Audience Strategy Internship

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It's why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It's why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it's why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it's worth paying for.
Job Description
About Us
The New York Times is seeking inventive and motivated interns to join the Advertising group. In this role, you will be focusing on developing and maintaining audience narratives in service of our top advertising accounts and our marketing team.
With the most exhaustive understanding of our readers, the Insights team is the go-to-resource for advertisers who want to understand, in detail, how and why a reader behaves as they do on The Times, the external factors that shape them, and the implications that that has for brands. Join an accomplished research team at the forefront of innovation.
Responsibilities:

• Leverage proprietary and syndicated data to create and present analyses to position The New York Times to the marketplace and clients
• Find new ways to tell stories, ideating innovative research initiatives that bring our audience to life in new ways
• Mine internal and external databases to uncover bespoke insights and best practices that will help shape The Times's advertising strategy and narrative
• Support analysts to deliver on sales requests and client needs
• Understand the competitive landscape, advertising trends, and client needs for advertising with an eye toward translating this intelligence into specific actionable research findings
• Responsibilities may span attitudinal survey research, ad effectiveness studies, web analytics, and third-party syndicated measurement to ultimately uncover insights around our audience and ad products

Basic Qualifications:

• Undergraduate student focused on Marketing, Market Research, or Business Analytics

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with business analytics or data software tools
• Strong knowledge of the digital marketing ecosystem and media business
• Team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work efficiently and accurately with excellent attention to detail
• A strategic thinker with a strong interest in advertising/media research and consumer insights
• Passion for storytelling, going beyond the "what" to tell the "why" within research results

About Our Summer Internships

• The duration is 10 weeks long, starting on June 3, 2024.
• The rate of pay for this role is $20.00 per hour.
• Interns work 35 hours per week.
• Open to Hybrid work based in New York.

The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.
The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com.Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
The Company will furtherconsider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable "Fair Chance" laws.
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