
Apply for the Intern – Marketing Project Management Office job opening.Intern – Marketing Project Management Office
Location: Lakeland, FL
Job ID: 35559BR
Department: Marketing
Working Hours: 40 hours per week
Pay Frequency: Weekly
Date Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Description
Program Introduction
At Publix, we are committed to making a difference and it’s our pleasure to continuously develop our most valuable resource—our associates. Since its launch in 2007, the Publix Summer Internship Program prepares a cohort of young professionals for a smorgasbord of opportunities in the workplace. This is achieved through relationship building, development of self-confidence, and insight into industry knowledge.
The 2026 Summer program dates are May 18th – July 24th at our company facilities in Lakeland, FL. Over these 10 weeks, interns will work 40 hours a week participating in impactful departmental projects that connect classroom learning to real-world corporate experience. Highlights include:
- Free housing provided in partnership with Florida Southern College (for interns that live outside of a 25-mile radius of the corporate office)
- Attending executive meetings
- Participating in group community service activities
- Touring manufacturing and distribution facilities
- Developing and delivering end of program presentations to Publix leadership
Join a company consistently ranked as a great place to work. Grow professionally and personally while making a lasting impact. Apply today and grow your legacy with Publix.
*This internship posting can close within two weeks from the date it was posted. Candidates are encouraged to apply immediately.
Position Overview
The Marketing Project Management Office is responsible for managing marketing campaigns using project management knowledge and principles to actively manage campaigns against defined objectives and goals. We are problem solvers that continuously mitigate project development and execution risks by developing solutions and maintaining communication with internal and external project stakeholders and suppliers on project status, resourcing, and opportunities to ensure projects meet objectives and are completed on time, within scope, and within budget. Within the department, the intern will have several responsibilities.
What you’ll do
- Manage Marketing campaigns supporting advertising, product packaging, and/or store environment under the supervision of a seasoned project manager
- Support project managers in managing schedules and milestones
- Execute campaign and project audits to ensure compliance
- Utilize project management system (MRM) and Microsoft Office products to perform related duties in support of project efforts, including project workflows, timelines, and schedule monitoring and adjustments
- Support project meetings by scheduling meetings, assist with project communication, document meeting minutes, recaps and project action/task items
- Attend stakeholder meetings to help coordinate campaign and project needs as requested
- Manage all projects assigned and work with internal teams as needed
- Ensure a consultative and professional approach to all project management tasks
- Escalate issues as appropriate to the Marketing Project Management Office leadership
- Help coordinate development, integration, and production tasks with relevant teams internally
Required Qualifications
- Must be an actively enrolled student not graduating prior to the start of the Summer Internship Program in May; or
- If graduating from a bachelor’s degree program prior to the start of the internship, starting a graduate degree program in the upcoming summer or fall semester; or
- If graduating from a master’s degree program prior to the start of the internship, starting a graduate degree program in the upcoming summer or fall semester)
- Must be pursuing a bachelor’s or graduate degree in business, communications, marketing, or project management and be a current sophomore or above (rising junior or above as of the program start in Summer 2026) or a graduate student
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Teams
- Excellent communication skills, including written, verbal and listening skills
- Understand the project management processes and methodology
- Ability to manage multiple projects start to end, on time
- Ability to learn quickly and manage a high-volume workload
- Ability to handle confidential matters
- Adeptness at building authentic relationships with various stakeholders
- Highly organized and able to prioritize workload effectively
- Extremely motivated and dedicated with great attention to detail
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to be proactive versus reactive
- Ability to collaborate with others, using strong interpersonal skills to observe, listen and communication to cross-functional team members
- Ability to be flexible and adapt easily
- Ability to complete projects with limited supervision
- Interest in project management
- Basic MAC OS skills
Benefits
- Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
- Paycheck direct deposit
- Credit union
Additional Information
Your application may have additional steps that you will need to complete in order to remain eligible for consideration. Please be sure to monitor your email, including your spam folder, on a daily basis for critical, time-sensitive emails that could require action within 24-48 hours.
Please do not use your Publix email address when applying. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email.
For this position, Publix does not and will not file a petition or application with the USCIS or Department of State on behalf of any noncitizen for any immigration-related benefit to work and/or to continue to work in the United States, e.g., an H-1B or TN petition or permanent residence.
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