Summer 2025 Brand Management Internship
Conagra Brands
Have a taste for something big? Launch your career at Conagra Brands, one of North America’s leading branded food companies!
Our Brand Management Internship program will introduce you to the world of consumer packaged goods with the goal of cooking up an interest in future career opportunities and allowing you to make an impact in a refuse-to-lose environment. You’ll have the chance to work with one or more of our iconic brands: Reddi-wip, Slim Jim, Angie’s BOOMCHICKPOP, Chef Boyardee, Swiss Miss and more!
What Can You Expect from Your Internship?
You will be immersed into Conagra Brands and our Brand Organization for 11 weeks.
Interns will hone analytical and strategic thinking skills while working on immersive and challenging projects for some of the nation’s most iconic brands. You will be provided exposure to senior management, allowing you to experience day-to-day work as an Associate Brand Manager and the opportunity to learn more about our businesses through networking events. You will provide in-depth analysis of business trends and provide action-oriented business recommendations.
As an intern, you will:
- Own specific projects with real-world application that will provide you with opportunity to showcase your marketing skills and knowledge on one or several of our consumer recognized brands, providing exposure to the world of brand management.
- Have exposure to Brand leadership within the organization that will provide mentorship and on-the-job training. Build and establish business relationships with cross-functional groups and learn how our teams execute long-term strategic objectives.
- Grow skills in data analytics: learn about consumer behaviors, trends, and motivations around food to translate consumer insights into action. Develop familiarity and proficiency with industry-leading point-of-sale data platforms to inform strategic recommendations.
- Evaluate product landscape, analyzing competitor actions and strategies and recommending brand responses.
- Develop a strong financial acumen: manage your P&L and learn how to drive your brand forward to achieve strong business results. Explore ways to grow brands through forecasting, pricing, and shelving strategies to meet consumer demands.
What Type of Project Will You Be Assigned?
Potential project assignments might include:
- Working on a highly recognized consumer brands such as Birds Eye, Chef Boyardee, Vlasic, Slim Jim/Duke's, Healthy Choice, Bertolli, and Duncan Hines
- Analyzing competitor actions and strategies and recommending brand responses
- Evaluating new product opportunities and platforms based on consumer insights
- Re-staging and positioning product platforms
- Establishing the strategy and execution
- Developing Sales Stories for new retailer opportunities
When: June – August 2025
Location: Conagra Brands HQ at The Merchandise Mart in Chicago, IL
Schedule: Interns should expect to work 40 hours/week
Why should you become a Conagra intern?
- Our Brand Intern compensation starts at $52/hr
- We set you up for success. All interns participate in a comprehensive training program to help immerse you into the world of brand management through both formalized and on-the-job training
- You’ll receive professional development opportunities and network with and learn from our leaders across the company.
- Summer Hours. Offices close at 1 p.m. on Friday.
- Access to Conagra’s most senior leaders via our Lessons from a Leader speaker series
- You don’t have to stress about getting to your new city or where you’re going to live. Summer relocation and housing is provided by Conagra as needed.
Is this internship right for you?
We're looking for someone who wants to be part of promoting the most energized, highest impact culture in the food industry. If you are craving an opportunity to make a difference and be empowered to kick start your professional career in a refuse-to-lose environment, then we want to meet you! We encourage you to discover your potential and we will provide you with unparalleled opportunities to make a difference.
Do you have what it takes?
- You are entering your 1st year in an MBA program in Summer/Fall 2024 and will not graduate prior to August 2025
- You are interested in pursuing a career in Brand Management and the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
- You are able to relocate to Chicago, IL for the entire internship and work in-office 4 days/week
- You are an analytical thinker and comfortable with distilling data
- You are a critical thinker who likes to problem-solve and make data-driven decisions
We want you to bring your whole self to work and value diversity and inclusion:
- Named a Best Place to Work multiple years by Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index for LGBTQ+
- One of the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion by The Disability Equality Index
- Top company for LatinX talent as named by Latino Leaders Magazine
- Multi-Year honoree of Civic 50, recognizing the nation’s 50 most civic-minded companies
- Scholarship provider to Thurgood Marshall and Hispanic Scholarship Foundation
Our Intern Benefits:
As a Conagra intern, you get paid holidays, relocation and housing assistance. During your time with us, you’ll have access to learning and development live sessions, as well as tools like LinkedIn Learning.Our Company:
Conagra Brands is one of North America's leading branded food companies. Guided by an entrepreneurial spirit, our Company combines a rich heritage of making great food with a sharpened focus on innovation. Our portfolio is evolving to satisfy people's changing food preferences. Our iconic brands, such as Birds Eye, Duncan Hines, Healthy Choice, Marie Callender's, Reddi-wip, and Slim Jim, and emerging brands, including Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP, Duke's, Earth Balance, Gardein, and Frontera, offer choices for every occasion.
We pride ourselves on having the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in the food industry. For more information, visit www.conagrabrands.com.
Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law.