaign delivery and channel performance metrics.
- Assist with recurring reporting.
- Help identify trends and opportunities to improve campaign performance and audience engagement.
- Support the preparation of presentations and summaries for team reviews and planning discussions.
Strategic Planning Support
- Conduct research on industry trends, competitor activity, and digital marketing best practices.
- Assist in the development of channel plans, campaign recommendations, and audience engagement strategies.
- Support quarterly and annual planning activities through research, data gathering, and content preparation.
- Help document channel learnings and recommendations to inform future marketing initiatives.
Qualifications
Required
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Digital Media, or a related field.
- Must have at least one semester of your degree program left after completion of the internship
- Strong organizational and project management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
- Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint.
- Interest in digital marketing, marketing technology, and customer engagement.
- Familiarity with email marketing, social media platforms, or marketing automation tools.
- Experience through coursework or internships in marketing, communications, or digital media.
- Basic understanding of digital marketing performance metrics and reporting.
- Able to work a Hybrid model, joining onsite at our Wilmington, MA location
- Hands-on experience executing digital marketing campaigns in a professional marketing environment.
- Exposure to enterprise marketing technologies and digital channels.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional business and marketing teams.
- Understanding of how digital marketing strategies are developed, activated, and measured.
- Opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects with visible business impact.
Education
Physical Requirements
About Corporate Functions
The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.
About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.
With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.
At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Disabled/Vet.
If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
For more information, please visit www.criver.com.
At Charles River, we are passionate about improving the quality of people’s lives. When you join our global family, you will help create healthier lives for millions of patients and their families.
Charles River employees are innovative thinkers, who are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement. We will empower you with the resources you need to grow and develop in your career.
As a Charles River employee, you will be part of an industry-leading, customer-focused company at the forefront of drug development. Your skills will play a key role in bringing life-saving therapies to market faster through simpler, quicker, and more digitalized processes. Whether you are in lab operations, finance, IT, sales, or another area, when you work at Charles River, you will be the difference every day for patients across the globe.
Job Description
Digital Channel Execution
- Support the execution of digital marketing campaigns across email, web, social media, paid media, and marketing automation platforms.
- Assist with campaign setup, deployment, quality assurance, and post-launch validation.
- Coordinate marketing assets, content, and campaign deliverables with internal teams and external partners.
- Help maintain digital marketing calendars and campaign schedules.
- Support audience segmentation and campaign targeting activities.
- Assist in the management and organization of marketing campaign assets, documentation, and workflows.
- Help maintain campaign tracking and operational processes.
- Support process improvements that increase team efficiency and campaign effectiveness.
- Participate in cross-functional meetings and collaborate with stakeholders from marketing, sales, and creative teams.
- Contribute to special projects that support marketing technology, channel optimization, and customer engagement initiatives.
- Track campaign delivery and channel performance metrics.
- Assist with recurring reporting.
- Help identify trends and opportunities to improve campaign performance and audience engagement.
- Support the preparation of presentations and summaries for team reviews and planning discussions.
Strategic Planning Support
- Conduct research on industry trends, competitor activity, and digital marketing best practices.
- Assist in the development of channel plans, campaign recommendations, and audience engagement strategies.
- Support quarterly and annual planning activities through research, data gathering, and content preparation.
- Help document channel learnings and recommendations to inform future marketing initiatives.
Qualifications
Required
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Digital Media, or a related field.
- Must have at least one semester of your degree program left after completion of the internship
- Strong organizational and project management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
- Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint.
- Interest in digital marketing, marketing technology, and customer engagement.
- Familiarity with email marketing, social media platforms, or marketing automation tools.
- Experience through coursework or internships in marketing, communications, or digital media.
- Basic understanding of digital marketing performance metrics and reporting.
- Able to work a Hybrid model, joining onsite at our Wilmington, MA location
- Hands-on experience executing digital marketing campaigns in a professional marketing environment.
- Exposure to enterprise marketing technologies and digital channels.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional business and marketing teams.
- Understanding of how digital marketing strategies are developed, activated, and measured.
- Opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects with visible business impact.
Education
Physical Requirements
About Corporate Functions
The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.
About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.
With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.
At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Disabled/Vet.
If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
For more information, please visit www.criver.com.
Digital Media Associate Internship Market
Who's Hiring
Tips for Your Digital Media Associate Internship Search
Apply months before the start date
Large employers fill summer digital media associate intern cohorts the preceding fall, often by October or November. Smaller companies and co-op programs post closer to their actual start dates. Starting your search early gives you access to the structured programs that close long before most students start looking.
Build a portfolio before you need it
Hiring teams for digital media associate intern roles want something to look at, not just a list of classes. Document two or three complete projects with the tools you used, published content, social campaigns, multimedia case studies, or design samples, and make sure every link in your application actually works.
Combine campus outreach with direct applications
Campus career fairs surface structured programs tied to your university, and career center staff often know which employers recruit from your school before roles post publicly. Applying directly to companies running smaller cohorts alongside your campus activity widens the pool you reach and catches openings that never come to campus at all.
Practice your screen out loud before submitting
Digital media associate intern interviews typically include a portfolio review, a creative brief response, or a campaign critique. Practice walking through your work out loud, explaining the decisions you made and the results you measured, because interviewers weigh how you think through a problem as much as the finished output.
Target structured rotational programs early
Larger media, advertising, and entertainment companies run cohort and rotational internship programs built to train people new to the field. These programs recruit early, fill fast, and offer structured mentorship across multiple teams. Identify the ones that fit your interests and apply in the first round, not after the deadline passes.
Set your work-type filter before you start
On-site roles are 70% of the digital media associate internships listed here. Decide what you can actually commit to, remote, hybrid, or on-site, before you start reviewing listings. Filtering by location and work type upfront means you spend time on roles you can take, not sorting through ones you can't.
Digital Media Associate Internships: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a digital media associate internship?
Lead with coursework, personal projects, and a portfolio rather than work history, hiring teams expect limited experience at the intern level. For digital media associate candidates, a linked portfolio showing published content, campaign assets, or social media work gives recruiters something concrete to assess. Pair direct applications with campus career fairs, where recruiters often move faster for students they meet in person.
Can a digital media associate internship turn into a full-time job?
Many employers extend return offers to strong interns, but conversion is never guaranteed. For digital media associate interns, what drives it most is consistent performance on real deliverables, available headcount on the team, and understanding when return-offer decisions are made. Treat the internship as an audition, deliver quality work throughout, and ask your manager early what a strong intern looks like on this team.
When should I apply for digital media associate internships?
Earlier than most expect. Large employers recruit summer digital media associate interns the preceding fall, sometimes as early as August or September. Smaller companies and co-op programs post closer to their actual start dates, so openings appear year-round. Checking listings consistently rather than waiting for a single recruiting season gives you the widest window.
Are digital media associate internships paid?
Most professional digital media associate internships in the United States are paid. Compensation varies by company size, industry, and location, and listings show it where the employer chooses to disclose it. Unpaid internships exist but are less common at established companies, and some states have specific rules about unpaid internship arrangements.
What should a digital media associate internship resume include?
Lead with projects, not work history. Include two or three complete, documented projects that show the tools you used and link directly to the work, published content, social media campaigns, design assets, or multimedia case studies are the proof digital media associate hiring teams look for. Add relevant coursework, keep everything to one page, and make every link clickable.
Are there remote digital media associate internships?
Yes. Remote and hybrid roles make up 30% of the digital media associate internship listings here, with the rest on-site. Remote cohorts fill fast because they draw from a broader applicant pool, so apply early and filter by work type to see them before they close.
What is a digital media associate rotational internship?
Some larger media, advertising, and entertainment companies run structured rotational internship programs that place early-career candidates across multiple teams, content, strategy, production, and analytics, over a single summer. These programs are built to train people new to the field, recruit several months before the start date, and are competitive, so identify the ones that fit your background and apply in the first wave.
Can international students get digital media associate internships?
Yes. F-1 students can intern through CPT while enrolled or through OPT work authorization after finishing a degree, and the employer does not have to file anything for either, so many companies are open to international interns. Confirm your eligibility and timing with your university's international student office before accepting an offer.
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