Hybrid Real Estate Intern: Data, Analytics & Strategy

Realty Income Corporation; California; Hybrid; USD 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid in-office Mon-Thu

Remote Fridays

Job summary

Realty Income, The Monthly Dividend Company®, invites 2027 Summer Interns to join our San Diego HQ for a 10-week program. You will own a defined project, collaborate across Accounting, Asset Management, Data Analytics, IT, and more, and present outcomes to senior leaders at summer’s end.

You’ll gain hands-on experience in a publicly-traded REIT, with structured training, mentorship, and potential pathways to fall co-ops or full-time roles after graduation.

Qualifications

• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
• Currently pursuing a B.A., B.S., or Master’s degree in Real Estate, Development, Urban Planning, Finance, or related field with an expected graduation date December 2027 through June 2028.
• Demonstrated interest in commercial real estate, finance, accounting, data, or technology shown through coursework, clubs, prior work, research, or independent projects.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively across teams.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, with the ability to analyze challenges and develop practical solutions.
• Strong adaptability and learning agility, with the ability to thrive in changing environments and adopt new ways of working.
• Data literacy, with an interest in using data and analytics to generate insights and inform decision-making.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Teams, and SharePoint, and able to learn new tools quickly.
• Active user of AI tools in studies or projects, and able to explain where they help, where they fail, and how you verify output quality.
• Organized, detail‑oriented, and willing to take ownership of your own work product.
• Demonstrated integrity and commitment to the highest ethical standards and personal values.

Responsibilities

• Own one end-to-end project tied to a real business priority.
• For example, analyzing performance across a segment of the portfolio, improving a reporting or close process, evaluating a workflow against its current state, or building a model or tool the team will keep using beyond the summer internship.
• Use AI tools to accelerate research, drafting, and analysis while validating outputs, surfacing risks and limitations, and applying your own judgment rather than passing AI output through unreviewed.
• Collaborate across departments and with business stakeholders to move work forward.
• Further develop your capabilities in critical thinking, problem solving, and applying a digital-first mindset to real business challenges.
• Present to senior stakeholders at the conclusion of the program.

Skills

Excel

Data literacy

AI tools

Communication

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Pursuing BA/BS/Master in Real Estate/Finance/Urban Planning

Tools

SharePoint

Teams

PowerPoint

Job description

Realty Income, The Monthly Dividend Company®, invites 2027 Summer Interns to join our San Diego HQ for a 10-week program. You will own a defined project, collaborate across Accounting, Asset Management, Data Analytics, IT, and more, and present outcomes to senior leaders at summer’s end.

You’ll gain hands-on experience in a publicly-traded REIT, with structured training, mentorship, and potential pathways to fall co-ops or full-time roles after graduation.