Upbound Group Summer 2025 Internship – Marketing Digital Optimization

Who We Are

At Upbound Group, we are committed to elevating financial opportunity for all through innovative, inclusive, and technology-driven financial solutions that address the evolving needs and aspirations of consumers. The Company’s customer-facing operating units include industry-leading brands such as Rent-A-Center and Acima that facilitate consumer transactions across a wide range of store-based and digital retail channels, including over 2,400 company branded retail units across the United States, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Upbound Group, Inc. is headquartered in Plano, Texas.

Summer Intern Program

Upbound Group’s 2025 Summer Intern Program offers an immersive professional development experience that goes beyond traditional internships, providing participants with a comprehensive opportunity to grow both personally and professionally through dynamic networking events, engaging volunteer activities, and exclusive executive leadership speaker sessions. Interns can anticipate a robust learning environment that balances structured training modules with self-paced learning pathways, enabling them to explore their potential, develop critical skills, and gain meaningful insights into corporate culture.

Program Dates

The ten-week program will run from June 2 through August 8, 2025, and is an in-office experience at our company headquarters in Plano, Texas.

The Role

The Digital Optimization Intern reports to the Director of Marketing, User Experience and is responsible to assist in the development, implementation, and optimization of A/B tests using Optimizely.

Compensation

Summer Interns at Upbound Group are paid hourly in accordance with usual payroll procedures.

$20.00 per hour

Key Responsibilities

• Write and modify HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code for web experiments and enhancements
• Collaborate with the digital marketing and product teams to analyze website performance data and identify opportunities for optimization
• Perform front-end development tasks including troubleshooting, bug fixing, and code deployment 
• Monitor and report on the effectiveness of A/B tests and provide insight for future iterations
• Additional duties as assigned

 Qualifications

• Pursuing a Marketing Major, with an expected graduation between May 2025 and December 2026
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in our home office in Plano, Texas Monday through Friday

• To be eligible for this program, you must be authorized to work in the U.S. We do not offer any type of employment-based immigration sponsorship for this program. Likewise, Upbound Group will not provide any assistance or sign any documentation in support of any other form of immigration sponsorship or benefit including optional practical training (OPT) or curricular practical training (CPT.)

Upbound Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to ensure that all employment decisions are made on a non- discriminatory basis, and without regard to actual or perceived race (the definition of race also includes traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and braids, locks, and twists), religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender (including gender identity, transgender, and gender expression), age, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law.