Research Intern

FleishmanHillard; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

FleishmanHillard's TRUE Global Intelligence (TGI) team is seeking a research-minded intern to join one of our U.S. offices (Dallas, LA, New York, Seattle, St. Louis or DC).

This hybrid internship exposes you to qualitative and quantitative research, media intelligence, audience analysis and performance measurement. You will assist with secondary research, data cleaning and analysis, and develop clear charts and insights in Excel and PowerPoint while learning to apply AI tools responsibly in

Qualifications

• Pursuing or completed a degree in communications, research, analytics, or related field.
• Experience with primary and secondary research is preferred but not required.
• Strong analytical and writing skills; ability to summarize findings clearly.
• Familiarity with Excel, PowerPoint, and basic data visualization is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor digital news stories.
• Assist with primary and secondary research projects.
• Support measurement and analytics by organizing datasets.
• Create charts in Excel and PowerPoint to communicate findings.
• Use AI tools responsibly to improve efficiency.
• Manage time to deliver multiple assignments on deadline.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Writing skills

Research skills

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Data visualization tools

AI tools

Job description

Hybrid

New York, New York, United States of America

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Los Angeles, California, United States of America

St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Dallas, Texas, United States of America

Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States of America

Full time

R17283

Agency:

FleishmanHillard

Job Function:

Communications and PR

Job Subfunction:

Communications

Job Description:

Role:

TGI Intern

Overview

FleishmanHillard is seeking an intern with an interest in research and strategy to join its TRUE Global Intelligence team in one of the following U.S. office locations: Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, St. Louis or Washington DC. This hybrid role will support both primary research and communications measurement, providing exposure to qualitative and quantitative research, media and social intelligence, audience analysis, and performance measurement.

Our team of analysts provides below-the-surface analytics, measurement, and insights discovery capabilities to help companies accomplish their business objectives. Furthermore, we assess audiences, channels and content – and the interplay among them – to arrive at the most actionable strategy. We are looking for someone who is curious, analytically minded, comfortable learning new tools and methods, and motivated to turn complex information into clear, evidence-based insights.

FleishmanHillard believes a diverse team brings a wider range of personal and professional experiences and perspectives. We recognize that diversity and inclusion benefit our agency, our clients, and the communities in which we work and live. To that end, we strongly encourage applications from women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, veterans, and individuals with disabilities. As part of our ongoing effort to be the world’s most inclusive agency, we are committed to seeking candidates who possess and demonstrate a profound interest in furthering our DE&I goals.

Responsibilities

• Monitor digital news stories
• Conduct secondary research via Google, research databases and other sources, including media and social platforms and emerging research tools; evaluating source credibility and synthesizing findings across multiple inputs
• Assist with qualitative and/or quantitative primary research projects, including conducting survey data cleaning, taking notes during focus groups/in-depth interviews, analyzing and QCing data, and contributing to research reports
• Support communications measurement and analytics projects by organizing, cleaning, validating and analyzing media, social, audience, survey and other datasets
• Assist with media analysis projects by creating charts in Excel and developing insights to explain key findings
• Identify meaningful trends, patterns, anomalies and questions in data, and help connect findings to the communications or business question being addressed
• Build clear charts, tables and visualizations in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint that communicate analytical findings effectively
• Use AI-enabled and other emerging research tools responsibly to improve research efficiency, explore hypotheses and support analysis, while validating outputs and sources
• Employ excellent time management to deliver multiple assignments on deadline while collaborating across teams

Qualifications

• Ability to join us in a hybrid model of working in-person in one of our U.S. offices weekly.
• The ability to work 40 hours per week for a minimum of 6 months
• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• Academic coursework or professional experience in primary research, such as surveys, focus groups, or in-depth interviews
• Academic coursework or professional experience in secondary research, such as literature reviews, research papers and media summaries
• Innate curiosity to learn more and dig deeper
• Strong analytical and writing skills, with the ability to condense and summarize research data into meaningful findings
• Ability to evaluate source credibility, recognize limitations or inconsistencies in information, and maintain accuracy and data integrity
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills
• Collaborative team player able to integrate with a diverse team and respond constructively to feedback
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint
• Experience with survey research, social listening, data visualization, statistical tools, coding or AI tools is also a plus, but not expected

About FleishmanHillard

We’re more motivated by what we can give than what we receive, with a longstanding worldwide service commitment to support social inclusion in the communities in which we work and live. We specialize in public relations, reputation management, public affairs, brand marketing, digital strategy, social engagement and content strategy. FleishmanHillard was named 202