Product

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About The Internship

We are seeking a motivated and insightful MBA Product Manager Intern to join the Wirecutter team for the Summer 2025 period. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in digital product management within a dynamic media and e-commerce environment. You will work directly on reader-facing product initiatives designed to enhance user engagement, drive monetization, foster reader habituation, and grow our audience. This role provides exposure to product strategy, bi-annual roadmap planning, cross-functional collaboration, and the execution of features that impact millions of users.

Responsibilities

As a Product Manager Intern, you will support key projects and learn from experienced product leaders. We expect you to contribute by:

• Supporting Strategy: Contribute to the product strategy for reader-facing features, analyzing how new experiences can drive our goals for monetization, habituation, and audience growth.
• Assisting Prioritization: Help identify and prioritize potential product improvements by contributing to opportunity sizing, user research analysis, and building persuasive business cases.
• Contributing to Experimentation: Participate in the design, execution, and analysis of A/B tests, unmoderated testing and other experiments to validate concepts and gather insights for roadmap development.
• Collaborating Cross-Functionally: Work alongside Design, Engineering, Editorial, Research, Data, Marketing, and Commerce teams to understand needs and support the development process.
• Defining Scope: Assist in breaking down larger product ideas into manageable components and achievable steps suitable for iterative development.
• Communicating Clearly: Practice clear and concise communication with team members and stakeholders, helping to maintain alignment on project goals and progress.
• Developing Product Sense: Gain exposure to user experience principles and develop an understanding of how design and functionality impact reader satisfaction and business outcomes.
• Supporting Execution: Partner with the engineering/development team to help deliver engaging user experiences that align with Wirecutter's standards and strategic objectives.
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an MBA program.
• Demonstrated interest in product management, digital media, technology, or e-commerce through coursework, projects, or prior experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Authorization to work in the United States.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous internship or work experience in product management, technology, digital media, consulting, or a related field.
• Familiarity with digital product development processes (e.g., Agile methodologies).
• Exposure to concepts related to e-commerce, affiliate marketing, digital advertising, or subscription models.
• Experience working effectively in cross-functional teams.
• A passion for user-centered design and creating great digital experiences.
  
  

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The hourly rate of base pay for this role is:

$30 - $30 USD

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