Product Intern

Job Description

About Kargo

Kargo is a leading technology company that specializes in creating powerful moments of connection between brands and consumers to build businesses. With over 600 employees globally, Kargo focuses on radically raising the bar in areas such as agentic AI, CTV, eCommerce, social, and mobile to deliver unique ad experiences across premium platforms. Leveraging a “creative science” approach, Kargo continuously innovates solutions that consistently outperform industry benchmarks and client expectations. Established over 20 years ago, Kargo has a global presence with offices in NYC, Chicago, LA, Dallas, Sydney, Auckland, London, and Waterford, Ireland.

Who Kargo Hires

Kargo seeks out diverse talent including:

• Techies eager to build the future.
• Creatives driven to design better solutions.
• Communicators adept at winning business.
• Collaborators focused on team building.
• Data professionals skilled in transforming numbers into actionable insights.
• Product builders who turn innovative ideas into reality.

They look for individuals who are proactive, always asking “what’s next?” and actively engaged in building it.

Mission: Product Internship

Kargo is on a mission to build the next generation of an ad platform that is AI-native, workflow-driven, and genuinely useful. This requires product thinkers who can seamlessly blend business instinct, technical fluency, and a passion for AI experimentation.

This internship is designed for hands-on experience, emphasizing real ownership of significant problems rather than just shadowing. Interns will work directly with product leadership, engineering, design, and go-to-market teams on high-impact initiatives aligned with Kargo’s 2026 strategic pillars:

• Ad tech agentic workflows
• Creative intelligence and performance science
• Scalable infrastructure and automation

Internship Program Details

• Duration: 10 weeks, from June 3 to August 9.
• Compensation: All positions are paid.
• Work Schedule: Full-time, up to 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday.
• Location: Hybrid, with an expectation of 4 days per week in the office.

What You’ll Do (Key Responsibilities)

Interns will tackle tangible projects across several critical areas:

AI Workflow Acceleration

• Audit an existing internal workflow (e.g., RFP response, campaign setup, reporting).
• Identify areas of friction and opportunities for automation.
• Prototype an AI-powered solution using modern tools (LLMs, agents, internal APIs).
• Validate the prototype with 5–10 users.
• Ship a v1 or provide a structured recommendation.

Creative Performance Intelligence

• Analyze performance data to uncover patterns across different ad formats or industry verticals.
• Develop a lightweight scoring or insight framework.
• Collaborate with engineering to test a surfaced insight within the Kargo platform.

Platform Simplification

• Map an existing user journey across various systems.
• Identify redundant steps or system fragmentation.
• Propose and validate a simplified, unified user experience.
• Create a Product Requirements Document (PRD) and a clickable prototype.

Internal Tooling / Automation

• Identify a repetitive manual process within the company.
• Quantify the time wasted on this process.
• Build or prototype an automation solution (using AI or scripting).
• Measure and report the time saved by the automation.

Across these projects, you will:

• Write product briefs and PRDs, and create workable prototypes.
• Define clear success metrics for your initiatives.
• Partner closely with engineers throughout the development cycle.
• Present your progress and findings to leadership.
• Ship something tangible and impactful by the end of the summer.

What You’ll Learn

• Direct exposure to executive product strategy.
• Real ownership of a clearly scoped product initiative.
• Mentorship from experienced product leadership.
• Hands-on experience operating in an AI-forward environment.

Who Kargo Is Looking For (Qualifications)

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Design, or a related field.
• Strong analytical thinking and keen business intuition.
• Comfortable reading technical documentation and engaging in discussions about APIs, data flows, and system constraints.
• Hands-on experience with AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, coding copilots, agent frameworks).
• Demonstrated experience building something: an app, model, automation, startup project, or hackathon prototype.
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.

Strong Bonus Signals

Candidates exhibiting these traits will stand out:

• You’ve shipped something that users genuinely used.
• You have experience building automations with Python, SQL, or no-code tools.
• You’ve experimented with LLM prompting, fine-tuning, or agent workflows.
• You possess an understanding of digital advertising, marketplaces, or platform economics.
• You can quickly transform messy problems into structured, actionable thinking.

What Kargo Is Looking For (Beyond GPA)

Kargo prioritizes cultural fit and mindset:

• You ask “why” before you ask “how.”
• You are proactive and don’t wait for instructions.
• You are comfortable navigating ambiguity.
• You think in terms of impact and outcomes, not just tasks.
• You can zoom out to understand strategic goals and zoom in for execution details.
• You care about tangible outcomes, not just appearances.

Kargo’s Laurels (Awards & Recognition)

• AdAge Best Places to Work
• ThinkLA Partner of the Year
• Built In Best Places to Work
• Cynopsis 2025 Top Women in Media – Jeannine Shao Collins
• Martech Breakthrough Awards – Best Overall Adtech Company
• Digiday Media Awards Best Event
• Cynopsis Media Impact Awards – Best CTV Platform
• Martech Breakthrough Awards – CTV Innovation
• Adweek Media Plan of the Year Awards – Best Use of Insights

Follow Kargo’s Lead

• Big Picture: kargo.com
• The Latest: Instagram (@kargomobile) and LinkedIn (Kargo)