Audience Intelligence Analytics Intern

KQED Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

KQED Inc. is seeking an Audience Intelligence Intern to help mine datasets, automate analyses, and support predictive analytics. The internship runs 16 hours per week, with a start in January 2027, and culminates in a deliverable for the candidate's portfolio.

The role offers hands-on experience across news, science, arts, marketing, and audience development teams. Ideal candidates have SQL knowledge, data visualization experience, and strong writing and communication skills, with a bias toward

Qualifications

• Experience with data analysis and/or visualization.
• Excellent writing, research, and communication skills.
• At least some knowledge of SQL.

Responsibilities

• Help develop new insights and analyses that inform organizational decisions and help us continue to engage our audiences
• Support research projects by aggregating and analyzing data
• Execute quantitative analyses that translate data into actionable insights
• Build visualizations that expose the health and performance of our products
• Presentation building for a variety of stakeholders
• Other Duties as assigned

Skills

SQL knowledge

Data analysis

Data visualization

Written & verbal communication

Independent work

Curiosity for data-driven products

Tools

Python

Looker

Tableau

ETL tools

Databases

Job description

Deadline to apply for KQED Internships is Friday, October 30, 2026.

This is a paid internship, working 16 hours per week from Tuesday, January 19, 2027, through Friday, June 25, 2027. The current hourly rate is $19.61 per hour.

Position Summary

The Audience Intelligence team is charged with providing KQED with the data needed to make data informed decisions. The team serves as the central data hub for the organization and works with a variety of departments including news, science, arts, marketing, foundations and audience development. The Audience Intelligence intern will have many responsibilities including the mining of data sets for insights, automation, facilitating predictive analytics, and supporting research. The intern will also have the lead on a project allowing them to complete the internship with a deliverable that can be used in their future job search.

KQED envisions a public media organization with a culture that centers on human dignity, equity, and belonging. This will enable us to better serve and reflect the Bay Area through diverse and inclusive storytelling.

We value the contributions of marginalized people in society — including Black, Indigenous, and all people of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ people — and we believe that these communities must be centered in the work we do, and we strongly encourage members of these communities to apply.

The mission that drives us

KQED provide citizens of Northern California with a community-supported alternative to commercial media. We provide citizens with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions; convene community dialogue; bring the arts to everyone and engage audiences to share their stories. We help students and teachers thrive in 21st-century classrooms, and take people of all ages on journeys of exploration- exposing them to new people, places and ideas.

This role requires working in KQED's newly renovated headquarters and working in the field.

Essential Functions

• Help develop new insights and analyses that inform organizational decisions and help us continue to engage our audiences
• Support research projects by aggregating and analyzing data
• Execute quantitative analyses that translate data into actionable insights
• Build visualizations that expose the health and performance of our products
• Presentation building for a variety of stakeholders
• Other Duties as assigned

Knowledge/Experience Required

• Intellectual curiosity for data-driven products
• Experience with data analysis and/or visualization
• Excellent writing, research, and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Problem-solving acumen
• Capacity to balance multiple responsibilities
• Ability to work independently
• At least some knowledge of SQL

Knowledge/Experience Desired

• Bonus points for knowledge of Python or another programming language, dashboarding tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau, etc.), ETL tools, or databases.

Growth & Development Opportunities

Audience Intelligence interns have a huge impact on what we do. They are a full-fledged member of our team and their life experience, opinions, and ideas bring fresh approaches to the work we do and are incredibly valuable. As part of the audience intelligence team, the intern will learn what it means to put our audiences first as we look to find the stories in their data that will allow us to grow a younger, more diverse audience base. This internship will help develop and hone analytical, and communication skills. If there is anything specific an intern wants to learn about audience intelligence, we are committed to making that happen.