Creative Strategy Intern

Do you know what’s about to blow up on TikTok before it hits your FYP? Can you spot the next big thing brewing in niche Reddit communities or emerging from underground creator collectives?

If you live for that moment when you catch a cultural shift before anyone else does we want you on our team. As a Creative Strategy Intern at Smartly you’ll be our eyes and ears in the cultural zeitgeist—hunting down pre-trends decoding what Gen Z is really talking about and turning those insights into strategic gold for Fortune 500 brands and their creative and social strategies.

This isn’t about following trends. This is about predicting them understanding them and helping our team build creative offerings packages and narratives around them. Join our team of 800+ Smartlies and turn your cultural obsession into real business impact.

As a Creative Strategy Intern at Smartly you’ll collaborate closely with our Creative Technologists and Global Creative Services team. Your mission? To turn trend-forward insights into strategic narratives for some of the biggest advertisers globally—keeping them ahead of the cultural curve across social media platforms. You’ll dive deep into social trends and create compelling presentations to help brands predict and capitalize on what’s next.

• Research and analyze emerging social media trends across platforms like TikTok Meta Instagram Pinterest Snap Reddit and beyond
• Deliver vertical- and platform-specific reports to keep customers up to date on what’s trending now—and what’s coming next
• Create visually compelling insight-driven presentations
• Develop industry-specific narratives and creative frameworks tailored to different business verticals
• Support the creation of scalable 1:many materials that help multiple brands stay trend-forward
• Present findings or shadow key meetings with Smartly customers
• Conduct creative audits and identify actionable best practices to elevate brand performance
• Curate inspiration and standout examples to fuel creative strategy and spark new ideas
• Partner with Creative leaders to build and develop compelling presentations and creative positioning

• A full-time rising Junior Senior or recent graduate from an accredited 4-year college or university
• Pursuing a degree in Technology Marketing Communications Design Media Studies or a related field
• Highly motivated and eager to learn more about media cultural relevance and strategic positioning
• An ambitious self-starter who is not afraid to try new things
• Interested in working in a fast-paced high-growth environment
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship

This internship is paid at $20 per hour and will be approximately 30 hours per week between June 2nd and August 7th of 2026.

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What We Do

We solve for advertising campaign and creative complexities - both key elements to the time/money savings and performance that brands agencies and businesses seek. Our unified platform combines media creative and intelligence offering end-to-end workflows powered by AI across the open and closed web. With over 700 brands and advertisers we've proven that dynamic and personalized creative makes advertising impactful. We are on a mission to transform the advertising experience for brands and their consumers. ⚡️

Why Work With Us

As a fast-paced growth company we offer opportunities to maximize learning and amplify impact. Our culture and values have always been the secret sauce of our growth. They define how we aspire to build our adtech product whom we hire and reward and how we work towards a shared vision. Join us in moving advertising forward.

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