2027 Summer Intern: Marketing Intern - Undergrad

Marketing Intern (10-Week Internship)

Overview
At PepsiCo, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, make an impact, and help shape what’s next. As one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies, our brands—including Gatorade, Lay’s, and Quaker—help create smiles with every sip and bite. Through a connected system that spans sourcing and growing ingredients, and how we make, move, and deliver products, we drive positive impact for our business and communities.

As a Marketing Intern, you’ll join a connected community where your contributions matter, your voice is heard, and your development is supported. You’ll lead impactful business projects and gain hands-on experience while learning from experienced marketing professionals across one of our three U.S. headquarters locations.

Location

• Chicago, IL (PepsiCo Foods & Gatorade)
• Purchase, NY (PepsiCo Beverages)
• Plano, TX (PepsiCo Foods)

What You Can Expect

Over the course of 10 weeks, interns will be presented with a real-world business challenge and asked to think critically while engaging with cross-functional partners. At the end of the internship, you will provide a strategic recommendation in a presentation to the senior leadership team.

Interns receive autonomy with full support, guidance, and feedback from managers and the broader marketing organization throughout the internship. This internship is PepsiCo’s main talent pipeline for marketing positions and may offer a full-time opportunity upon graduation.

In this role, you’ll create high-impact marketing recommendations that support PepsiCo’s short- and long-term strategic business objectives. In addition to core project work, you’ll develop functional ownership, leadership capability, and business acumen. You’ll also gain exposure to best-in-class brands and campaigns through professional development initiatives and mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Partner with agencies to develop brand positioning and communication strategies
• Generate brand activation ideas and strategies based on consumer insights
• Analyze brand performance, competitor performance, and channel dynamics
• Develop communications plans to support new product launches and promotional events
• Support innovation teams with consumer analysis, concept development, and graphics development

The Summer Experience

• 10 weeks of marketing experience on a core marketing function, including (but not limited to) brand, innovation, shopper marketing, and sports marketing
• Assigned mentor/buddy
• Intern networking events (with the goal of building lasting relationships)
• Executive leadership exposure
• Insight into potential career tracks as a marketer at PepsiCo, including General Management and CMO (and beyond)

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree with an expected graduation date between December 2027 and May 2028
• Preferred majors: Business or Marketing (others will be considered)
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 (please include on your resume)
• Interest in working in one of the following locations: Plano, Texas; Purchase, New York; Chicago, Illinois
• This position is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States

Preferred Candidate Experience and Characteristics

• Proven leadership through extracurricular involvement
• Relevant marketing experience (on- or off-campus), including part-time jobs, academic clubs, or volunteer experiences
• Unique experiences that demonstrate creative instinct, passion for marketing, and deep consumer empathy
• Passion for consumer brands
• Familiarity with digital media platforms
• Strong analytical skillset with the ability to identify actionable, pragmatic solutions to complex problems
• Ability to adapt in a dynamic and ambiguous environment
• Strong drive for results
• Intellectual curiosity

Compensation

The expected hourly pay range for hires into the 2027 campus intern openings is $21.09–$34.00. Role, degree discipline, degree level, and location are part of the process when determining actual starting salary. Hourly pay for campus hires is pre-determined and non-negotiable.

Full-Time Opportunities & Benefits

PepsiCo loves to convert interns to full-time opportunities. Full-time roles include a comprehensive benefits package (subject to elections and eligibility), including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), and a Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.