Marketing Operations Intern (Summer 2026)

About Us

At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. 

At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in.

Available location: Austin, TX, San Francisco, CA, NYC

About the Team

The Marketing team at Cloudflare is at the forefront of driving our brand presence, engaging our global audience, and supporting the growth of our business. We are a dynamic group of passionate individuals dedicated to delivering impactful campaigns and innovative strategies. Within Marketing, the Operations function is critical to our success, providing the infrastructure, data, and processes that enable our campaigns to run smoothly and effectively. We empower the entire marketing organization by ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and scalability in everything we do. As an Intern, you'll be joining a team that values curiosity, transparency, and a continuous learning mindset, where your contributions directly support our mission to help build a better Internet.

About the Role

As a Marketing Operations intern, you will support our marketing technology stack, campaign execution, and data operations. This role sits at the intersection of marketing, data analytics, and marketing technology, helping ensure campaigns run smoothly, data is accurate, and marketing systems are optimized.

This is an exciting opportunity for a curious and proactive individual to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced technology company. You will contribute to the setup, testing, and deployment of marketing campaigns across various digital channels, ensuring seamless execution. Your responsibilities will also include maintaining the integrity and accuracy of our marketing databases and assisting in generating insightful performance reports that inform our strategies.You will have the opportunity to learn about and support the administration of marketing technology platforms, helping to optimize our tools and processes. Organizing digital assets, documenting best practices, and collaborating cross-functionally with various teams will be key aspects of your role, contributing to overall operational efficiency. If you are eager to learn, solve problems, and contribute to a collaborative environment, this internship offers a unique chance to make a tangible impact and develop valuable skills in marketing operations.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the setup, testing, and deployment of marketing campaigns across multiple channels, ensuring accuracy and timely execution.
• Support the maintenance of marketing databases, focusing on data quality, integrity, and cleanliness.
• Contribute to the generation of marketing performance reports, helping to track key metrics and provide initial insights.
• Learn and assist in the administration of various marketing technology platforms (MarTech), ensuring they function effectively.
• Help organize and manage digital assets, ensuring they are easily accessible and properly categorized.
• Document marketing operations processes and procedures to enhance team efficiency and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, sales, and other teams to ensure smooth campaign execution.
• Participate in various ad-hoc projects, providing support and contributing to team objectives as needed.

Skills & Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree (Master’s preferred) in Marketing, Business, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Available for a full-time 12-week internship, working from one of our US hub offices 3-5 days a week during the summer (May-Aug).
• Demonstrated analytical mindset with an ability to approach problems systematically.
• Technically adept and eager to learn new systems and software quickly.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, for effective cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong organizational abilities with a keen eye for detail and process.
• Proactive attitude, eager to take initiative and contribute solutions.
• A collaborative team player who thrives in a dynamic environment.
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets for data manipulation and analysis.
• Foundational understanding of digital marketing concepts and principles.

Bonus Points

• Familiarity with CRM (e.g., Salesforce),Marketing Automation Platforms (e.g., Marketo), Adobe tools.
• Experience with project management tools (e.g., Asana, Jira).
• A passion for technology and a curiosity about how it impacts business operations.

Compensation

Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location.

• Estimated hourly pay of $24/hour.

You can check out our internship blogs to learn more about our program and hear directly from our past interns.

What Makes Cloudflare Special?

We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.

Project Galileo: Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost.

Athenian Project: In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states.

1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers.

Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you!

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.

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