Winter LEAP Intern - Brand Marketing

Winter 2027 LEAP Intern – Brand Marketing (RTD Alcohol & Clamato)

Job Overview:

The Winter 2027 LEAP Intern – Brand Marketing role provides an opportunity to support a fast-growing Ready-to-Drink (RTD) alcohol portfolio during a pivotal year of innovation and national brand execution. The intern will support both the RTD team and the Clamato team with marketing initiatives across brand, innovation, experiential marketing, and commercialization, gaining exposure to end-to-end brand management within a highly dynamic, regulated category. 60% of the intern’s time will be allocated to the RTD team, with 40% being allocated to the Clamato team.

Shift / Schedule

• Program Dates: January 4 – August 31, 2027
• Location: Mississauga, ON
• Hybrid; 3 days in office
• Monday–Friday

Responsibilities Across Both Portfolios

• Integrated Marketing & Social — Support campaign and always-on social execution, including content planning, agency and creator collaboration, asset routing, PR/XM and partnership activity.
• Innovation & Packaging — Support innovation, NPD and packaging projects, including research coordination, agency management, reviews and commercialization inputs.
• Business & Project Management — Analyze business performance, marketplace trends and campaign results; manage project timelines and trackers; coordinate cross-functional inputs and agency partners to keep initiatives moving.

Ready-to-Drink (RTD) – Brand & Commercial Execution

Support the RTD Brand Manager across a growing, multi-brand portfolio, with a focus on bringing priority initiatives to market effectively. This role will also support the launch of innovation through a social-led, creator-first campaign strategy designed to drive both brand awareness and consumer conversion.

• Support Snapple Spiked and other priority RTD campaigns, including social, PR, partnerships, experiential, sampling programs, and creator-led initiatives that build awareness and trial.
• Partner cross-functionally to ready the commercial team ahead of the key RTD selling season, ensuring teams are equipped with the tools, materials, and insights required to drive executional excellence in market.
• Contribute to innovation and packaging workstreams, including research, design development, and launch planning.
• Prepare fact-based business and portfolio analysis to identify insights and support decision-making.

Clamato – 2027 Masterbrand Launch & Activation

Work closely with the Clamato Brand Manager as the brand enters a new era in 2027, launching a new masterbrand strategy and campaign with a more social-first, creator-led approach and increased activation, sponsorship and social presence.

• Support campaign and social execution, including content planning, creator and agency coordination and asset management.
• Support activation, experiential and sampling programs, from planning and coordination through to execution.
• Support sponsorship and partnership programs, including deliverable tracking, partner coordination and execution readiness.
• Contribute to PR, innovation, packaging and performance analysis that supports continued brand growth and cultural relevance.

Intern Learning & Experience Outcomes

Through these projects, the intern will gain hands-on experience in end-to-end brand management, integrated marketing, social and creator marketing, innovation and packaging, commercial planning, business analysis and cross-functional project management within a leading CPG business.

Elements of the LEAP Internship Program include:

• Engaging and partnering on innovative projects to gain experience in a fast paced, cross functional team environment
• Receive mentor support for your professional development
• Participate in meet & greets and lunch & learns with KDP executives and other organization leaders
• Receive professional development training such as networking, professional skills development and presenting
• Complete a project from start to finish and present it and your takeaways to your team, department, and senior leaders to highlight your project work and impact on the business

CAD $22.00 hourly

• 2+ years of university study with a Marketing and/or Business Administration focus. 
• Strong project management, time management, and organizational skills. 
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills. 
• Comfort with data and analytics — able to draw insights from performance and marketplace information. 
• Social media savvy, with a strong understanding of current platforms, trends, and content best practices. 
• High attention to detail and a commitment to quality. 
• Genuine passion for brand building and marketing. 
• Thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative, and evolving environment. 
• Knowledge of or experience in the CPG / FMCG / alcohol industry is an asset. 

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Keurig Dr Pepper Canada is a leading multi-national beverage company, with offices all over the world and across Canada.  From coast to coast, Keurig Dr Pepper Canada offers a beverage for everyone, for every occasion and for all Canadians. Because of the global and national scope of the role we are recruiting for above, as well as the cross functional needs required of this role, we have determined that French & English language (written and spoken) are required. We have further evaluated that the English knowledge already required from other employees is insufficient for the performance of the duties requiring the knowledge of English and that the number of positions for which we require such knowledge is the smallest possible to ensure the effective accomplishment of our mission.

Keurig Dr Pepper (Nasdaq: KDP) is a leading beverage company with more than 150 owned, licensed and partner brands that meet a wide range of needs and occasions. Our North American refreshment beverage business holds leadership positions across carbonated soft drinks, water, juice and mixers with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Dr Pepper®, Canada Dry®, Mott’s®, Peñafiel®, GHOST®, Snapple®, Clamato® and Core Hydration®. Our global coffee business spans more than 100 markets and includes the leading Keurig® single‑serve brewing system in the U.S. and Canada, along with powerhouse brands such as Peet’s, L’OR and Jacobs, and other regional coffee leaders. Our more than 50,000 employees aim to enhance the experience of every beverage and coffee occasion while making a positive impact for people, communities and the planet. 

We strive to be an employer of choice, providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team to grow and develop. We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.

Whatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that’s proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation and growth. Will you join us? 

Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. 

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