Marketing Internships

Making the World Take Notice
In the world of product marketing, there are few more compelling places to ply your trade than Microsoft. Marketing Managers interns at Microsoft have the opportunity to work on campaigns for some of the world’s most successful software products, and there is always the Next Big Thing around the corner that needs your go-to-market plan. There isn’t only a wealth of riches of products and services for a marketing professional to sink their teeth into; there are a variety of marketing roles and activities to explore that can’t be experienced in a classroom. Product evangelism. Customer experience research. Relationship marketing. These are just some of the areas you may take on during your time here.

Some of our Marketing internship positions include:

Associate Product Manager
Technical Product Manager
MSN Client Services

Associate Product Manager

If you’re fascinated by technology and how people use it, your strong analytical, creative, and communication skills will be in great demand here. As an intern, you’ll help analyze markets, our competition, and customer needs, then turn that analysis into strategy. Your keen understanding of customer behavior and how our products work will come into play as you develop and execute marketing plans. In this highly collaborative environment, you’ll manage external vendors as well as help build consensus across all functional areas (other product managers, finance, sales and development).

Qualifications:

•	Pursuing a BA, BS, BBA or MS in Economics, Computer Science, Business Administration, Marketing or other related fields
•	1-2 years experience in the marketing field preferred
•	Excellent spoken and written communication skills
•	Strong analytical and creative skills

Technical Product Manager

Satisfy your craving to influence Microsoft products by becoming a Technical Product Manager intern. Here, you’ll help drive many phases of the product lifecycle and learn to move product planning through research, customer feedback, competitive analysis, and market requirements phases. In addition, you’ll learn to take charge of technical communications, positioning, and messaging for the product line. You’ll also act as spokesperson for the product with customers, the press, and the analyst community, while ensuring that your products have a healthy ecosystem in which to thrive (partners, online community, training, and books). During your internship, you’ll learn what it takes to bring our products to market successfully.

Qualifications:

•	Pursuing a BA, BS, BBA or MS in Economics, Computer Science, Business Administration, Marketing or other related fields
•	1-2 years experience in the marketing field preferred
•	Excellent spoken and written communication skills
•	Strong analytical and creative skills

MSN® Client Services

•	MSN Media Specialist Join one of the fastest growing teams at Microsoft in a multi-billion dollar industry. You’ll build and maintain relationships with our clients and help them achieve success with their online advertising campaigns (paid search and other products) on the MSN adCenter platform. Activities include: initial setup of their paid search marketing campaign(s), service around analysis of their performance, and educating clients in the process for future self-management.
•	Search Marketing Specialist In this critical role, you’ll use leading-edge technology to help customers get the most out of their online advertising efforts. You’ll provide world-class service to our advertisers and partners as you collaborate with sales and clients to develop, execute, and optimize search campaigns.
•	Search Marketing Analyst Improve click-through and conversion rates for advertisers through creative development and real-world testing. You’ll work with clients to ensure that the best results possible are received for the pay-for-performance offering. You’ll also help to build advertisers’ keyword lists into relevant categories and compose text ad copy to drive traffic for MSN advertising clients. The Search Marketing Analyst also assists in bid management and creative design for specific campaigns.
•	Technical Account Manager Put your genius for technology to full use in this challenging position. You’ll investigate and resolve issues for clients, the sales team, and internal partners. You’ll also solve live site issues, production server issues, and software issues, while acting as liaison between MSN Sales management and internal partner groups.

Qualifications:

•	Pursuing a BA, BS, BBA or MS in Economics, Computer Science, Business Administration, Marketing or other related field
•	1-2 years of online advertising experience preferred
•	Experience working with relevant search engine toolsets on pay-for-performance search products preferred