Strategy Intern

Strategy & Insights Intern

Time Commitment: 20-24 hours/week

CONNELLY PARTNERS STRATEGY & INSIGHTS TEAM:

At Connelly Partners we are fierce guardians of humanity and the illogical in all of us. We are aspiring anthropologists. Curious observers of everyday behaviors, routines, and happenings to further understand ourselves and each other and identify connections between our emotions and the behaviors they drive. 

The Strategy & Insights Department serves as the emotional intelligence investigators and agency educator at Connelly Partners. Our top priority is the relentless pursuit and discovery of human motivations, decision journeys, and purchase path influencers. However, we also take responsibility for a broad range of intelligence areas that are essential to shaping brand, business, and content strategies.

INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW:

As a Strategy & Insights Intern, you will gain experience in desk research - using a short list of AI tools, implication-focused storytelling via short presentation decks, creative brief writing, and occasionally workshop moderation strategies & exercises. 

We are looking for a highly curious, collaborative, and detail-oriented individual. You will wear multiple hats and support various client projects by developing methodologies and approaches to uncover solutions to unknowns, while also managing the details and logistics of these projects from start to finish.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

• Assist with execution of research gathering and novel approaches to insight gathering
• Manage operational logistics for various research projects (e.g., focus group / interview scheduling)
• Mine for relevant industry news/insights from secondary sources to support ongoing
  projects and to share with Connelly Partners staff via our office display monitors
• Leverage leading edge AI tools to help ID insights and quick-turn narrations
• Help organize client presentations, reports and case studies
  

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

• Inherently curious about exploring human behaviors and mindsets
• Detail-oriented and organized
• Collaborative 
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Resourcefulness and creativity in sourcing insights and early trends

ABOUT CONNELLY PARTNERS

At Connelly Partners, our vision is to be the world’s most aggressive advocate of the human voice and our day-to-day mission is to shine a light on the importance of human truths and their power in a data-driven world.

To protect our brands from self-importance, every team member has a role in amplifying their heartbeats and embracing empathy over entertainment. We value the importance of data, but also the power of emotion. We use data to ask better questions and are in the business of pursuing the WHY.

Headquartered in Boston, with a European hub in Dublin, not New York or London and another hub in Vancouver, not Toronto, we’re firmly rooted in shadow cities with an independent fire and a full-service approach. All resources are offered in-house for efficiency and consistency – strategic planning, creative, production (including an onsite studio), analytics, media, influencer marketing, social media, PR, technology and shopper marketing.

For more information on Connelly Partners, please visit www.connellypartners.com, follow us on Twitter (@ConnellyAgency) and Instagram (@ConnellyPartners) , or like us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ConnellyPartners).Connelly Partners is unable to sponsor visas at this time.

*To protect the interests of all parties, Connelly Partners will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate.  Connelly Partners will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.