Internship

Summary

Join Innova Market Insights as a Trends Intern and gain valuable experience in trend forecasting and analysis. This internship offers exposure to trend tracking, data analysis, and report preparation, working closely with the Trends team. You will contribute to online tracking and reporting, mine public data sources, and assist in managing the Global Trendspotter Network. This role provides opportunities to develop skills, expand experience, and gain insights into consumer behavior, emerging trends, and their implications for CPG businesses. The internship is based at the Arnhem headquarters with remote working possibilities available.

Requirements

• Only students studying in the Netherlands during the internship term are eligible for this position
• Curious about trends and how the world is changing, you are looking for an internship in the field of trends and innovation
• You could be from a background in marketing, business, data analytics, research, or food science
• You will be seeking an internship as part of your studies
• Digitally fluent and highly organized with excellent attention to detail, you should be good at data analysis, seeing patterns in data and have a good knowledge of data analytic and MS programmes such as Excel, PowerPoint
• We are looking for a highly motivated self-starter who can work comfortably as part of a remote working team and who is prepared to share their ideas
• This internship requires a 3-4 day full-day commitment per week

Responsibilities

• Carry out online tracking and capture of brand and business activity against key trend themes and business interest areas to highlight interesting innovations, partnerships and brand communication
• Mine public data sources such as the WHO, UN, and OECD
• Feed your findings into reports and presentations
• Help the team to analyze, chart and visualize data from consumer surveys
• Carry out new product launch analysis on Innova's Database to support the trends work
• Attention to detail and trust in data provision is essential
• Assist in the management and coordination of our Global Trendspotter Network
• Help to assimilate findings and summarize for inclusion in reports or sharing with internal teams

Benefits

• You will work as a member of the team and will be provided with training and on-the-job support, while being exposed to all aspects of the work the team does
• This includes training on the use of Innova’s New Product Database, understanding and spotting changing consumer behavior, identifying new and emerging trends, looking at how trends are manifesting in different ways across countries and categories, and considering the implications and opportunities this presents for CPG businesses and 'what's next
• While the role is based at our Headquarters in Arnhem, remote working possibilities are available