ABC News Insights and Analytics Intern, Summer/Fall 2026
About The Position
How do ABC News programs, both on broadcast television and in the streaming space, fare among different audiences and how can they do better? Our team works across the ABC News organization to understand these questions and more through a combination of measurement reporting using quantitative methodologies! If selected for this role, you will report to the Senior Manager, Research. This internship is a full-time, six-month commitment in New York, NY from June 2026-January 2027. This internship, supporting the ABC News Consumer Insights team, explores the attitudes and behaviors that contribute to news viewership as well as reporting on that viewership across platforms.
Requirements
- A strong passion for understanding the motivations and behaviors related to news viewership
- Experience creating aesthetically pleasing Excel, PowerPoint and Word documents, as well as emails
- Strong attention to detail and ability to prepare analyses under time critical deadlines
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Basic knowledge in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong time management and organization skills
- A strong interest in News and Entertainment programs
- Undergraduate students in their Junior or Senior year
- Majoring in Journalism, Communications, Statistics, Research field, Marketing (but not limited to those areas).
- Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class at time of application OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.
- Current Disney Interns, College, International, or Culinary Program Participants: You may only work for ONE consecutive year (12 months) in any combination of an internship and/or program.
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Possess unrestricted work authorization.
- Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship.
- Fully available Monday through Friday for the duration of the internship, 40 hours each week.
- Able to provide own housing for the duration of the internship program in the New York, NY area.
- Able to provide reliable transportation to/from work in the New York, NY area.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with Tableau, or similar data visualization/analysis tools
- Previous experience in an analytical field, preferably in news and/or media
Responsibilities
- Assisting the Senior Manager and Managers on projects specific to ABC News programs and properties
- Aiding in quantitative research : utilizing software to generate data, data analysis, report-making, and presentations for clients
- Assisting in creating and maintaining ratings reports & analysis on a regular basis
- Monitoring several sources of syndicated research and synthesizing into digestible reports for ABC News partners
- Cultivating insights on different audience groups across various demographics and diverse audiences to advise viewer growth strategies
- Helping to create a set of templates to aid in data visualization and presentations
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
