2025 Summer Internships - Sustainability Management

INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW
As a Sustainability Management Intern at Hallmark, you will be exposed to product and packaging development, sustainability legislation, sustainability reporting, and supply chain processes utilized by Hallmark to manufacture and deliver our products to our consumers world-wide. You will work on impactful projects rooted in business need and will use your business acumen and problem-solving skills to understand Hallmark's sustainability priorities, the goal of your project(s), and to research, strategize, develop, and potentially implement a feasible solution for your project(s) or the problem at hand. The internship will focus on sustainability projects, helping Hallmark move forward on emission reduction and environmental targets. This is a challenging summer internship opportunity where you will have the opportunity to present your work and recommendations to senior leaders and business partners.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
The following is required to be considered for this role:

• Currently pursuing an environmental or business degree with an emphasis in sustainability.
• A graduation date of December 2025, May 2026, December 2026, or May 2027.
  
  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Your resume and application will stand out if you have:

• GPA of 3.0 or higher (GPA must be stated on your resume).
• Demonstrated leadership ability.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; both written and verbal.
• High learning agility and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Goal and results oriented; works with urgency and a high degree of personal accountability.
• Manages well through ambiguity.
• Previous internship experience in a business, logistics, operations, engineering, supply chain field, or sustainability field.
  
  

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

• This summer internship is an on-site position at recently renovated headquarters building in Kansas City, MO.
• Some relocation and housing assistance is provided for interns whose permanent address is outside of the KC metro area.
• Our internship program is 12-weeks long, starting on Monday, May 19th, 2025 and ending on Friday, August 8th, 2025.

Interested? Follow the application instructions below to apply.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
You must show how you meet the basic qualifications in a resume or document you upload, or by completing the work experience and education application fields. Accepted file types are DOCX and PDF.

In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Hallmark Cards, Inc. and its subsidiary companies will hire only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. Hallmark does not generally provide sponsorship for employment. Employment by Hallmark is contingent upon the signing of the Employment Agreement, signing of an agreement to arbitrate in connection with the Hallmark Dispute Resolution Program, completing Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification and satisfactory reference and background checks.

ABOUT HALLMARK'S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

We need sharp, energetic people to help us create, engineer, market, and deliver our products worldwide. Challenging and rewarding summer internship opportunities are available for students pursuing degrees in areas such as Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain Management, Economics, Communications, Engineering, Human Resources, Psychology, Statistics, Physics, Data Science, and Computer Science. Hallmark's internship program (late May through early August) provides the valuable opportunity to apply your classroom knowledge to meaningful projects in a corporate environment. You will work alongside professionals in your field on projects aligned with Hallmark's business objectives. In addition, you will gain exposure to Hallmark leadership, learn more about products and initiatives, visit with employees and interns from other disciplines, and enjoy what life is like in the Kansas City metro area. Never been to Kansas City? You've been missing out on the city that is consistently ranked among the best in terms of culture, livability, and opportunity for recent college grads! Check outwww.thinkkc.com for more information on living and working in Kansas City.

ABOUT HALLMARK

For more than a century, Hallmark has been bringing people together and improving the relationships that matter most. That's why millions of people all over the world connect with the Hallmark brand. It has always been a mission so much bigger than any one of us who work here. Today, we need empathetic learners, strategic thinkers, and enthusiastic visionaries with diverse experiences and skills to help us create the rest of Hallmark's second century as we shift to a more digitally savvy, unified approach that combines the best of brick-and-mortar retail with the efficiency of dot-com spaces. Help us imagine what our next hundred years could look like!
When you join Hallmark, we will go out of our way to make you feel like part of the team, even in a remote/hybrid work environment. In the day-to-day, we'll make the best use of the skills and talents you already have. We'll also give you leadership opportunities and show you multiple potential pathways to future success.

Our culture of care for our consumers and for one another shows in the way we embrace different backgrounds, identities, and working styles, deliberately seeking out ways to be more inclusive both internally among our work groups and externally through the things we make and sell to our retail partners and consumers. We believe that a broadly inclusive, equitable approach is also our best path to future success. We're seeking out those who can bring a fresh perspective to our business and would love your input as someone new to our team! We can only change and grow when we intentionally include new perspectives-like yours.