Marketing Performance & Analytics Intern

Proofpoint

Proofpoint

Marketing & Communications, Data Science
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Posted on May 28, 2025

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

The Role:

As a Marketing Performance & Analytics Intern, you will support cross functional marketing initiatives by contributing to marketing performance analysis, campaign optimization and data management. This role offers hands-on experience in marketing analytics and operations, data integrity and quality assurance and project management, providing exposure to analytics tools, marketing metrics and business processes.

Your day-to-day

  • Support analysis of digital marketing performance metrics (e.g. website traffic, paid media, digital engagement)
  • Build and maintain dashboards and reports using Excel, Power BI or other data visualization tools
  • Ensure and improve data quality and integrity using SQL queries and BI visualization tools
  • Partners with cross-functional teams including Marketing Ops, Demand Generation, Sales Operations, Product Marketing, Sales Engagement, and Finance
  • Support with ad hoc requests on data ETL and reporting on marketing performance
  • Document insights, highlight data anomalies, and suggest process improvements
  • Assist in managing and tracking marketing and analytics requests using task management tools and suggest process optimization

What you bring to the team:

  • College Junior or Senior student with strong academic record and record of related projects
  • Currently pursuing a degree in Marketing, Business Analytics, or data science with an interest in Marketing
  • Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail
  • Familiarity with SQL and tools like DBeaver or similar database environments
  • Exposure to CRM and BI tools (e.g. Salesforce, Marketo, Power BI, Looker, Tableau
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Excel, Microsoft Teams, Outlook) along with Zoom
  • Basic understanding of marketing channels and performance metrics
  • Comfortable working cross-functionally and managing multiple tasks

What you’ll gain:

  • Experience with real marketing analytics tools and processes
  • Cross-functional business exposure and project ownership
  • Hands-on skills in developing analytics and data management dashboards

Candidate Profile:

You are currently pursuing an Undergraduate degree in Marketing or related field and have the ability to work hybrid, in-person in our Sunnyvale office from June through August.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!