Data Visualization Intern

National Funeral Directors Association • Brookfield, WI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) is seeking a Data Visualization & Survey Research Intern to work alongside their Researcher and Marketing teams. This internship offers hands-on experience in the full lifecycle of survey projects, from data collection and quality review to analysis, visualization, and final reporting. The role is ideal for a student interested in transforming real data into clear, usable insights, with a focus on surveys related to NFDA's annual convention and member-facing events. The intern will be responsible for organizing and cleaning data, building charts and visual summaries, and drafting narrative takeaways for presentations and reports. The work will primarily utilize Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and the Microsoft Office suite, with some exposure to survey platforms like SurveyMonkey or Qualtrics. The work schedule is flexible and can be coordinated around academic commitments.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in fields such as marketing, communications, business, data analytics, psychology, sociology, political science, mathematics, or a related discipline.
• Completion of coursework in research methods, statistics, data analysis, or a related subject is a plus.
• Experience with Microsoft Power BI, including building basic reports, connecting to data sources, and creating interactive visualizations; candidates with coursework or project experience in Power BI are strongly preferred.
• Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including formulas, sorting and filtering, pivot tables, and basic charting; advanced Excel skills are a plus.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, including Word and PowerPoint, for report formatting and presentation development.
• Familiarity with online survey platforms such as SurveyMonkey or Qualtrics is preferred; candidates who have used these tools in an academic or professional setting are encouraged to highlight that experience.
• Strong attention to detail; able to catch errors in data, formatting, and written copy before work is distributed.
• Clear written communication skills; able to summarize findings in plain language for audiences who are not data specialists.
• Organized and self-directed; able to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines with limited supervision.
• Genuine interest in data, research, or communications work; curiosity about how insights get used to make decisions.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced Excel skills.
• Candidates with coursework or project experience in Power BI are strongly preferred.
• Candidates who have used SurveyMonkey or Qualtrics in an academic or professional setting are encouraged to highlight that experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and produce charts, graphs, tables, and dashboards for internal reports and member-facing presentations.
• Build and maintain Power BI reports that allow staff to interact with survey data and track trends over time.
• Format visual outputs for use in PowerPoint decks, Word documents, and PDF reports.
• Receive, clean, and organize raw survey data exported from platforms such as SurveyMonkey or Qualtrics.
• Identify and resolve data inconsistencies, flag outliers, and maintain organized file structures so that datasets are audit-ready and easy to work with.
• Apply Excel functions, formulas, and pivot tables to summarize and segment data as needed.
• Review completed reports and data outputs for accuracy, consistency, and formatting errors before distribution.
• Cross-check figures against source data and flag discrepancies for correction.

Benefits

• Direct, applied experience in a professional association environment.
• Working knowledge of the research and reporting process from end to end.
• How data is gathered, validated, visualized, and used to inform organizational decisions.
• Hands-on experience with Power BI dashboard development and data visualization best practices.
• Practical exposure to survey methodology and market research operations in a membership organization.
• Experience translating quantitative data into written narratives for non-technical audiences.
• Familiarity with professional report production and formatting standards.
• Portfolio-ready work products that demonstrate applied data skills to future employers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed