Data Analyst Intern

The New York Times; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

The New York Times seeks a Data Analyst Intern to join our Data & Insights Group for a 10-week summer program in New York City. You will work with editors, product managers, designers, and engineers to analyze audience behavior and support data-driven decisions that improve our journalism and product experiences.

We’re looking for undergraduates or career changers who are on track to graduate within 18 months, with experience in SQL, Python, and data visualization.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate studies with the expectation to graduate within the next 18 months/career changers/bootcamp graduates
• Experience in SQL, Python, or other coding languages
• Experience in manipulating, analyzing, and visualizing datasets
• Experience with website or media analytics

Responsibilities

• Liaise with internal business and newsroom stakeholders to understand objectives
• Use exploratory analysis to understand audience behavior across platforms
• Recommend iterative improvements to products and services from insights
• Partner with Data Analysts and Product Managers on test design, implementation and analysis
• Democratize data by designing, building, and automating dashboards
• Influence internal stakeholders to act on insights
• Document and communicate findings across the company

Skills

SQL

Python

Data analysis

Dashboards

Education

Undergraduate student / recent graduate

Job description

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.

The New York Times is committed to producing the world’s most reliable and highest quality journalism. Our ability to do so relies on a talented team of expert analysts who help us learn from the abundance of data unique to this company. The Times seeks a Data Analyst Intern to join our growing Data & Insights Group, which is responsible for data analytics, data science, and data engineering for all the New York Times offers, including the News, Games, Cooking, and more.

The Data and Insights Group works to define metrics for digital journalism and product development. We build first-rate analytical tools and data visualizations. We create predictive models of the business and develop algorithms to support a more relevant product experience and we promote hypothesis-driven experimentation. We collaborate across disciplines, with editors, product managers, designers, engineers and marketers.

About Our Summer Internships:

• The duration is 10 weeks long, starting on June 7, 2027.
• The rate of pay for this role is $40.00 per hour.
• Interns work 35 hours per week.
• This is a hybrid role based in New York City.

Responsibilities:

• Liaise with internal business and newsroom stakeholders to understand their objectives, challenges and opportunities.
• Use exploratory analysis to deeply understand The New York Times’s audience and their behavior across platforms.
• Use observation and analysis to recommend iterative improvements to The New York Times’s products and services.
• Partner with Data Analysts and Product Managers on the end-to-end process of test design, implementation, and analysis.
• Democratize data through designing, building, and automating dashboards or other means.
• Influence internal stakeholders at all levels of the organization to take action on business opportunities based on insights generated.
• Document and communicate findings and insights to stakeholders across the company.
• Undergraduate studies with the expectation to graduate within the next 18 months/career changers/bootcamp graduates
• Experience in SQL, Python, or other coding languages

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in manipulating, analyzing, and visualizing datasets
• Experience with website or media analytics

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Additional Compensation and Benefits:

For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.

For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

The hourly rate of base pay for this role is:

$40 - $40 USD

Candidate Use of GenAI Tools:

We’re excited to learn more about you and your experience. To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.

If you’re an engineering candidate, we’ll let you know what specific GenAI tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment.

The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do 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 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s Know Your Rights Poster is available here .

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 [e-mail]. Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.