Job Description

Media Planning Intern

Are you curious about how brands show up everywherefrom your Instagram feed to your favorite podcast to that billboard on your drive home? As a Media Planning Intern, you'll get a behind-the-scenes look at how multi-channel campaigns come to life and play a key role in making them happen.

You will support the media planning team in developing and executing strategic media plans across digital, traditional, and emerging channels. You will assist with audience research, budget tracking, and campaign coordination. You are eager to learn, detail-oriented, and passionate about media strategy and analytics.

At Sargento, you work for a company you believe in, with a family of people who believe in you. Our culture stems from a simple premise: Hire good people and treat them like family. At Sargento, you can make decisions based on how they affect people as well as the long-term health of our company. You will be encouraged to make a meaningful difference in the community, in the company and in your career. With diverse experiences and tools to learn and develop, you can transform your aspirations into reality. If you're ready for the right place to belong and grow your career, you can find it here.

Benefits that set us apart:

• Lead and own real and relevant projects aligned with business objectives
• Build valuable skills and experiences to become prepared for entry level opportunities
• Mentorship and career development to learn and grow strengths and interests
• Participate in volunteer and community service initiatives
• Flexible, hybrid work schedule with optional remote Mondays and Fridays, onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; plus, half day Fridays
• 5 unpaid days off for interns and 10 unpaid days off for co-ops
• Nationally competitive compensation
• Paid relocation and housing
• 401(k) employer contribution top 1% in the nation
• Exclusive discounts at the company cheese store and local attractions/events

What you do:

• Assist in developing integrated media plans across digital, social, TV, audio, and out-of-home channels.
• Conduct competitive research and analyze market trends to inform media recommendations.
• Support vendor outreach by gathering proposals, pricing, and partnership opportunities.
• Track media budgets, update spending summaries, and maintain flowcharts and reports.
• Collaborate with activation and creative teams to ensure campaigns align with strategy and messaging.
• Help define measurement frameworks, track KPIs, and evaluate campaign performance.
• Collect and analyze post-campaign data, preparing reports and identifying optimization opportunities.

Your education and qualifications:

• Seeking a bachelor's degree in marketing, advertising, communications or related field having completed junior year prior to starting internship
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into insights
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint) and a willingness to learn media planning software
• Previous internship or relevant coursework in media planning, advertising, or digital marketing preferred.
• Basic knowledge of media channels, audience segmentation, and research tools (e.g., Nielsen, Google Analytics) is a plus
• Valid driver's license, vehicle insurance, and vehicle required. There is no mass/public transit system to/from corporate housing location to company locations.

Our story:

With over 2,400 employees and net sales of $1.8 billion, Sargento Foods is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 70 years. We created the world's first, successful pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses. Sargento is based in Plymouth, Wisconsin, where we manufacture and market shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients and sauces. Sargento is known for the exceptional quality of our products and for product design, packaging and merchandising innovations that have transformed our industry.

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