National Polling and Market Research firm seeks Intern for Spring 2024 in our Oakland, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. office locations.

EMC Research, Inc. is a majority women-owned national full-service opinion research firm specializing in polling, focus groups, analytics and public opinion research consulting. Our mission is: to partner with our clients to solve problems through well-executed research conducted by curious and passionate strategists who explore opinion and behavior with empirical rigor; and to foster a collaborative environment for our employees to contribute, learn, and grow by valuing people above profits. Our clients include political campaigns, government agencies, corporations, nonprofits, transportation agencies, health care organizations, and others.

EMC Research is offering paid, in-person internships for students for Spring 2024, with the opportunity to continue to work in the summer or future semesters. These positions are available in our Oakland, CA, Seattle, WA and Washington, D.C. office locations.

Interns will:

• Assist with background research on projects
• Utilize programs like Word, Excel, PowerPoint and R to draft and edit client deliverables
• Support data processing
• Provide administrative support to staff as needed
• Get to participate in virtual client meetings, internal planning meetings, connect with staff, and have a staff mentor

Additional tasks may be assigned based on skill level, interest, and expertise.

This is an opportunity to investigate a career in market research, consulting, and polling. We are open to all majors and fields of study, but prefer a candidate who has completed at least two years of college coursework and has an interest in the political process and/or data analytics.

A candidate must be available to work 10 to 18 hours per week for a minimum of 10 weeks. This is a paid position and candidates do not have to be currently enrolled in school to apply.The intern is expected to be available to work on designated weekdays between the hours of 10am and 6pm (local time). Some evening hours might be necessary periodically but would be arranged in advance.

EMC Research will pay the intern an hourly minimum wage based on location and placement in one of our three offices: As of September 2023 that is $15.97 for the City of Oakland, $18.69 for the City of Seattle, and $17.00 for Washington, D.C.

EMC Research, Inc., is committed to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a certified women-owned business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, including people of color, women, LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants, veterans and persons with disabilities. If you are unsure if you meet the qualifications for this role but are still interested, you are encouraged to apply.

We thank you for your interest, but only those selected for interviews will be contacted. No additional inquiries by email, phone, or in person please. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.