Mullen Internships

Mullen hires about 30 summer interns. These internships are offered in all advertising disciplines: planning, strategy, design, web, production, etc. Mullen typically receives about a 1,000 applications. Mullen has a Boston, Pittsburgh, and Winston Salem internship program.

Mullen has one of the most respected ad agency internships. They pride themselves in the program and because of this, they put their interns on real projects and allow interns to present to management.

Mullen offers internships across all advertising disciplines: planning, creative, production, new business, account, etc.

Mullen is a full-service modern advertising agency, integrating disciplines from creative to direct response, brand planning, public relations and social influence, media services, digital production and integrated analytics. A four-time Adweek Agency of the Year winner, Mullen is a brand defined by a strong and enduring culture of collective entrepreneurialism. We build and grow businesses. Mullen believes in the power of unbound, a way of thinking that frees us from convention and introduces us to new possibilities. Agency clients include Timberland, LendingTree, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Boston Bruins, The Stanley Works, MassMutual, Panera Bread, Match.com, Ask.com, U.S. Department of Defense and General Motors. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the agency operates offices in North Carolina; Detroit and Pittsburgh. Mullen is an independent brand within the Interpublic Group of Companies.*

Mullen Internship & Job site: here.
Mullen site, blog, and work: here.
Interns are coming! - blog post: here.
Mullen internship ratings: here.

Mullen hires about 30 summer interns. These internships are offered in all advertising disciplines: planning, strategy, design, web, production, etc. Mullen typically receives about a 1,000 applications. Mullen has a Boston, Pittsburgh, and Winston Salem internship program.

Mullen has one of the most respected ad agency internships. They pride themselves in the program and because of this, they put their interns on real projects and allow interns to present to management.

Mullen offers internships across all advertising disciplines: planning, creative, production, new business, account, etc.

Mullen is a full-service modern advertising agency, integrating disciplines from creative to direct response, brand planning, public relations and social influence, media services, digital production and integrated analytics. A four-time Adweek Agency of the Year winner, Mullen is a brand defined by a strong and enduring culture of collective entrepreneurialism. We build and grow businesses. Mullen believes in the power of unbound, a way of thinking that frees us from convention and introduces us to new possibilities. Agency clients include Timberland, LendingTree, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Boston Bruins, The Stanley Works, MassMutual, Panera Bread, Match.com, Ask.com, U.S. Department of Defense and General Motors. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the agency operates offices in North Carolina; Detroit and Pittsburgh. Mullen is an independent brand within the Interpublic Group of Companies.*

Mullen Internship & Job site: here.
Mullen site, blog, and work: here.
Interns are coming! - blog post: here.
Mullen internship ratings: here.

"Awesome" Position: Account Services Intern Location: Boston, MA Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 16 weeks Review posted on 2/24/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: This is the best internship. Immediately I was able to work on actual client work, interact with other internal teams, and gain a greater insight into the agency world. The program also is set up to have weekly learning sessions and social outings. Cons: None. Advice for other students: This is a competitive, tough internship to get. If you make the cut, you're going to work with some great people. They also hired about 7 from last year's group for permanent jobs.

"From the first day you are put onto real accounts" Position: PR Intern Location: Boston, MA Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 2/25/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: I’m so lucky I got this internship. It’s stressful but it’s the kind of stressful where its so fascinating that you’re learning. I actually want to go to work every morning. From the first day you are put onto real accounts. You are in contact with the client and they have you doing everything a normal entry-level person would do after being hired. Some things are confidential. They really trust the interns and they want you to see the real life workings of an advertising agency. My daily tasks included creating media lists, writing press releases, making sure pitches are received and evaluating whether publications are going to print the story. Cons: Fast paced environment which is awesome, but be ready! Advice for other students: There are very few places that are young, dynamic and integrated like Mullen, it is truly a fun environment to work in. If you can get the internship (I think there were a 1,000 applicants for 25 spots my year) do it!

"Priceless" Location: Winston-Salem Duration: 32 weeks Review posted on 3/15/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: Great people, amazing leadership and training program. Was given the opportunity to manage my own projects and at the end of my internship they helped me find contacts in NYC. Advice for other students: Mullen is a great place to learn and figure out if advertising is the right career for you. The people are amazing and the work is exceptional.

"SunTrust account team at Mullen" Position: Account Service Intern Location: Winston Salem, NC Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 10 weeks Review posted on 8/22/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - Mullen's Winston-Salem office is terrific. Smart people. Great people. Friendly people. - SunTrust account and creative teams were amazing to work with. I was able to present a competitive analysis (w/ recs) and help draft creative briefs. - Worked with other summer interns on a campaign for Suntrust's free checking and pitched it to Creative Director and other execs. - Paid. - Cool office. - Had a blast chilling with the other interns (talent group). I still stay in touch with most of them. Cons: Nothing. Advice for other students: Mullen is a fantastic agency and outside a couple in Atlanta, one of the most well known agencies in the Southeast. In your application, find a way to convey passion and creativity.

"Mullen Rocks!" Position: Account Management Intern Location: Winston Salem, NC Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 8/24/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: I worked within the Public Relations & Social Influence department at Mullen (in Winston, not Boston). I absolutely loved the people and the work. I'm very into media, so this was a perfect fit for me. My boss at Mullen gave me freedom to track and report media mentions/trends across multiple channels for client reporting. Cons: none Advice for other students: My advice for advertising students that want to get into the account side is to become very good at project management. It's difficult to balance and produce multiple projects at the same time.

"Media at Mullen was a fantastic experience" Position: Boston, MA Location: Media Planning Intern Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 8/30/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - Loved the people at Mullen, great team. I got along very well with the planning and media teams. - Access to data on multiple campaigns. I was assigned to put together an analysis on ROI on different buys and my recommendations. - Included in planning sessions. - Big clients. - Great office. - Led communications with several publications in regards to production, rates, flighting, etc. - Mullen has big accounts. I was able to work on Wachovia, Dickies, and more. Cons: Entry level jobs are difficult to come by. Advice for other students: My advice is to start loving analytics and data. Develop a solid foundation in data/analytics, then sharpen your media negotiation skills.

"Worked across 4 clients projects at Mullen" Position: Account Planning Intern Location: Boston, MA Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 11 weeks Review posted on 10/5/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - Variety of projects. - Learned social media monitoring tool, Radian6. -Research on multiple clients and able to make recommendations based on this research. - Worked on an Under Armour project. - Loved the Mullen people and the company culture. Cons: none. Advice for other students: Try to meet and network with a current employee of Mullen.

"Suntrust and other accounts at Mullen. Mostly digital." Position: Digital Communications Intern Location: Winston Salem, NC Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 10/23/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - Culture, office, and people at Mullen. - Able to coordinate potential vendor meetings. This has put my digital knowledge on the cutting edge. - Social and mobile exposure. - Loved the digital media buying process. Very interesting to learn about the entire cycle: negotiation, tracking, and optimization. - Suntrust account. Cons: - Advice for other students: Get into digital. Mullen also has an office in Boston with a great internship program there as well.

"Loved the intern project on CenturyLink" Position: Account Services Intern Location: Boston, MA Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 10/25/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - Worked across three great accounts at Mullen: Shout for S.C. Johnson, Olympus, and MassMutual Financial Group. - Paid. - Mullen culture and emphasis on building talent. - Thought leadership. - Internship project. Our internship project was the come up with an awareness campaign for CentruyLink. We were able to pitch our ideas to Mullen execs. - Loved the Mass Mutual account. Cons: - I felt like the competitive research I did wasn't that important. - I like the creative and strategy piece better than the organization piece. Advice for other students: Mullen is an incredible place to intern.

"Jetblue account at Mullen in Boston" Position: Account Services Intern Location: Boston, MA Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 10/25/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Neutral "OK" Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - Mullen intern project/pitch. This was a fun, but competitive process. - Jetblue account was very cool. I love Jetblue in general. - Learned how to perform strong competitive research reports. - Paid, which is unusual for adverting internships. - Office is cool, you feel creative just walking in the door. Cons: Nothing really. I just hope this catapults me to a fulltime job. Advice for other students: Ad agency internships are incredibly fun but incredibly competitive. Make sure your application is perfect and that you know somebody at the agency who can walk your resume over to HR.

"Creative on powerhouse brands!" Position: Art Director Intern Location: Boston, MA Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 10/28/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: The brands I got to work on at Mullen were unbelievable and including JetBlue and Zappos. It was a dream come through from a creative standpoint. I got along very well with my creative directors and loved the teams. Mullen has the best ad agency internship in the business! Cons: No Cons. Advice for other students: Mullen has Fall, Spring (I think), and a full summer internship. If you go to school around Boston, you should get to know them as early as possible.

"Mullen Winston-Salem is a cool spot to intern" Position: PR and Social Influence Intern Location: Winston Salem, NC Pay: $$9/hour Duration: 11 weeks Review posted on 10/30/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - I really enjoyed the challenge of pitching national media stories on certain brands. - Mullen Winston-Salem is a cool bunch of people. - Variety of clients. - Social. - Learned about media. The media department at an ad agency of this size is really hands-on and fun to see. I loved the media side. Cons: Didn't get involved in any large creative projects. Advice for other students: Get involved at your school. Also, know the digital side of the ad business.

"High quality clients, internship project, and company starup" Position: Account Service Intern Location: Boston, MA Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 11/3/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - Mullen runs arguably the best advertising internship program in the world. I've also heard that CP+B and Ogilvy is solid. - I worked on the JetBlue and New England Aquarium accounts. Both of which were very fun. - Intern project and pitch process was amazing. Loved this. - People at Mullen were the biggest "pro." - Ton of work on TNGG (TheNextGreatGeneration.com) a project launched by Mullen. Cons: None. Advice for other students: Mullen will get 1,000+ applicants for their internship positions (about 25 spots for summer). You have to stand out! Take a risk with your application strategy.

"Incredible experience as part of Mullen's summer internship program" Position: Public Relations Intern Location: Boston, MA Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 11/27/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - Clients including great brands like Olympus, GM, and Stanley Tools. - Learned media outreach. Both traditional and social/digital. The digital side also led to a lot of SEO and link building knowledge. - Intern mock business pitch was awesome. - As an intern, I still worked alongside executives. - Overall, Mullen was just a really cool agency and I'm bullish about their ability to win new business. Cons: PR can get repetitive. Creating media list and trying to sell your angle to journalists can be dull. Advice for other students: I think my year (couple years ago) there were over 700 applicants for Mullen's summer internship program. You need to find a way to jump stand out from the crowd.

"Social media internship with killer brands" Position: Social Media Intern Location: Boston, MA Pay: $$10/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 11/27/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - Social is blowing up right now and Mullen is helping to lead the way. - Analytic tools. - Experience with crafting the value proposition to clients and encouraging client participation in social channels. - Mullen's people are incredible. - Fast pace. - Fun atmosphere. - Client you've heard of like Stanley Tools and Timberland. - Worked with Facebook reps, so I learned a ton about Facebook's marketing solutions. Cons: I would have loved to done TV concepting and had my ideas produced, but alas, I was only an intern :). Advice for other students: Mullen's got an incredible internship program, take advantage of what they offer. Try to get to know somebody on the inside before applying.