2026 Consumer Insights Intern

Conair LLC • Stamford, CT

23h • $25 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Conair Summer Internship Program is designed to provide exceptional students interested in a career in CPG with a unique opportunity to learn firsthand about the diverse business operations at Conair. Those selected will gain invaluable work experience through challenging project assignments and on the job learning experiences.
Position Summary:
Join Conair’s Consumer Insights team and learn how research and data shape decisions across our Beauty & Home Care brands. You’ll help turn consumer signals—surveys, reviews, social listening, and sales trends—into clear stories and recommendations that guide brand strategy, innovation, packaging, and retail activation. Over the summer, you’ll build core CPG insights fundamentals, collaborate with cross‑functional partners (Marketing, Product, Digital, Sales, and Finance), and deliver a capstone insights project with practical, business‑ready recommendations.

Requirements

• You should be a current college student, entering your junior or senior year in the fall of 2026.
• The internship program will run from June 1, 2026, through August 7, 2026. Interns will work Monday through Friday on a 37.5-hour work week schedule, which includes a 30-minute unpaid lunch break each day.
• We require candidates to maintain excellent academic standing.
• Demonstrated strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills are essential for success in this role.
• Proficiency in MS Office, including Excel and PowerPoint, is a must.
• As part of our hybrid work model, interns are expected to be present in the office 4 days a week with Friday being a work from anywhere day.
• Please note that Conair does not provide housing for summer interns.
• Compensation for all internship positions is set at $25 per hour, and the internship is based out of our Stamford, CT corporate office location.
• At this time, we are unable to sponsor visas or OPT

Responsibilities

• Support study design (objectives, hypotheses, screeners), vendor coordination, and fieldwork for qualitative and quantitative research.
• Assist with concept, pack, and pricing tests; help run small, agile learning cycles and in‑home use tests.
• Clean and organize data; build clear tables/charts; connect patterns across multiple sources (survey results, ratings/reviews, social signals, POS trends).
• Size opportunities and articulate consumer tensions and jobs‑to‑be‑done in simple, decision‑ready language.
• Draft one‑page insight summaries and slide narratives; contribute to dashboards/scorecards that teams use to make fast decisions.
• Present interim findings and a final capstone read‑out to stakeholders.
• Track category performance drivers (penetration, buy rate, price/promo cues) and highlight what matters for the consumer at shelf and online.
• Partner effectively in a matrix environment with Marketing, Product/Innovation, Digital, Sales, and Finance.
• Practice good documentation, confidentiality, and project hygiene (timelines, notes, version control).

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees