Echelon Fellowship (Internship)

Echelon Insights•Alexandria, VA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Our Echelon Insights Fellows will work directly with our partners and analysts to uncover and mine new data sources, synthesize results, and write research reports for our growing base of clients and subscribers. As an Echelon Fellow, you’ll be at the forefront of answering some of the most interesting and burning questions in politics, media, and marketing today. Your work will focus on uncovering the factors that really matter in driving persuasion and organizational effectiveness, integrating multiple data sources to help our clients gain real-time situational awareness of their competition and the challenges ahead. An Echelon Fellowship offers college students and recent graduates looking to explore a career in market research an opportunity to learn from leaders in the field in a fast-paced, startup environment. Full-time Fellows will earn a stipend of $2,000 per month. Fall 2026 applications will open on May 29, 2026, and will close on July 15, 2026. Fellowships are hybrid requiring the intern to be on-site 2-3 times per week at our offices in Old Town Alexandria. Fellowships are available in the areas of Data, Digital Monitoring, and Research. Fellows may specialize in one or more areas depending on interests and aptitude.

Requirements

Studied statistics or conducted original research using quantitative and qualitative techniques.
Care about the 'why' when studying human behavior.
Strong record of academic achievement.
Follow the news and current affairs.
Strong interest in public opinion research and industry trends.
Strong writer and communicator.
Ability to analyze survey results and present findings.
Avid number-cruncher.
Expert Excel user.
Proficient in statistical modeling software like R or SPSS.
Experience working directly with databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Access, or graph databases).
Knowledge of data visualization and storytelling tools like Tableau, D3.js or CartoDB.
Strong interest in technology.
Ability to find information in the 'dark corners of the Internet'.
Ability to transform 'messy' data into something that can be integrated with existing datasets to produce actionable insight.

Nice To Haves

Background in technology (specifically engineering, scalability, or database administration).

Responsibilities

Work directly with partners and analysts to uncover and mine new data sources.
Synthesize results.
Write research reports for clients and subscribers.
Uncover factors driving persuasion and organizational effectiveness.
Integrate multiple data sources to help clients gain real-time situational awareness of their competition and challenges.
Specialize in one or more areas (Data, Digital Monitoring, Research) depending on interests and aptitude.