Product Management & Space Planning Internship (Hybrid) - Summer 2025

Job Description

American Greetings is now accepting applications for a Product Management and Space Planning Intern for the Summer of 2025.

Internship Summary

As an Intern in Product Management and Space Planning, you will assist teams in the execution of product planning and management processes for everyday occasions.

During this internship you will have the opportunity to experience various business processes, such as analyzing data, handling merchandising and participating in marketing and creative initiatives for our everyday product lines.

Our ideal candidate will have interest in product management, space planning or marketing and is pursuing a major in a relevant business-related field.

Specific Duties Include

• Develop and execute business and product plans that drive retail productivity for American Greetings’ retail partners.
• Effectively manage planograms and merchandisable spaces at retail that optimize American Greetings’ profitability.
• Analyze sales at the occasion, category, format and SKU level and provide recommendations based on their analysis that support the business development for specific occasions.
• Examine the product and retail landscape (both American Greetings owned and competitive) to pinpoint factors that contribute to retail performance, offering insights to inform future merchant and creative efforts.
• Identify possibilities for integrating findings from research, shopper insights and/or retail experiments into future business strategies.
• Participate in a variety of projects as part of American Greetings ongoing Product Leadership efforts.
  
  

Internship Program Summary

• Dates of Internship: This is a 10-week, paid internship (Monday, June 2, 2025 – Friday, August 8, 2025)
• Location: Westlake, Ohio
• Work Environment: You will be working in a hybrid environment that requires working on-site, 2 days each week.
• Work Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Our Internship Program is designed to provide students with real and meaningful work experiences in their field of interest while providing valuable insight into other key areas of the business.
• Along with the work you will be performing, we have curated a calendar of events and learning opportunities that will keep you engaged and excited!
  
  

Requirements

• Must already plan to reside in Northeast Ohio for the Summer of 2025
• There is no housing stipend associated with this internship
• Currently enrolled in an accredited college, pursuing an undergraduate degree and entering your Junior or Senior year
• Must be able to work full time hours for the duration of the internship
  
  

Experience Required

• Strong analytical, problem solving and math skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with excellent attention to detail
• Able to work proficiently in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
  
  

Ideal Candidate Knowledge And Experience

• Demonstrated teamwork and leadership through extracurricular activities and/or work experience.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and relationship building skills
• Displays a professional and positive attitude with team members
• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
  
  

Education Required

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree program in Business, Merchandising, Marketing, Economics, Statistics, Entrepreneurship, Operations, Management, Supply Chain or related field of study
  
  

At American Greetings, we are dedicated to helping every person celebrate and create meaningful connections, and we value each associate’s unique contributions toward achieving this goal. We care creative, innovative, inclusive, and we care about our people. Together, we look forward to serving and delighting our consumers while helping you discover a Career with Purpose.

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