Job Description

Market Research Intern

Department: Client Teams

Employment Type: Internship

Location: Shanghai

Reporting To: Coco Chen

Our Market Research Interns will be part of a cohort of several Interns, working to support our client-facing research teams. We are looking for people who are interested in helping global brands activate change, and explore the worlds of: consultancy, market research and insights. Over a 3 – 12-month period, our Market Research Interns will gain experience at carrying out a range of tasks that relate to being a research professional in the consultative Market Research and Insights industry, such as:

• Project management and organisation
• Qualitative research skills
• Quantitative research skills
• AI capabilities
• Developing impactful deliverables

Key Responsibilities

Working closely with experienced colleagues you will get the opportunity to be involved in a wide range of tasks and responsibilities, including (but not limited to!):

Project Management

• Assisting in the planning, setting up and management of online research projects
• Collaborating well with our Project Support Team
• Developing sufficient understanding of the research process at Human8 to manage a simple project(s) by the end of your internship

Activity Design

• You attend activity design meetings and brainstorms, developing the skills to input into these effectively by the end of your internship

Fieldwork

• Supporting with online text-based moderation for online discussions or diaries
• Gaining exposure to our survey management tools, and updating internal communicate internal colleagues on progress / challenges

Analysis and Reporting (primary focus in this role)

• Improve your analysis skills, to support with the interpretation and reporting of research projects
• You can support with developing draft conclusions and recommendations
• Gaining reporting and visual communication skills by working on PowerPoint report deliverables
• Exploring external sources (e.g. Trends reports / industry news) to help add context to research findings and deliverables

Presenting

• You grow experience by presenting internally (e.g. team meetings)
• Over time, you can attend client presentations / debriefs and where relevant, are able to answer questions relating to elements you have produced (with support from senior colleagues)

Account Management

• You gain experience and exposure to clients by supporting more senior consultants with project related tasks and communications.
• You gain a level of understanding about account management

Commercial Management

• You gain awareness of the commercial objectives and targets of your team.
• You gain awareness and understanding of the budgeting of projects and the key fundamentals relating to a successful project and business

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• A fundamental knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), though upskilling across these will be a key focus of the Internship
• Hardworking and determined to acquire new skills during the internship
• Reliable and a team player who is open to collaborating across teams or working individually
• A keen interest in consumer psychology, human behaviour, or marketing is a plus
• Proactive and ready to make a positive impact
• Fun to work with and keen to support others within your internship group

Though we’re open to strong applications from a range of courses, our internship may be most relevant for those obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Marketing, or Market Research