Research Intern
Hong Kong
Data and Intelligence – Human Intelligence /
Internship /
On-site
Edelman Data & Intelligence (DXI) is a global, multidisciplinary research, analytics and data consultancy with a distinctly human mission.
We use data and intelligence to help businesses and organizations build trusting relationships with people: making communications more authentic, engagement more exciting and connections more meaningful.
DXI brings together and integrates the necessary people-based PR, communications, social, research and exogenous data, as well as the technology infrastructure to create, collect, store and manage first-party data and identity resolution. DXI is comprised of over 350 research specialists, business scientists, data engineers, behavioral and machine-learning experts, and data strategy consultants based in 15 markets around the world.
To learn more, visit: https://www.edelmandxi.com
As a Research Intern, you will work within our dynamic data and intelligence team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with the wider Edelman teams and be directly involved in high-profile client’s PR communications projects, consisting of a wide range of primary and secondary research. You will build the foundational skills that can further them in a career in data analysis, public relations, or marketing measurement.
Responsibilities
- Primary research efforts will include:
- Support planning and execution of research projects, including questionnaire prep, fieldwork setup, data collection, analysis, and report writing.
- Liaise with internal teams to ensure projects run smoothly on time, and within budget.
- Manage project coordination independently or with support as needed.
- Assist in research design, data collection, and report production.
- Prepare reports with data interpretation and insights.
- Analyze news and social media coverage for metrics like tone, influencers, and topics.
- Organize media content into monitoring reports using third-party and proprietary software.
- Quickly search databases to consolidate relevant media content.
- Assist project teams with desk research.
- Help set up and configure our proprietary online media monitoring tool for clients (training provided).
Secondary research efforts will include:
Requirements
- Candidate must be available for at least 3 working days per week during term time. Full-time internship during term time is preferred.
- Excellent spoken and written English is a must, fluency in mandarin is a plus.
- Fluency in Japanese is a plus.
- Bachelor’s degree in or pursuing communications, marketing, business, psychology, economics, social sciences, mathematics and statistics or related area of study.
- Strong familiarity with qualitative and quantitative research methods.
- Ability to quickly learn and master new tools and concepts.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Strong time management skills and ability to meet deadlines.
Summer Internship Period
- June to late August (Full-time)
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
