Position Title: Global Snacking - Marketing Intern - Innovation
Position Type: Temporary - Full-Time
Grade: Grade 01
Requisition ID: 41499
Innovation Marketing Internship . Oakbrook, IL In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.
About The Role. We are seeking an Innovation Marketing Intern to support our Global Snacking Innovation Marketing team for a 12-week internship beginning in May 2026. This role is designed for a curious, analytical, and future-focused marketer who is passionate about innovation, food trends, and retail strategy.
In this position, you will build critical strategic thinking skills required for a career in innovation marketing, brand management or consumer insights. You will gain hands-on exposure to how consumer and operator insights translate into innovation strategies, pipeline decisions, and retail-ready solutions that come to life in the marketplace.
A core focus of this role will be helping the team identify innovation white space opportunities in the retail channel across the globe by turning data into insights and insights into “jobs to be done”—ultimately helping McCain differentiate, grow, and win with consumers and customers.
What You’ll Be Doing Innovation & Strategy Development
Retail Insights
Data, Analytics & Insight Storytelling
Learning & Collaboration
What You’ll Need To Be Successful.
About The Team. This intern will join the McCain Global Snacking Innovation team, comprised of 65 other marketing Innovation professionals in the US and Canada who serve as the lead on disruptive innovation planning and global pipeline architecture.
About McCain. Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.
Leadership principles. At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
The McCain Experience. We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we’re better together.
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Compensation Package: $23.00 - $26.00 USD hourly wage equivalent, paid as a non-exempt salary. The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy. Benefits: At McCain, we’re on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person’s needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Due to the duration of this role, you will not be eligible for traditional benefits through our programs. McCain's early careers programming offers a multitude of learning experiences aimed at advancing your career in the future. Your well-being matters to us, and we’re here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work — and at home. McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions. Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain’s Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy , as applicable. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process, though all final decisions are made by humans. You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information is being handled here . Job Family: Marketing
Division: Global Snacking
Department: Innovation - Snacking
Location(s): US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.
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