MBA Brand Marketing Intern

Overview:

We are seeking a highly motivated and creative MBA student to join our team as a Brand Marketing Intern. This internship offers an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in brand management within a fast-paced and collaborative environment. We’re a team of farmers, thinkers, creators, and doers. Whatever your title, whatever your role — it always comes back to this: we’re a farmer-owned co-op where everyone rolls up their sleeves to get the job done. Three maverick farmers started it all — and we’ve been making our own way ever since.

Interns will have the opportunity to participate in multiple events throughout the summer including leadership panels, a day of fun in Boston and learning sessions from various business functions.

Position Location: This will be a hybrid role based out of our corporate headquarters in Lakeville, MA or our Seaport Boston, MA location with Mondays & Fridays remote.

*Interviews will start in December 2025*

Responsibilities:

As the MBA Brand Marketing Intern you will be part of either our Foods or Beverage marketing teams reporting to a Brand Manager. Throughout the summer you will work on a project directly related to a current business challenge. You will collaborate with cross-functional team which could include members from sales, brand elevation, category management, finance and research & development to complete your project. At the end of the summer you will present your final recommendation to the marketing team, cross-functional team and leadership. As a member of the team you will also gain exposure to Ocean Spray’s strategic initiatives, campaigns & business processes.

Summer Projects May Include:

• Utilizing category data to diagnose a business challenge and recommend a solution
• Partnering with brand elevation team and agencies to create marketing plans
• Leveraging consumer insights to develop product positioning strategies
• Developing a go-to-market plan for an innovative launch
• Evaluate a new category or business model

What you’ll gain:

• Real world experience in brand management
• Exposure to leadership
• A chance to make meaningful impact to the Ocean Spray brand
• Networking opportunities across the organization

Qualifications:

• MBA student expecting to graduate in Spring/Summer 2026
• 3 years of work experience
• Ability to be in at least one of the following areas: Boston, MA or Lakeville, MA

Pay Range:

$40.00/hour

What we’re looking for:

• Prior experience in working in or consulting for consumer products industry is preferred, but not mandatory
• Experience with syndicated data (Nielson, IRI/Circana, NPD) is preferred, but not required
• Comfort with ambiguity
• Passion for consumer behavior and brand storytelling
• Self-starters who have demonstrated personal and thought leadership capabilities in prior responsibilities
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to influence without authority
• Strong collaboration skills
• Able to use data to identify trends, solve problems and support brand decisions

Who We Are:

You might have our iconic cranberry juice in your fridge or have gotten into heated holiday debate about what’s better - canned or fresh cranberry sauce. But did you know that the hardworking people growing the superfruit in our products are 700 family farmers that own our cooperative? They entrust us with what is most precious to them to create new and innovative products that will delight consumers and grow this beloved brand today and into the future.

Team members, farmers, consumers and communities alike-we value what makes us unique and strive to connect our farms to families for a better life by living our values:

• Grower Mindset – We embrace our grower-owners innovative spirit and heritage through confidence, learning and focus on the future.
• Sustainable Results – Guided by purpose, we are focused on delivering results for our grower-owners.
• Integrity Above All – We are ethical, doing the right thing for our grower-owners, customers, consumers and each other
• Inclusive Teamwork – We build diverse and inclusive teams that strengthen our cooperative.