What are the responsibilities and job description for the Direct to Consumer Sales Intern position at PetSafe Brands?
Job Type
Full time
PetSafe Brands, formerly known as Radio Systems Corporation, is headquartered in Knoxville, TN. It has been named “The Marble City” and "Scruffy City", names we have embraced for our unique charm. We are the home of 1982 World’s Fair and we boast of 21 craft breweries around the city (click here for the Ale Trail). If you like to hike or camp, visit the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Take your pick of outdoor activities from walking, tubing, running, or biking in our Urban Wilderness. Knox County has an amazing public-school system, no state income tax, low property taxes and cost of living. We host Music and Shakespeare on the Square as well as Family Movie Nights on the Square during the summer months in downtown Knoxville.
Our Company: PetSafe Brands is the world leader in pet products through our family of brands:Pet Safe® Brand, Sport DOG® Brand, Invisible Fence® Brand, Kurgo and Premier Pet. Pet Safe® Brand makes every product from leashes and harnesses to water fountains and and litter boxes. We have an ambitious goal of touching over 21 million pets, people, and communities around the world each year. We serve a broad range of pet owners from providing the hunter the best gear for a successful hunt to accommodating the “Not-So-Crazy Cat Lady” with all the entertaining toys and effective solutions she could ever imagine. We do this by creating a culture of enthusiasm, resilience, adaptability, and teamwork every day in the office. We work hard to be our community’s employer of choice as we all live our purpose: We exist to unleash freedom for pet parents by keeping their pets happy, healthy and safe.
Intern for the World’s Leading Dog and Cat Products Supplier
At PetSafe Brands, we exist to unleash freedom for pet parents by keeping their pets happy, healthy and safe! It's our culture to seek to understand and empathize with customer needs. Our environment is open and relaxed, with a focus on collaboration and improvement. Teammates walk up to each other’s desks to share a project idea or have a quick design review. Meetings can transition from a passionate debate to a fun team lunch. We teach each other new skills with on-site and virtual classes. Our office dogs help us test new prototypes and relax with a game of fetch, and no one seems to mind the dog hair.
As an intern at PetSafe Brands, you can expect to experience:
We are looking for a motivated and creative Summer Intern to join our dynamic Digital Marketing and E-Commerce team. As a Direct to Consumer Intern, you will have the exciting opportunity to work hands-on with our digital merchandising and e-commerce platforms, helping to build and optimize our digital shelf strategy.
This internship will offer you valuable exposure to digital commerce trends, website design, e-commerce platforms, product content management, and data-driven decision-making in the retail and online shopping space.
Key Responsibilities
Working for PetSafe Brands definitely has its benefits. We offer a collaborative and creative team-oriented work environment where we encourage you to take risks to learn and grow! We offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and 401K match. In addition we offer a rich wellness program which includes an onsite health clinic, workout facility and of course, we encourage you to bring your dog to work, which is our whole reason for what we do!
PetSafe Brands is dedicated to offering equal employment opportunity for all teammates and fostering a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. At PetSafe Brand, our teammates are our greatest strength. We strive to build a workforce as diverse as the customers we serve by hiring great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression and talent. We recruit and reward teammates based on capability and performance and together we are building a culture that welcomes all dimensions of an individual’s identity including race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, educational background, national origin or ancestry, religion, veteran status, or physical ability. We embrace these differences and the unique contributions each teammate brings not just because it is the right thing to do but because it makes our company stronger. While we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and a culture of belonging, we recognize that we still have more work to do and a lot more to learn.
Full time
PetSafe Brands, formerly known as Radio Systems Corporation, is headquartered in Knoxville, TN. It has been named “The Marble City” and "Scruffy City", names we have embraced for our unique charm. We are the home of 1982 World’s Fair and we boast of 21 craft breweries around the city (click here for the Ale Trail). If you like to hike or camp, visit the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Take your pick of outdoor activities from walking, tubing, running, or biking in our Urban Wilderness. Knox County has an amazing public-school system, no state income tax, low property taxes and cost of living. We host Music and Shakespeare on the Square as well as Family Movie Nights on the Square during the summer months in downtown Knoxville.
Our Company: PetSafe Brands is the world leader in pet products through our family of brands:Pet Safe® Brand, Sport DOG® Brand, Invisible Fence® Brand, Kurgo and Premier Pet. Pet Safe® Brand makes every product from leashes and harnesses to water fountains and and litter boxes. We have an ambitious goal of touching over 21 million pets, people, and communities around the world each year. We serve a broad range of pet owners from providing the hunter the best gear for a successful hunt to accommodating the “Not-So-Crazy Cat Lady” with all the entertaining toys and effective solutions she could ever imagine. We do this by creating a culture of enthusiasm, resilience, adaptability, and teamwork every day in the office. We work hard to be our community’s employer of choice as we all live our purpose: We exist to unleash freedom for pet parents by keeping their pets happy, healthy and safe.
Intern for the World’s Leading Dog and Cat Products Supplier
At PetSafe Brands, we exist to unleash freedom for pet parents by keeping their pets happy, healthy and safe! It's our culture to seek to understand and empathize with customer needs. Our environment is open and relaxed, with a focus on collaboration and improvement. Teammates walk up to each other’s desks to share a project idea or have a quick design review. Meetings can transition from a passionate debate to a fun team lunch. We teach each other new skills with on-site and virtual classes. Our office dogs help us test new prototypes and relax with a game of fetch, and no one seems to mind the dog hair.
As an intern at PetSafe Brands, you can expect to experience:
- Coffee & Conversation: Throughout your time with us, you’ll have the opportunity to sit with different leaders across the organization in a panel discussion over coffee to ask questions about our culture, products, and their role at PetSafe Brands.
- Training: You’ll receive training throughout your internship in the areas of PetSafe Brands culture, goal setting, presentation skills, and you’ll have the opportunity to practice the information you learn on the job!
- Collaboration: You will be given opportunity to work cross functionally throughout PSB and gain experience working with different business units on a daily basis!
We are looking for a motivated and creative Summer Intern to join our dynamic Digital Marketing and E-Commerce team. As a Direct to Consumer Intern, you will have the exciting opportunity to work hands-on with our digital merchandising and e-commerce platforms, helping to build and optimize our digital shelf strategy.
This internship will offer you valuable exposure to digital commerce trends, website design, e-commerce platforms, product content management, and data-driven decision-making in the retail and online shopping space.
Key Responsibilities
- Digital Shelf Creation & Optimization: Collaborate with the digital merchandising team to assist in building and maintaining the digital shelf across multiple web sites (websites, marketplaces, etc.), ensuring a consistent and engaging product presentation.
- Content Management: Assist in gathering, uploading, and optimizing product content including images, descriptions, and specifications for online product listings.
- Data & Analytics: Analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) of digital shelf performance, identifying areas of improvement and trends.
- Competitor Research: Research competitor digital shelves and e-commerce strategies to support development of best practices and insights.
- UX/UI Enhancement: Work alongside the team to review user experience (UX) and interface (UI) aspects of our digital shelf, recommending enhancements to optimize product discoverability and purchase conversion.
- Collaboration: Assist cross-functional teams (Marketing, IT, and Product Development) to align digital shopping strategy with overarching business goals.
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program, preferably in Marketing, Business, Retail, Digital Media, or related field.
- Strong interest in e-commerce, digital marketing, or UX/UI design.
- Basic understanding of digital commerce platforms and content management systems (CMS).
- Analytical mindset with an ability to interpret data and generate insights.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment.
- Attention to detail and a passion for improving user experiences.
- Hands-on experience in digital merchandising and e-commerce operations.
- Exposure to various digital platforms and tools used to optimize the digital shelf.
- Opportunity to work closely with industry professionals in digital marketing, product management, and e-commerce.
- Professional development through mentorship, training sessions, and team collaboration.
- Insight into current digital commerce trends and technologies.
Working for PetSafe Brands definitely has its benefits. We offer a collaborative and creative team-oriented work environment where we encourage you to take risks to learn and grow! We offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and 401K match. In addition we offer a rich wellness program which includes an onsite health clinic, workout facility and of course, we encourage you to bring your dog to work, which is our whole reason for what we do!
PetSafe Brands is dedicated to offering equal employment opportunity for all teammates and fostering a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. At PetSafe Brand, our teammates are our greatest strength. We strive to build a workforce as diverse as the customers we serve by hiring great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression and talent. We recruit and reward teammates based on capability and performance and together we are building a culture that welcomes all dimensions of an individual’s identity including race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, educational background, national origin or ancestry, religion, veteran status, or physical ability. We embrace these differences and the unique contributions each teammate brings not just because it is the right thing to do but because it makes our company stronger. While we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and a culture of belonging, we recognize that we still have more work to do and a lot more to learn.
