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ABOUT HALLMARK‡S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
We need sharp, energetic people to help us create, engineer, market, and deliver our products worldwide. Hallmark offers summer internships for students pursuing degrees in areas such as Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain Management, Economics, Communications, Engineering, Psychology, Statistics, Physics, Data Science, Computer Science and more! Hallmark‡s internship program is held annually, starting late May and ending in early August, and provides the valuable opportunity to apply your classroom knowledge to meaningful projects in a corporate environment. In addition, you will gain exposure to Hallmark leadership, learn more about our products and initiatives, connect with employees and interns from other disciplines, and for hybrid or on-site internships, enjoy what life is like in the Kansas City metro area. Never been to Kansas City? You‡ve been missing out on the city that is consistently ranked among the best in terms of culture, livability, and opportunity for recent college grads! Check out www.thinkkc.com for more information on living and working in Kansas City.
POSITION OVERVIEW
Hallmark‡s Business and Marketing Interns are typically business students with focus in business management, communications/journalism, marketing, supply chain, or economics. As a Business and Marketing Intern, you will work on impactful projects rooted in real business need. You will use your business acumen and problem-solving skills to understand Hallmark‡s business priorities, the goal of your project(s), and to research, strategize, and develop a feasible solution for your project(s) or the problem at hand. In addition to your project work, you will have opportunities to expand your professional skill set, connect with corporate senior leadership, and engage in lots of fun social activities with your fellow interns!
We have Business and Marketing internship opportunities with the following teams:
Hallmark Global Customer Teams own and drive the relationships we have with our retailers. Account leads and support roles work in partnership to drive strategies the enable us to win together financially. Customer team members also drive marketing and merchandising strategies both in store and online to unlock the financial success of retailer initiatives. They analyze sales and consumer insight data to report and plan alongside retailers and to influence them for future shared endeavors. If you are interested in diving into some good fact-finding, problem-solving, strategy-building and/or learning about category management, sales, marketing, and financial planning models – this could be your internship!
Global Merchandising Services (GMS) is a centralized organization responsible for ensuring Hallmark‡s product is displayed in-store and ready for purchase! Comprised of over 10,000 Hallmarkers, we are the largest organization at Hallmark Cards. Each year, our team completes thousands of installations, visits tens of thousands of rooftops, and services millions of feet of fixtures to effectively display Hallmark Greeting Cards, Gift Presentation, Stationery, & Gifts. Whether you‡re using your engineering background to streamline processes, your finance background to help forecast and plan the work across over thousands of stores, or your business and marketing background to understand the labor market and motivate our workforce, there‡s a need for all of this within our GMS team!
The Hallmark Global Marketing Team is responsible for all strategic marketing plans to improve effectiveness and efficiency, drive sales and increase category participation among existing and emerging consumers. As a part of the marketing team, you will have a chance to learn about email, digital, social, brand marketing and so much more. The Marketing team is a high-performance, fast-paced, results-oriented, team-centric group, and this internship will be a critical contributor within that environment.
Hallmark Global Product Development Teams provide ongoing strategic and financial leadership and end-to-end product management for assigned product segment(s) to ensure delivery of sales, profits, and retail performance goals, while building Hallmark brand relevance and consumer appeal through the product categories managed. This team leads the development of product offerings (gifts, greetings, gift wrap, and more), retail program, pricing, and end-to-end commercialization strategies for assigned business/product segments. The internship will provide opportunities to act as the ambassador for consumer and product offerings by collaborating and facilitating alignment with a range of key partners like creative, insights and analytics, omnichannel development and more across the broader organization as relevant.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
The following is required to be considered for this role:
Currently enrolled in a Bachelor‡s degree program or MBA / Master‡s degree program with a graduation date of December 2024, May 2025, December 2025, or May 2026.
Minimum GPA of 3.0 (must be stated on your resume).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Your resume and application will stand out if you have:
Pursuing a degree with a major in one of the following areas: Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Retail Management, Mathematics, Supply Chain Management, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, or Economics.
Strong quantitative and analytical skills. Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written). Demonstrated creativity, innovation, and leadership skills.
Demonstrated problem solving ability.
Ability to deal with ambiguity and capacity to think critically.
Ability to draw conclusions from research and data and translate into clear, concise recommendations.
Aptitude to think strategically.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
Our 2024 Internship opportunities may be hybrid, on-site, or fully remote, depending on the project and needs of the business. This internship will occur summer of 2024 (typically late May through early August). The final deadline for all applications is October 9th, 2023, and we plan to have all decisions made by Thanksgiving. We sincerely appreciate your interest in our program!
Interested? Follow the application instructions below to apply.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
You must show how you meet the basic qualifications in a resume or document you upload, or by completing the work experience and education application fields. Accepted file types are DOCX and PDF.
In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Hallmark Cards, Inc. and its subsidiary companies will hire only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. Hallmark does not generally provide sponsorship for employment. Employment by Hallmark is contingent upon the signing of the Employment Agreement, signing of an agreement to arbitrate in connection with the Hallmark Dispute Resolution Program, completing Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification and satisfactory reference and background checks.
ABOUT HALLMARK
Because Connecting With Each Other Has Never Been More Important
For more than a century, Hallmark has been bringing people together and improving the relationships that matter most. That‡s why millions of people all over the world connect with the Hallmark brand. It has always been a mission so much bigger than any one of us who work here. Today, we need empathetic learners, strategic thinkers, and enthusiastic visionaries with diverse experiences and skills to help us create the rest of Hallmark‡s second century as we shift to a more digitally savvy, unified approach that combines the best of brick-and-mortar retail with the efficiency of dot-com spaces. Help us imagine what our next hundred years could look like!
When you join Hallmark, we will go out of our way to make you feel like part of the team, even in a remote/hybrid work environment. In the day-to-day, we‡ll make the best use of the skills and talents you already have. We‡ll also give you leadership opportunities and show you multiple potential pathways to future success.
