Marketing Careers and Internships

Career Opportunities

More than a third of all careers are marketing related, so majoring or minoring in marketing provides a wide variety of career opportunities. Since positions in marketing provide broad experience in understanding products and consumers, they are often a pathway to the highest levels of an organization. More than half of executives in senior leadership positions have a marketing background.

Common Marketing Careers

Brand/Product Management
Purchasing
Marketing Management
Customer Service/Relations
Marketing Research
Distribution/Logistics Management
Retailing
Professional Sales
Sales Management
Global Marketing
Promotion/Public Relations
Market Analysis

Recent WSU graduates have accepted positions such as:

• Merchandise Planner at Target Corporation
• Underwriter Trainee at Federated Insurance Company
• Transportation Sales at CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
• Executive Manager at Menards
• Financial Associate at Thrivent Financial
• Product Manager at Fastenal Corporation
  

Internships

Internships provide you real-world experience while you earn credit toward your degree at the same time. Recent examples of internships include positions at:

• Sears
• Target Corp.
• Daktronics Inc.
• Steven Hawks Winery
• Fastenal Co.
• Mercer Transportation Co.
• State Farm Insurance
• Winona Red Cross