Intern

Summary

Join ITHAKA's Strategy team as a 12-week intern, starting June 2, 2025, and contributing to high-priority organizational decisions. You will collaborate on projects shaping ITHAKA's strategic direction, improving the lives of students and serving key stakeholders in higher education. The internship offers a unique learning experience, exposure to various discussions, and opportunities to collaborate across the organization. You will present your work and contribute to product development, market research, and report creation. The application deadline is January 31, 2025. The hourly pay is $20.00.

Requirements

• Active enrollment in a qualifying bachelor's or master's degree program
• A strategic and business mindset that can be applied in our not-for-profit setting with a combination of mission/impact goals and revenue/P&L goals
• Professional or academic background in economics, business, nonprofit management or related fields
• The technical skills to conduct market analysis projects; for example, landscape reviews, comparator analysis, product comparisons, and/or market-sizing estimates
• Understanding of or interest in the higher education, scholarly communication, and academic libraries marketplace
• Ability to translate complex concepts and research data into non-narrative formats (dashboards, charts, SWOTs, etc.), and provide clear, actionable takeaways
• Comfort working in a fluid, highly collaborative, remote team environment
• Ambitious self-starter enthusiastic about learning new skills
• Highly effective communicator, eager to collaboratively set goals and seek feedback
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks while ensuring attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work and reside in the continental U.S

Responsibilities

• Participate in a unique learning experience and address critical challenges in higher education
• Develop a broader knowledge of ITHAKA’s work through exposure to and active participation in discussions beyond the scope of the intern’s specific project
• Collaborate across the organization to produce specific deliverables
• Present work accomplished during the internship showcasing deliverables achieved and skills learned
• Contribute to product development, working with cross-functional stakeholders to assess product needs and the scope of opportunity for proposed solutions
• Conduct market research (e.g., desk research, interviews)
• Create well-documented reports, executive syntheses, and other outputs to distill patterns and track trends across providers and markets
• Contribute to cross-functional decision-making conversations, providing insight and evidence gained throughout the internship

Preferred Qualifications

Any combination of professional experience, volunteer work, coursework, or other transferable skills may be applied toward these qualifications

Benefits

The pay for this position is $20.00 per hour