Marketing Intern - Summer 2027
About the Role
Avient is seeking a summer intern to join the Corporate Marketing team. The Marketing Internship provides a current undergraduate student with project opportunities within key areas of marketing. During their assignments, they will establish relationships with peers and leaders, learn marketing fundamentals, and receive feedback from their program manager. This position is intended to be a stepping stone for future marketing roles within the organization.
Responsibilities
- Complete projects within key marketing functions with Avient marketing teams including research, marketing communications, industry marketing, digital marketing, and product management.
- Gain an understanding of the various Avient businesses from a financial, operational, and strategic standpoint.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams across business units.
- Provide market intelligence on trends, customers, competitors, and other factors affecting key Avient industries to support management decisions.
- Interact with Senior Management, build relationships with other employees across the globe, and contribute to Avient’s future success.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Currently a rising senior pursuing a BA/BS degree with emphasis in Marketing, Business Administration, or related field.
- Proficiency with MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel required.
- Relevant internship experience is preferred.
Skills
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to acquire, assimilate, and analyze data from multiple data sources using a variety of business intelligence and reporting tools.
- Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines, as well as take initiative.
- Team player with strong project coordination and organization skills.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
About Us
Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed while enabling a sustainable world. Innovation goes far beyond materials science; it’s powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide. Whether you’re a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, you’ll find your place at Avient.
We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the business. By playing to win, acting customer-centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself, you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avient’s strategic goals, meet our customer needs, and accomplish your career goals.