2026 Summer Internship – Client Engagement

The Shipyard is a leading, independent agency that builds performance-driven brands audiences can’t help but love. By applying modern mindsets to established models, we fuel brand and marketing decisions that are more courageous and more validated. Our ability to align bold creativity with individual consumer motivations lets us do more than hope for brand love – we methodically engineer it throughout the consumer journey. That’s how we activate the synergistic power of brand building and performance marketing. Engineering Brand Love through the courageous ambitions of our people and our clients. Come join our team! SUMMARY Our goal is to provide students with an internship opportunity where they can gain real-world experiences with a fully integrated, digitally savvy ad agency, specifically with our Client Engagement team. We aim to create more opportunities for growing diverse talent to have exposure, experience, and access to jobs within the marketing and advertising space. While the internship is 12 weeks long, some have established a career at The Shipyard. Creative and curious students interested in working in an advertising agency setting are encouraged to apply through our careers page. We truly believe that a hands-on learning approach is essential to the success of our interns, therefore, we require candidates to be able to work on-site in our San Diego, CA office. The expectation is that each student will work approximately 40 hours per week. The internship will take place over the duration of the summer. Students will be compensated $20 per hour for their participation in this program. WHAT YOU’LL DO Interns will be dedicated to the Client Engagement department. They will be assigned a supervisor to provide general guidance and mentorship while learning about the agency and how we work cross-functionally, having an opportunity to explore and learn about all parts of an advertising agency. Summer Interns will get an overview of all departments in the agency and will have the opportunity to shadow various meetings and working sessions, partnering with team members on tasks and assignments, allowing them to contribute to the overall project/campaign. It is expected that internship candidates have a High School Diploma/GED. • Must be authorized to work in the US without the need for Visa sponsorship. Apply To this Job Company : The Shipyard Salary : Work from home  

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