Marketing Intern - Summer 2025 Are you a junior or senior in college with a passion for marketing? If so, we invite you to indulge in a sweet
summer marketing internship opportunity with Dessert Holdings.
We are the North American leader in premium desserts for retail and foodservice and looking for a high-energy, detail-minded, strategic undergraduate to join our marketing team this summer.
As a
Marketing & Product Management Intern, you'll support the execution of our growth-driving marketing initiatives, working alongside our product management team and helping shape category management insights for our customers. This internship will give you hands-on experience in the world of packaged foods and in a dynamic and fast-paced environment while working on a variety of exciting projects.
This role reports to Director of Marketing and will be based out of our
downtown St. Paul, MN headquarters with a hybrid schedule.
WHAT YOU'LL DO Summer internships go fast but we expect this one will include work from among these key areas:
Brand Marketing - Support initiatives to build our brand with customers including leading key tactics such as website optimization, social media, photo shoots, trade shows and more.
- Assist with packaging development.
- Handle assigned internal communication to drive engagement across the company.
Product Management - Assist in management of our Stage Gate process.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support successful commercialization of new product launch initiatives.
Category Leadership - Learn category analytics best practices and support activities to leverage to support key customer plan-o-grams and growth.
- Help build product launch and category recommendations for customers.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
WHAT YOU BRING: - Currently pursuing a degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field (having completed Sophomore or Junior year preferred).
- Passion for marketing and sales in the food sector.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in a team.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects.
- A minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale is desired.
- Familiarity with Microsoft SharePoint and PowerBI, as well as Shopify is a plus.
This is a unique opportunity to join an industry leader in the food sector and support our wide-ranging brand marketing, product innovation and category leadership efforts. We are looking for your unique talents to contribute to our continued growth and success.
About Dessert Holdings Dessert Holdings is the leading premium dessert company in North America providing one-stop shop solutions for Retail and Foodservice customers.? We deliver scratch baking at-scale, using the real ingredients and clean-label recipes, all produced in our state-of-the-art facilities. Known for innovation and category leadership, we combine pastry chef-driven culinary expertise with market insights to deliver a wide ranging of artisanal desserts that align with evolving customer and consumer needs.
Timing and Compensation Ideally this internship will begin mid-May and the compensation range is $18-20 per hour.
EEO Statement Dessert Holdings and its related entities provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or any other characteristics protected by law.