Marketing MBA Intern (Summer 2026)

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.

Lyft's Marketing & Communications team is dedicated to building an iconic brand for the future while driving profitable growth today. Our customer-obsessed approach ensures that we deliver brand love, loyalty, and exceptional value to both drivers and riders. We are committed to doing the best work of our careers, fostering innovation, and delivering exceptional results that shape the future of transportation.

To achieve these goals, we are looking for experienced MBA interns to join our Global Growth, Rideshare, and Lyft Ads marketing teams that can help shape strategic thinking in a high-growth business area, build highly cross-functional go-to-market strategies and campaigns, and optimize approaches with insights and learnings that support customer adoption, growth, and retention.

The ideal candidate will have strong business acumen and a background in marketing, including a track record of developing impactful marketing strategies and a proven ability to build key cross-functional relationships. Experience in the travel and hospitality space or with a marketplace business is a plus, as is experience in B2B or Ads marketing.

Responsibilities:

• Support the team in shaping marketing strategy and high-impact go-to-markets for business growth areas, rooted in target customer insights.


• Be the voice of the customer to influence cross-functional thinking and continually assess our market and strategy to meet customer needs.


• Build a broad understanding of existing research and competitive landscape, identify gaps, and surface actionable insights that can inform product and marketing strategy.


• Partner with cross-functional teams such as Product, User Research, Sales, Partnerships, to ensure our marketing approach delivers against business objectives.


• Write inspiring creative briefs and shepherd the creative development process.

Experience:

• Currently enrolled in a full-time MBA program with a graduation date between December 2026 and Summer 2027 (required), with 3-5 years of prior work experience


• Prior experience in management consulting or applicable fields are welcome


• Experience in applying consumer insights to inform and optimize product and marketing


• Analytical thinker with experience in data-driven marketing


• Experience developing strategies to solve ambiguous and complex problems


• Very strong written communication skills


• Thrives in fast-paced environments and can adapt quickly to shifting priorities. Must have bias toward action and ability to identify and simplify problems


• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate, manage expectations and work cross-functionally with both analytical and creative teams


• Ability to independently drive experimentation focused on conversion and engagement

Benefits:

• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options


• Mental health benefits


• In addition to holidays, interns receive 2 days paid time off and 3 days sick time off


• 401(k) plan to help save for your future


• Subsidized commuter benefits


• Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program

Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. #Hybrid

The expected base pay range for this position in the San Francisco area is $39-$41/hour. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.