Intern - Business Marketing (Summer 2027)
Marketing & Communications
Chicago, IL, USA
USD 20-20 / hour
Come join us to create what’s next. Let’s define tomorrow, together.
Description
There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We’re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce.
The time is right to join United. We're reinventing our company from the ground up, and opportunities exist for all experience levels. If you are a dedicated individual who is ready to move your career in a positive new direction, United Airlines is the place for you.
United Worldwide Sales
Our Worldwide Sales team is the largest revenue-generation department at United. Sales works with corporations, travel agencies, and content distribution partners to design, negotiate, and implement programs and agreements that achieve commercial objectives for United’s B2B relationships.
United for Business Marketing
The role supports the United for Business Marketing team, which includes business-to-business marketing, events, products, and alliance airline relationships. The intern would be responsible for thoroughly understanding our marketing goals and recommending content marketing solutions that support our business objectives. This includes auditing existing content library and aligning content pieces to stages of the marketing funnel, writing and adapting content for various organic channels, and working with other marketers to fulfill campaign content needs. The intern would also be responsible for supporting ongoing marketing initiatives and brand work and contributing to campaign development.
This internship is designed solely to provide you with skill development and valuable work experience. This role will likely not convert to a full-time position at United at the conclusion of the internship.
Posted from September 1 - September 15, 2026
Qualifications
Required
- Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or a related field
- Graduating Fall 2027, Spring 2028 or Fall 2028
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, especially PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities at once
- Strong written, verbal, and technical communication skills – ability to learn new systems quickly
- Presentation skills – comfort with presenting in-person and virtually in front of large groups, including leadership
- Ability to coordinate and effectively work with diverse groups of people
- Ability to review complex information and make recommendations
Preferred
- Basic understanding of marketing principles, particularly business-to-business (B2B)
- Experience with long- and short-form copywriting for digital channels across web (including landing pages and blog), social media, and email
- Analytical skills
- Experience with creative design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite
- Demonstrated understanding of the capabilities and limitations of generative AI tools and the ability to leverage AI effectively to support research, analysis, content creation, and problem-solving. Applies critical thinking to validate AI-generated outputs while adhering to organizational policies related to responsible AI use, data privacy, and security.
United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation
The starting rate for this role is $20.00.
The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, education and skills. This position may also be eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.
You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.
United Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation, contact JobAccommodations@united.com