Performance Marketing Intern

About the Program

2026 Auctane Summer Internship Program:
Please read before applying

Eligibility:
Must be currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate university program. Students graduating in May 2026 are not eligible for the program

Duration:
Paid, 9-week internship

Schedule:
40 hours per week, with the exception of the week of July 4th.

Program Dates:
June 9, 2025 - First day of onsite orientation
August 13, 2025 - Final day of the program

Location:
Hybrid role based in Austin, TX
In-office: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Remote: Monday and Friday

Interviews:
Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis through March 31st

About the Role

This is an exciting internship role within the Growth & Performance Marketing team responsible for all global paid media investments driving customer acquisition across the portfolio of brands for consumers and enterprise businesses. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on a high-growth company in a fast-moving dynamic marketplace.

This role blends creative and analytical work. The Performance Marketing Intern will help optimize copy and content to drive higher trial and subscription conversions, support Media Mix Modeling validation, and gain hands-on experience with Audio and Direct Mail channels to uncover opportunities for improving baseline results.

What you'll learn:

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  • How copy and content impact conversion rates for trials and subscriptions
  • The basics of performance marketing measurement and Media Mix Modeling
  • How marketers evaluate and test different marketing channels
  • Introductory experience with Audio and Direct Mail performance strategies
  • How data and creative work together to drive marketing results
  
  
  
  

What will you be doing?

• Content Management & Execution: Coordinating cross channel creative updates, managing and ensuring prioritization of our content requests and delivery schedule to support our paid efforts and aligned to the Brand Marketing messaging framework.
• Website Management: Supporting updates and improvements to our landing pages to improve conversion rate above our current baselines in collaboration with SEO and Website team

• Support Top of Funnel channels by identifying audiences for net new growth. Test digital audio by optimizing for performance variables
• Direct Mail List Management: Track results across audience lists. Analyze current and historical performance to identify winners and losers while providing reporting that strengthens future decisions and optimization efforts.

• Support the Stamps MMM validation by developing a test plan in partnership with our media agency and internal teams.Stand-up ShipStation MMM (first phase is data collection and hygiene exercise with Marketing Analytics and other 3rd parties)Measure and report on incrementality of paid channels through last touch attribution, pixel attribution, survey attribution, and MMM attribution.

What are we looking for?

• Organizational Skills: Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a high attention to detail.
• Analytical Mindset: A methodical and analytically minded approach to problem-solving, with an eagerness to work with data.
• Collaboration: A self-starter who can work both independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Interest: Genuine interest in advertising, marketing and paid media campaign execution.

What will make you stand out?

• Experience or coursework related to Marketing, Advertising, Statistics and Digital marketing.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets for data manipulation and reporting.
• Entrepreneurial spirit: may have your own small business selling or an influencer with a newsletter/subscriber base and/or familiar with seller-side ecommerce businesses.
• Located in or near the Austin, Texas area

The Tech

• Google Suite
• WordPress

What do we offer?

• We are a hybrid company. All team members at Auctane in Austin come into the office Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
• Company events, we work hard, play hard! We do our best every day, even at our regular team-building events.
• Attractive office space in the heart of central Austin, Texas (free drinks, snacks...).
• Indulge in weekly catered lunches at our office - a delicious perk to fuel your work.
• Fitness center in the office with Tonal Mirrors, Pelotons, free weights, etc.
• We offer gym discounts to help you stay fit and healthy!
• An inclusive, casual and upbeat work environment. The personality and opinions of each of our team members are important and valid; we aim to offer all employees a safe environment where they can be themselves and thrive.

Additional Position Duties: (The following is a list of what all employees, except those with medical accommodation, may be regularly required to do.)

• Sit for prolonged periods of time
• Utilize wrist and hands for a prolonged period of time
• Walk short distances
• Stand for short periods
• Speaking and conversing with others
• Lift up to 25lbs without assistance up to chest height

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