You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. As an Associate Brand Manager Intern, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.
Work Type: Full-time Internship
Location: Chicago, IL
Dates: May – August 2025
Our success stems from placing consumers, users, and customers at the center of everything we do. By elevating and growing our core brands and expanding into new markets to meet needs of our consumers and users, we make essential products that make life better.
Kimberly-Clark Consumer Marketing is based out of Chicago Commercial Center in Fulton Market Chicago. Associate Brand Management interns are assigned projects offering hands-on experience and skills-application, with specific, measurable objectives aligning with core priorities of the Brand. Interns will be equipped through on-boarding and on-going development to act with freedom in delivering both their personal and professional goals. Types of exposure include strategic brand development, annual business plans, and/or customer-focused programs.
Responsibilities
Conducting in-depth analysis to identify problems, find trends, make hypothesis, create compelling stories and make fact-based recommendations about the brand, competitive, category, customer or consumer trends to enhance the brand’s equity and market performance.
Using strong general manager business insights in conjunction with marketing competency to influence and lead projects cross-functionally.
Identify gaps and recommend solutions that improve performance of current marketing and innovation programs.
Coordinate, implement and track progress to deliver marketing objectives on time and on budget.
Exposure to the development of brand strategies, marketing execution across traditional media, digital and retail channels, and customer activations across distribution, pricing, shelving, merchandising and ecommerce levers.
Qualifications
1st year MBA student with an emphasis in Marketing.
2+ years previous business experience.
Applicants must be presently, and the future, authorized to work in the U.S. on a regular, full-time basis.
Passionate about driving brand growth by better meeting consumer needs.
Must be self-driven, not deadline driven and a strong cross-functional collaborator.
Relocation to Chicago, IL is required for the summer. Relocation assistance is provided.
Grad Date Range: May/June 2026.
About UsHuggies® Kleenex® Cottonelle® Scott® Kotex® Poise® Depend®. 25% of people in the world use Kimberly-Clark products every day. And it takes the right people, in the right jobs and the right places, to make that happen. At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best teams committed to driving innovation and growth. We’re founded on 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform—so what can you do with that? There’s no time like the present to make an impact at Kimberly-Clark. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.
For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.
Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact 866-444-4516 for assistance. You must include the six-digit Job # with your request.
This position is subject to pre-employment testing.
Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.