Last updated: October 2026
Digitas runs a paid 9-week summer internship in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, New York and San Francisco, and the summer 2027 roles aren't posted yet. On October 25, 2026 the Publicis Groupe job board listed 111 US Digitas openings and none was an internship, and the Digitas internships page shows "No results found" under Internship Opportunities. That page still carries last cycle's dates, Monday, June 8 to Friday, August 7, so don't read them as 2027 dates. Digitas hasn't published when summer 2027 roles will post or when applications close. In plain words: you apply for the summer 2027 internship once roles post, and since Digitas hasn't said when, you check its page and the Publicis board every month.
Quick Facts
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Where to apply | Digitas internship opportunities page, which lists open intern roles hosted on the Publicis Groupe job board. Filter the board to the Digitas brand and set an alert |
| Application window (2027–28) | Summer 2027: not posted yet, and the posting date is not published by Digitas. The page still shows the 2026 term, June 8 to August 7 |
| Rolling? | Not published by Digitas. Roles are posted by office and capability team, and no closing date is on the page |
| Eligibility | Students who will have completed their junior year by the summer, local to one of the six offices and willing to work hybrid. You choose an office and a capability team before applying. No GPA or work-authorization rule is stated |
| Duration | 9 weeks, 40 hours a week, in office 3 days a week (2026: June 8 to August 7) |
| Compensation | Paid ("This is a paid internship program"); the rate isn't published on Digitas' pages |
| Return offers | Not published by Digitas |
| Locations | Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, New York and San Francisco; hybrid |
| # Programs | One summer program with 11 hosting teams (Associate Management Program, Brand Strategy, Corporate Communications, Creative, Data and Analysis, Human Resources, Media, Media Commerce, Production, Social Strategy, Technology). Open Digitas US intern reqs today: 0 |
The row that matters most: no Digitas internship is posted today and Digitas hasn't said when summer 2027 roles will post, so prepare the required 60-second YOUnicorn brief now.
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What Is a Digitas Internship?
A Digitas internship is a paid summer placement at Digitas, the Publicis Groupe marketing and technology agency, in one of its six US offices. Interns pick a capability team before they apply, from the Associate Management Program (project and account management) to Brand Strategy, Creative, Data and Analysis, Media, Production, Social Strategy and Technology, and then spend about 40 hours a week supporting client teams and intern projects. The Digitas page describes the work as creating, building and evolving "magical experiences" and asks every applicant for a YOUnicorn brief. Digitas is a different agency from Publicis Sapient, Epsilon and Saatchi & Saatchi X, which post their own intern roles on the same Publicis board. Digitas roles in Kuala Lumpur and Germany are separate programs outside this guide.
When Do Digitas Internship Applications Open for 2027–2028?
Digitas hasn't published when its summer internship roles post or close. The internship page shows only a term, Monday, June 8 to Friday, August 7, which is last cycle's, and no posting date, and we found no archived capture of last cycle's board. Without an official date, we aren't projecting a window. Roles are listed by office and capability team on the Digitas page and hosted on the Publicis Groupe board, so the practical plan is to prepare now and check both monthly.
Pre-open. The Publicis Groupe board has no Digitas US intern requisitions, and the Digitas internships page lists none. The page's June 8 to August 7 dates are last cycle's, not 2027's. Other Publicis agencies, such as Epsilon and Publicis Sapient, do have intern roles open, but those are different employers.
Prep window. Choose one office and one capability team, since Digitas asks you to decide before you apply. Draft the YOUnicorn brief (a video or presentation of up to 60 seconds or 5 slides on what makes you a one-of-a-kind candidate for the role) and keep its shareable link ready to paste. Check the Digitas page and the Publicis board monthly.
Digitas lists roles by office and team and prints no close date. Apply the first week a role you want appears, with the YOUnicorn brief already finished.
Digitas doesn't publish its interview steps or decision timing. Plan for a short hiring window and keep your brief and resume current.
The 2026 term on Digitas' page ran 9 weeks, Monday, June 8 to Friday, August 7, at 40 hours a week with 3 office days. Digitas hasn't published 2027 dates or a return-offer rate.
How to read this page: our dates come from tracking previous recruiting cycles and daily posting data. Treat them as informed estimates based on historical patterns, not confirmed dates. The company's official careers page is always the most current source. If a role is posted there, go by that, even if this page suggests the window hasn't opened yet.
Why You Must Apply the Week Applications Open
Digitas hasn't published its urgency mode, so treat it as a short window. The internship page gives no posting date or closing date, and roles are posted by office and capability team, so the team you want may post on its own schedule. If you wait for a deadline that Digitas doesn't print, you risk finding the role already in review or filled. Apply the first week a role in your office and team appears, with the YOUnicorn brief already finished.
Which Digitas Internship Programs Should You Target?
Digitas runs one summer program, split by office and capability team. Roles are posted separately.
| Track | Focus | Duration | Key details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Management Program | Project management and account management | 9 weeks, 40 hrs/week | Hybrid, 3 days in office; six offices |
| Brand Strategy and Social Strategy | Brand and consumer strategy, social strategy | 9 weeks, 40 hrs/week | Choose team before applying |
| Creative and Production | Creative development and production | 9 weeks, 40 hrs/week | YOUnicorn brief required |
| Data and Analysis and Technology | Analytics, measurement and technology | 9 weeks, 40 hrs/week | Listed among the hosting teams |
| Media and Media Commerce | Media planning and commerce media | 9 weeks, 40 hrs/week | Listed among the hosting teams |
| Corporate Communications and Human Resources | Internal and external communications, HR | 9 weeks, 40 hrs/week | Listed among the hosting teams |
Roles will appear on the Digitas internship opportunities page. Last cycle's term ran June 8 to August 7, 2026.
What Are the Eligibility Requirements?
Digitas' internship page states the criteria as questions you should be able to answer yes to.
• Class year: "By summer, will you have completed your junior year of college?" That makes the program a rising-senior internship.
• Location: you should be local to one of the six offices (Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, New York or San Francisco) and willing to work a hybrid schedule, in office 3 days a week.
• Team choice: decide on an office and a capability team before you apply, then apply to the intern role that fits.
• Fit: the page asks whether you love to create, build and evolve experiences with a spirit of fearlessness, inventiveness and generosity, and requires a YOUnicorn brief with the application.
• GPA and work authorization: the page states neither.
Can Sophomores Apply to the Digitas Internship?
The page's first screening question is whether you will have finished your junior year by the summer, so the program is aimed at rising seniors. Digitas doesn't say sophomores or juniors are excluded in so many words, but it also doesn't advertise a program for them. If you are earlier in school, build a project portfolio now and watch for roles at sister agencies posting classes of 2028 and 2029.
What Skills Does Digitas Look For, and How Do You Build Them?
No Digitas intern requisition is open, so there is no job description to count. The internship page is the only official description: interns support client teams for about 40 hours a week, take on intern projects and programming, and come from 11 capability teams. It asks for people who "love to create, build and evolve" experiences, and the required YOUnicorn brief tests how you show fearless, inventive and generous values in 60 seconds or 5 slides. Skills for specific teams will only be known when roles post.
Note: Skill chart not shown: Digitas has no open US intern requisitions (0 of 111 US Digitas openings on October 25, 2026), so there's no job-description set to count. The points above come from the Digitas internship page, read October 25, 2026; this section will add a chart when the summer 2027 roles appear.
How Is Demand for Digital Marketing Interns Moving Right Now?
Digital marketing intern postings · Sep vs Aug 2026
vs 109 in August
For Digitas applicants: the Publicis Groupe board listed 111 US Digitas openings on October 25, 2026 and none was an internship, while Epsilon and Publicis Sapient had intern roles open. Digitas hasn't said when summer 2027 roles will post, so check its page monthly.
Daily US job-posting counts, Sep 1–30 vs Aug 1–31, 2026. Covers under half of US postings; shows direction, not market size.
Build These Skills Before You Apply
Each team Digitas names maps to a remote Externship you can finish while you wait for roles to post.
| Skill (from real JDs) | JD evidence | Externship that builds it |
|---|---|---|
| Brand strategy and consumer insight | Digitas internship page: Brand Strategy and Social Strategy capability teams | Health-Ade Consumer Behavior & Insights |
| Social strategy and partnerships | Digitas internship page: Social Strategy and Media Commerce capability teams | Khan Academy Strategic Partnerships & Growth |
| Data and analysis | Digitas internship page: Data and Analysis capability team | Breaking Games SQL & Database Architecture |
| Project and account management | Digitas internship page: Associate Management Program (Project Management & Account Management) | Lean Startup Co. Corporate Strategy, mentored by Eric Ries |
The overlap is closest on the strategy and data sides. These rows map Digitas' team names to related Externships, because no job description exists yet to quote.
What Is the Digitas Application and Interview Process Like?
Digitas publishes the application steps but not the interview ones. What the evidence shows:
1. Pick an office and team. The Digitas page asks you to decide which of the six offices and which capability team suits your talents before you apply.
2. Apply to the matching intern role. Roles are listed on the Digitas internship page and hosted on the Publicis Groupe job board.
3. Submit the YOUnicorn brief. Create a video or presentation, up to 60 seconds or 5 slides, on what makes you a one-of-a-kind candidate for the role, and paste a public shareable link in the "Message to Hiring Team" field.
4. Interviews. Not published by Digitas.
5. Offer. Not published by Digitas.
Digitas doesn't publish interview questions or decision timing, so we don't list any.
What Students on Reddit Say
Three first-hand threads cover how Digitas interviews and makes offers.
Applicants for the Data & Analysis Intern role compared notes on two separate 30-minute interviews, then checked the thread repeatedly for word on portal updates and decisions.
One commenter said they know people who interned at Digitas and then got full-time roles. Another who received a summer offer said the interview leaned on fit, with questions about challenges they had faced and their work ethic, and was run by two people who had interned there.
A New York summer-internship candidate said Digitas gave the offer by phone call first, and asked whether the written offer letter normally comes later.
How Do You Stand Out at Digitas?
First, finish the YOUnicorn brief early and make it specific. It's a required part of the application, it must be 60 seconds or 5 slides, and it asks what makes you a one-of-a-kind candidate for the role you chose, so a generic pitch wastes it. Second, commit to one office and one capability team. Digitas tells applicants to decide before applying, and a clear match between your projects and the team reads better than a broad application. Third, show finished work. Agency interviews lean on fit and experience, so a brand, data or creative project you can walk through gives you something concrete to talk about. Digitas doesn't publish class size, applicant counts or a return-offer rate, so we won't estimate them.
What Other Companies Should You Consider?
If you're aiming at advertising and marketing agencies, these employers recruit from the same pool:
- Publicis Sapientsister Publicis agency; digital transformation and engineering interns, posted on the same job boardGuide →
- EpsilonPublicis data and marketing agency with intern roles on the same job boardGuide →
- WPPthe largest agency group, with its own intern programs across several agenciesGuide →
- Interpublicagency holding company with creative, media and PR agencies hiring internsGuide →
- dentsuJapanese-owned global agency network with US media and creative officesGuide →
Our marketing internships summer 2027 guide maps the wider field of agencies, brands and marketing employers.
FAQ
Can I still apply for a summer 2026 Digitas internship?
No. The term shown on the Digitas internship page, Monday, June 8 to Friday, August 7, is last cycle's, and its roles are closed. The page still shows those dates but lists no open roles. Summer 2027 internships aren't posted yet, and Digitas hasn't said when they will be.
When do Digitas internship applications for summer 2027 open?
Digitas hasn't said. The internship page shows no 2027 posting date, no closing date and no open roles, and the Publicis Groupe job board lists no Digitas internships. Check the Digitas page and the board monthly, and keep your YOUnicorn brief ready so you can apply the first week a role appears.
Is the Digitas internship paid?
Yes. The Digitas internship page says "This is a paid internship program," but it doesn't publish an hourly rate or stipend, and no intern requisition is open to show one. Treat pay figures on other sites as unverified until roles post with a range.
How long is the Digitas internship and where is it?
Last cycle's program was 9 weeks, 40 hours a week, running June 8 to August 7, 2026, with interns in the office 3 days a week. It's hosted in six US offices: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, New York and San Francisco. Digitas hasn't published 2027 dates.
Who is eligible for the Digitas internship?
Students who will have completed their junior year by the summer, who are local to one of the six offices and willing to work hybrid. You also pick an office and a capability team before applying. The page doesn't state a GPA minimum or a work-authorization rule.
What is the YOUnicorn brief?
It's a required part of the application: a video or presentation of no more than 60 seconds or 5 slides on what makes you a one-of-a-kind candidate for the role, built around fearless, inventive and generous values. You upload it to a public shareable link and paste the link into the "Message to Hiring Team" field.
Is Digitas the same as Publicis Sapient or Epsilon?
No. Digitas, Publicis Sapient and Epsilon are separate Publicis Groupe agencies with their own intern roles, though they share the Publicis job board. On October 25, 2026 Epsilon and Publicis Sapient had intern roles open and Digitas had none, so check which agency a requisition belongs to.
Do Digitas interns get full-time offers?
Digitas doesn't publish a conversion rate, and we found no sourced intern-to-full-time figure. Treat any percentage you see quoted elsewhere as unverified, and ask your team about return offers during the summer. The Digitas page doesn't say whether interns are considered for full-time roles.
Prepare your YOUnicorn brief and pick an office and team now, then check the Digitas internship page monthly. In the meantime, a remote Externship gives you a finished brand or data project to talk about in your interviews.
About the Author
Bifei Wang has spent 17 years focused on human flow and the growth of young professionals, spanning international education, career training and coaching, and recruitment process outsourcing. Over 7 years at Extern, he has had one-on-one sessions with thousands of students exploring careers in consulting, finance, tech, marketing, and data, giving him a firsthand view of how the job market has shifted for early-career professionals and what it actually takes to break in.
