Consumer Insight Summer Intern
Description
Title: Consumer Insights Intern
Time Frame: Summer 2020
This role is designed to provide hands on experience to acquire knowledge of methods, procedures and standards of the CUNA Mutual Group’s Horizon 2 Innovation Center on the Research and Insights team. Candidates will have the opportunity to apply what they have learned in a classroom environment while gaining new skills in a dynamic professional setting. The Research and Insights team is responsible for strategizing, designing and executing consumer and market research that helps inform product design and delivery.
Candidates will assist members of the department with key research, insights and strategy initiatives and projects. This role requires critical attention to detail in a fast-paced environment, self-motivation, intellectual curiosity and resourcefulness to solve problems and answer questions. The ideal candidate will be pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Psychology, Marketing, Behavioral Economics or Business, with a desire to move into an innovation, psychology, marketing, market research, behavioral economics or product development career after graduation.
Job Responsibilities:
· Expect to work within a fast-paced, innovative culture. You’ll experience working on consumer and market research initiatives – from designing and strategizing new experiments to interviewing real and potential customers to analyzing and reporting on data. No two days are the same as you’ll partner with the team, attend meetings and work on cross functional teams.
· Special projects within the department are varied and could focus on consumer, market and competitive research. The goal of special projects is to build research and insights acumen, while helping the product team make decisions about feature design and delivery.
Job Requirements:
· Must be currently enrolled in an undergrad program working towards a bachelor’s degree.
· Strong computer (MS Office—Word, Excel, Outlook), analytical, critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills.
· Excellent written and verbal communications skills are a must as well as intellectual curiosity and the desire to learn.
· Honesty, integrity, professionalism and confidentiality are required.
· Must be able to think, act, and prioritize in a pressured, fast-paced environment.
· Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
CUNA Mutual Group’s insurance, retirement and investment products provide financial security and protection to credit unions and their members worldwide. As a dynamic and growing company, we strive to create a culture of performance, high standards and defined values. In return for your skills and contributions, we offer highly competitive compensation and benefit packages, significant professional growth, and the opportunity to win and be rewarded.
Please provide your Work Experience and Education or attach a copy of your resume. Applications received without this information may be removed from consideration.