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 inventive and motivated intern to join the Advertising group. In this role, you will be focusing on measuring the audience in service of our top advertising accounts and our marketing team.

With the most exhaustive understanding of our readers, the Insights team is the go-to-resource for advertisers who want to understand, in detail, how and why a reader behaves as they do on The Times, the external factors that shape them, and the implications that that has for brands. Join an accomplished research team at the forefront of innovation.

About Our Summer Internships

The duration is 10 weeks long, starting on June 7, 2027.
The rate of pay for this role is $20.00 per hour.
Interns work 35 hours per week.
This is a Hybrid role based in New York City.

Responsibilities

Leverage proprietary and syndicated data to create and present analyses to position The New York Times to the marketplace and clients
Find new ways to tell stories, ideating innovative research initiatives that bring our audience to life in new ways Conduct custom research to uncover audience and product insights to support the creation of insights-driven narratives
Gain an understanding of advertising effectiveness studies to understand the impact and performance of campaigns
Understand the competitive landscape, advertising trends, and client needs for advertising with an eye toward translating this intelligence into specific actionable research findings
Responsibilities may also include supporting analysts to deliver on sales requests and mining internal and external databases to ultimately uncover insights around our audience and ad products
Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Basic Qualifications

Undergraduate student focused on Marketing, Market Research, or Business Analytics

Preferred Qualifications:

Familiarity with business analytics or data software tools
Experience (Academic or Professional) with quantitative and qualitative research methods

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Additional Compensation and Benefits

For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.

For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

The hourly rate of base pay for this role is:

$20—$20 USD

Candidate Use of GenAI Tools

We’re excited to learn more about you and your experience. To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.

If you’re an engineering candidate, we’ll let you know what specific GenAI tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment.

The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

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