Summer 2025 Intern, Sales & Marketing

Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, WD_BLACK™, and SanDisk® Professional brands.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

Job Description

As a Sales & Marketing Intern, you will play a vital role in supporting our sales and marketing teams by assisting with market research, customer engagement, and promotional activities. This internship is an excellent opportunity for Juniors looking to gain hands-on experience in the data storage industry.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Assist in market research and competitor analysis to identify industry trends, emerging technologies, and key opportunities to keep sales teams informed.
• Conduct customer and market research to understand pain points and refine messaging.
• Support the sales team with lead generation & customer outreach.
• Assist planning our Global Sales Meeting
• Work on marketing campaigns, including social media, email marketing, and content creation.
• Help create promotional materials, presentations, and competitive intelligence reports.
• Analyze campaign performance and provide insights for optimization.

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field with a graduation date of December 2025 and beyond
• Available for full-time 12-week internship from May/June – August/September 2025
• Strong analytical and research skills with a keen interest in technology and data storage solutions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Minimum GPA of 3.0

SKILLS

• Prioritizing, time management and organizational skills
• Creative thinker with attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Relationship management skills and openness to feedback
• Knowledge/Experience in market research or marketing program management
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Ideal candidate is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, exhibits confidence in social environments, and has demonstrated ability to work well with others through clubs, sports, and other extracurricular activities

Additional Information

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective