Market Research Analyst Internship

Who We Are

NewEdge, Inc. is a strategic growth and innovation consulting firm that works closely with Fortune 500 to mid-size companies helping them identify opportunities to grow in the next 5 to 10 years.

About You:

• You are not a data scientist or software engineer, but you are interested in learning ways companies can find opportunities through research.
• You enjoy client interactions, including presenting and public speaking.
• You enjoy spearheading projects and are comfortable with problem-solving through ambiguity.
• You work well in teams and are highly responsible.
• You support the company's Core Values and live the Company Culture.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ability to travel to client sites, facilitate workshops, and work face-to-face with senior leaders
• Collaborate with team members on projects to solve intricate client challenges
• Serve as the research lead on multiple projects
• Communicate your findings to team members in both written and verbal forms
• Help build best practices and learnings to improve our trademarked systems and processes
• You will lead and present to team members and clients in meetings, workshops, and other training opportunities
• Internship positions are required to participate in in-person/in-office collaboration sessions. If you are hired as a remote or hybrid intern, you may be required to travel to Richland, WA, twice during your internship to work with project teams.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Working towards a Bachelor's Degree in a business administration or social science-related field (marketing, psychology, communication, etc.)
• Interest in qualitative research and working in teams
• Excellent written and clear verbal communication skills
• Proven strong problem-solving skills, analytical skills, and attention to detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including PowerPoint and MS Teams
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet tight deadlines
• Must be able to type a minimum 50 WPM
• Must commit to at least 20 hours per week

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this position successfully. 

• Sitting, standing, or walking for long periods of time
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, lift or carry, raise or lower, transport, or hold objects
• Reaching overhead; extending arms with hands higher than the head, bending elbows and the angle at the shoulders is about 90 degrees or more, or elbow extended and the angle at the shoulder is about 120 degrees or more
• Stooping, crouching, kneeling for long periods of time; able to bend the body forward and downward while bending the spine at the waist 45 degrees or more either over something below waist level or down toward an object or near the ground, and bending legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee(s)
• Must be able to speak clearly, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word to impart oral information to clients and convey detailed spoken instructions accurately, loudly, or quickly
• Ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds
• Clarity of vision while working with small objects or reading small print and the ability to recognize features

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this position's employee(s). Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by anyone authorized to give instructions or assignments.