2025 Summer Brand Management Internship

Butterball, LLC, one of America’s most iconic brands, helps consumers celebrate Thanksgiving and every day in between. Located in the thriving Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina area, our goal is to provide a diverse array of career opportunities and paths which include our farms, processing facilities and support offices. We are the largest producer of turkey products in the U.S., and we make a lot more than Thanksgiving turkeys. Our company’s measurable growth is in no small part due to our team members in North Carolina, Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri, who each have a seat at the table to contribute to our success

Ready to shape the future of food?  

Join Butterball, America’s favorite turkey brand, for an exciting summer internship! Butterball, LLC, is one of America’s most iconic brands and the most loved and trusted brand of turkey in the United States. Known for helping consumers celebrate Thanksgiving, Butterball also brings delicious turkey products to tables around the world every day. Located in the thriving Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina area, our business model gives us the opportunity to provide a diverse array of career opportunities and paths which include live operations, processing facilities, corporate functions and support offices. At Butterball, we aim to provide great-tasting foods that bring people together and inspire meaningful moments with the people who matter most.  

Jump start your career with Butterball! The Brand Management & Innovation Intern is meant to provide an encompassing experience through a variety of projects that support our business within the Marketing function. You will work with the Brand Management and Innovation teams to provide project management needs supporting a variety of marketing projects. This role supports the brand’s major product and brand marketing initiatives and provides a great hands-on learning experience of marketing fundamentals.   

This internship will be located mainly in the Garner, NC headquarters, with a hybrid in-office work schedule.

The program’s primary objective is to grow future leaders by providing professional development and a series of assignments that aligns with professional interest within the processing and manufacturing industry.   

What you’ll do:  

• Project management and coordination, including executional tasks for both teams including coordination of cross-functional developmental team meetings, creation of meeting recaps with definitions of critical next steps and timeline development. 
• Collaborate to create, execute and analyze results of consumer research projects ranging from category opportunity analysis to consumer taste panels. 
• Analysis of syndicated data to identify category business threats and opportunities, presenting to brand and innovation leadership. 
• Sales and business support activities like the development of selling stories and hype sheets for key initiatives. 
• Participate in the development of consumer marketing communications programs to drive the base business and launch innovations including collaboration with the Integrated Marketing Communications team and our agency partners. 
• Support processing of marketing investments with vendors and the upkeep of marketing budgets. 

What you’ll get:  

• Professional development  
• Access to senior leadership  
• Networking opportunities  
• Sponsored events outside of work  

We’re looking for awesome students like you!   

Do you have a knack for problem-solving and a passion for food? We’re looking for creative minds who can help us make our food production process even better. You’ll need to be a team player, ready to roll up your sleeves and get things done. Think you have what it takes to make a delicious difference? Additional eligibility requirements:   

• Currently seeking MBA or other marketing master’s degree program student for long-term internship (multiple semesters)  
• Professional, self-motivated and able to work independently or with a group  
• General understanding of the marketing function, ideally brand development, product management and new product innovation  
• Excellence in working with a cross-functional team and building highly effective relationships with key stakeholders  
• Eye for details and an ability to work constructively with cross-functional teams  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation building  
• Superior project management and coordination capabilities–must be able to keep organized and drive timelines  

Are you up for the challenge? Apply Now!  

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of what is required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not imply or establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer. Butterball, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law. This position is deemed Safety Sensitive for purposes of Butterball’s Drug/Alcohol Screening & Testing Policy. Details will be provided to individuals who receive a conditional job offer, or upon request.

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