Audience Insights Intern

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 seeking an inquisitive and organized intern to join the Audience Insights team this summer. Audience Insights is a multidisciplinary team of researchers who conduct qualitative and quantitative research projects to support our product, design, and marketing efforts. Our mission is to help The Times grow by understanding our audience. We uncover and tell stories about our audience’s preferences, behaviors, and needs by conducting user interviews, focus groups, surveys, and many other types of research methods. By examining both sentiment and behavior, we determine the best ways to express our journalism and brand value in order to drive deeper engagement and increased subscriptions.

In this role, you will engage in audience and product research across the company. You will expand your knowledge of the practice of research and get the chance to contribute to the larger New York Times strategy by leading your own multi-phase research project. You will be exposed to many different streams of work across The New York Times portfolio of products. Depending on your interests and the company’s needs, you will have the opportunity to improve one of our marketing strategies, to refine one of our user flows, or to boost the development of new products and services.

About Our Summer Internships

• The duration is 10 weeks long, starting on June 2, 2025.
• The rate of pay for this role is $20.00 per hour.
• Interns work 35 hours per week.
• This is a hybrid position that must be completed onsite at our office in New York

Responsibilities:

• Completing a literature review
• Designing and moderating user interviews
• Qualitative research design and analysis
• Designing and fielding a survey
• Quantitative research design and statistical analysis

Basic Qualifications:

• Completing a graduate degree in Marketing, Statistics, Psychology, Communications, Human Computer Interaction, or a related field
• Experience in moderating or observing research interviews
• Experience with developing, writing, and analyzing surveys
• Experience compelling research-focused presentations and data visualizations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in journalism and digital media (Academic or professional)

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The hourly rate of base pay for this role is:

$20—$20 USD

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