Data Analytics & Strategy Intern - Summer 2023

About Us

IZEA (NASDAQ: IZEA) provides leading brands and agencies with professional services backed by innovative technology to develop scalable Influencer Marketing and bespoke Content Marketing initiatives. Over its 17 years of being an renowned industry pioneer, IZEA has been recognized and awarded repeatedly for its campaign work, technological innovations, most importantly, as a 'top place to work' and 'best work-life balance' as rated by its team members.

The company serves as a champion for the growing Creator Economy, enabling individuals to monetize their content, creativity, and influence. IZEA launched the industry's first-ever influencer marketing platform in 2006 and has since facilitated over 4 million sponsorship transactions.

IZEA is a modern, remote workplace that welcomes people from diverse backgrounds and viewpoints, promoting an inclusive environment with equal opportunity. Our team member locale concentrations currently span 95 cities and 12 countries around the world.

Data Analytics & Strategy Intern

IZEA's workforce is 100% remote and the ideal candidate thrives with the freedom and flexibility this structure provides.

Description:

Are you passionate about data, strategy, social media, and influencer marketing? We are searching for an ambitious Intern who excels in all things internet and will help support our Manager of Data Analytics & Strategy in a fast-moving environment.

You will have the opportunity to learn how data and strategy enhance influencer campaigns and get an in-depth understanding of the influencer marketing landscape.

The best Data Analytics & Strategy interns are genuinely excited about data science and how it relates to social media and the evolving industry. They are patient, motivated, and great communicators. If you're looking to start a career in marketing, advertising, marketing analytics, account management, or social media, this internship is for you!

Internship Details:

We're looking for Undergraduate Juniors & Seniors and Graduate-level students interested in a remote internship this Summer. The best fits are those majoring in or have experience in the following areas: Marketing, Software Engineering, Data Science, or Mathematics. You will report to a Manger, Data Analytics & Strategy, who manages data analysis for various influencer marketing campaigns.

• Currently recruiting for Summer 2023 (May - August)
• All IZEA internships are for-credit-only arrangements
• Students must receive academic credit for the internship; please confirm with your school that this is available
• NDA paperwork will need to be signed by students
• Availability for at least 15-20 hours a week
• Interns need to have their computer to utilize for the internship
  
  

IZEA Provides:

• Relevant work assignments (individual and group) across IZEA departments, including Client Development, Campaign Management, Engineering, and Managed Sales,
• Personnel and time to assist interns
• An assessment of individual interns at the end of the program
  
  

As a Data Analytics & Strategy Intern, you will gain experience with the following:

• Develop a deep understanding of customer journey phases and critical business metrics.
• Ensure your numbers are airtight by performing individual quality control, checking with relevant data owners, and cross-referencing findings against secondary sources.
• Support and drive interpretation, socialization, and adoption of operational marketing reports.
• Extract actionable insights by analyzing large, complex, multi-dimensional campaign data sets.
• Surface analytical insights: proactively investigate root causes of aberrant data, and identify opportunities for optimization.
• Support the design and implementation of experimentation necessary to improve channel efficiency, drive growth, and inform marketing investment decisions.
  
  

You will also learn about the following:

• Emerging social platforms, social and marketing trends
• Campaign management, Data analytics, and Strategy
• How to think critically about more significant marketing objectives
• The basics of data-backed influencer marketing -- from research to outreach tactics and tracking
• Exposure to other cross-functional teams
  
  

Qualifications:

• An individual with experience (0-2 years) and interest in Data Analytics and proficiency with all significant data analytics platforms.
• Outstanding organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to balance multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, with an eye for prioritization.
• Self-motivated and a self-starter.
• Understand Data-Driven Marketing.
• Experience in Excel and Google.
• Motivated and focused while working independently due to the virtual nature of this internship.
  
  

Additional Requirements:

• Candidates must be available for an internship that will run from May 2023 - August 2023
• Candidates must be comfortable working remotely
• Candidates must be available for 15-20 hours per week
• Candidates must receive academic credit for the internship
  
  

Bonus if:

• Strong Time management skills
• Well-written, well-spoken, and overall very professional communication
• Detail-oriented
• Problem Solver
  
  

Why would you want to work here?

The act of hiring is not simply to up the headcount or to fill a seat quickly. When we hire at IZEA, it's to add to our strong existing roster of talent and choose the right individual to impact, collaborate, commit, inspire, and grow alongside our tenured teams.

We take great pride in creating a positive work environment for all our employees - from our investment in team member ongoing education, to the ability to influence real change across our business - we are dedicated to your long-term growth and success.

At IZEA, you have an opportunity to make an impact on a global scale. IZEA connects leading brands with creators ranging from TikTok stars to travel bloggers and everyone in-between. We are the pioneers fueling the democratization of information, entertainment, marketing, and commerce. Our platforms fuel the burgeoning Creator Economy, filled with the next generation of artists, poets, filmmakers, photographers, thought leaders, comics, actors, and musicians. What you do here will impact hundreds of thousands of people directly and influence the actions of millions more.

We provide a modern, virtual workplace that welcomes people from diverse backgrounds and viewpoints. IZEA places value on action and results. We seek individuals that thrive in a challenging and fast-evolving work environment. While the company certainly is not a startup, our executives remain active player-coaches -- they roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty by working side-by-side with our team members across all levels of seniority to accomplish our common goals.

If you are the very best at what you do and seeking an opportunity to attack the "never been done before" with a passionate team of dreamers and doers, we encourage you to apply.

California residents, please use the following link to view the types of information we may gather from California residents who are applicants, employees, or contractors of IZEA, and how we use such information: https://izea.com/california-employee-applicant-independent-contractor-privacy-notice