Build your career at Sazerac! Sazerac Company produces and markets the most award-winning bourbons and whiskeys in the world, including Buffalo Trace, Pappy Van Winkle, Eagle Rare, Blanton's, and Sazerac Rye. Additionally, Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits, including Fireball, Southern Comfort, Seagram's V.O., Myers's, Goldschlager, Parrot Bay, 99 Brand, and Platinum Vodka.

We're proud of our award-winning culture and distilleries. Our Louisville office has been named one of the "Best Places to Work in Kentucky" four times, and our Buffalo Trace Distillery has earned the title of "world's most award-winning distillery" through the dedication of our craftsmen for well over 200 years. During COVID-19, Sazerac distilleries began producing hand sanitizer for some of the world's largest organizations in healthcare, government, military, retail, distribution, airline, pharma, and banking. Also, during this time, while many companies are wading through uncertainty, Sazerac is poised for acquisition and growth - recently acquiring 18 more brands, two companies and a distillery.

Since 1850, Sazerac Company has thrived as an independent, American family-owned company with operations in the United States and around the world. Since the 2000s, Sazerac has averaged double digit growth every year! We attribute our success to a unique blend of our history, culture, brands, relationships, innovation, technology, and most importantly, our people. Whether you're a recent graduate or an experienced professional, Sazerac provides extraordinary opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, entrepreneurial industry.

Come be a part of our team at Sazerac, where your efforts as a part of our team will further enhance our global story and growth! Our Marketing Innovation Internship offers an exceptional opportunity: to be a part of a creative & new business development transformation initiative, in a fast-paced and dynamic organization.

This program centers on our team's main focus: assess the fundamentals of an under-tapped cohort, find whitespace and build brands that fulfil consumer needs - all while harnessing an entrepreneurial mindset. We are fast and nimble and are looking for someone to be a part of that action orientation. As an intern, you will gain an understanding of brand development, category analysis, secondary research, working in a team, overall COGs assessment, project management and creative exploration (of course!). You will continue to develop your professional skills, all while directly contributing to company growth. Finally, you will have real life examples of actual creative in market that you personally developed and influenced.

WHAT WE OFFER:

Our Interns work closely with Sazerac top talent. This advantage provides a thorough understanding of our departments, and the career opportunities within each, all while working hands on to lead and contribute to projects that directly impact company growth and innovation.

POSITION PRIORITIES include but are not limited to:

Professional development by Sazerac leadership
1. Continual feedback loops throughout the duration of the program
2. Creative process development with Senior leadership
3. Creating and producing potential brands, packcepts and the best go-to-market plans
4. Ideating, brainstorming and inputting to brand strategy and clear points of difference
5. Networking and executing alongside cross-functional teams throughout Sazerac (in-house agency, marketing, operations, product development, sales)

Required Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree or better
• Unrestricted authorization to work in the United States
• Must be located within the Pacific Northwest region

Preferred Qualifications:

• Passion for learning and growing your Marketing skill set
• Solid interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong work ethic
• Related coursework