Data Analyst Intern

The New York Times•New York, NY

13h•Hybrid

About The Position

The New York Times is seeking a Data Analyst Intern to join its Data & Insights Group, which provides data analytics, data science, and data engineering support across the company’s offerings, including News, Games, and Cooking. The group defines metrics for digital journalism and product development, builds analytical tools and data visualizations, develops predictive models and algorithms, and promotes hypothesis-driven experimentation in collaboration with editors, product managers, designers, engineers, and marketers. This 10-week summer internship starts June 7, 2027. Interns work 35 hours per week in a hybrid role based in New York City. The hourly rate is $40. The intern will analyze audience behavior and product performance, work with stakeholders to identify opportunities, support experimentation, develop dashboards and communicate findings, while demonstrating support for journalistic independence and The New York Times’s mission.

Requirements

Undergraduate studies with an expected graduation date within the next 18 months, or be a career changer or bootcamp graduate.
Experience with SQL, Python, or other coding languages.

Nice To Haves

Experience manipulating, analyzing, and visualizing datasets.
Experience with website or media analytics.

Responsibilities

Liaise with internal business and newsroom stakeholders to understand their objectives, challenges, and opportunities.
Use exploratory analysis to understand The New York Times’s audience and its behavior across platforms.
Use observation and analysis to recommend iterative improvements to The New York Times’s products and services.
Partner with Data Analysts and Product Managers on the end-to-end process of test design, implementation, and analysis.
Democratize data by designing, building, and automating dashboards or using other means.
Influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization to act on business opportunities based on generated insights.
Document and communicate findings and insights to stakeholders across the company.
Demonstrate support for journalistic independence and commitment to the mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Benefits

Medical benefits
Dental benefits
Vision benefits
Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
Company-matching 401(k) plan
Employee stock purchase plan
Paid vacation
Paid sick days
Paid parental leave
Tuition reimbursement
Professional development programs
Potential variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock, depending on role eligibility