This paid 10-week program runs June 14 - August 20, and is available to incoming college seniors and recent graduates.

Program highlights include:
• Lunch & Learns - Gain an understanding of the creative process and the role of each agency discipline.
• Intern Pitch Project – Experience the full life cycle of an agency pitch, and get hands-on skills in collaboration, problem solving, presentation skills, and work process.
• Cultural Gatherings - Join fellow interns and agency staff to enjoy the best Chicago has to offer.

Strategy Internship:
Our Strategy Interns are perceptive and inquisitive about the cultures they live in and the people who surround them. This kind of insight into reality, coupled with a fierce and daring imagination of what could be, allows them to help turn brand buyers into "brand believers." Strategy Interns will be responsible for feeding the creative process with relevant information and research about people’s attitudes and behavior in the marketplace.

Please e-mail resume and cover letter to Sheri Silverman with subject line "ARF WIDE".

Job Description  (Download the job description as a pdf.)

• Support the client leads and associates by helping them to maintain existing accounts
• Create portfolio of case studies – short and long form based off number of completed projects for all aspects and products within the portfolio
• Re-vamp sales materials around value propositions for current and prospective clients
• Assist with account and market research for business development
• Create competitive analysis around pricing and program delivery
• Create a strategy for content development at key conferences for speaking engagements
• Focus on 3-4 key subjects and develop outline and research for key blogs, papers and webinars

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills (written, verbal, and presentation skills)
• Hardworking, roll with the punches, look at obstacles as learning opportunity, exemplary problem solving skills
• Ambitious and have a strong desire to build a career path in sales
• Love working with data and systems to support a growing organization
• Exceptional organizational and planning skills with high attention to detail and ability to multitask
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced deadline-driven, team environment, while also delivering independent results
• Web-savvy with a proficiency in web- research, and experienced in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Please e-mail resume and cover letter to Andrea Symeonides with subject line "ARF WIDE".

Duties include, but are not limited to, contributing to DEI thought leadership and other diversity initiatives, conducting industry research to stay ahead of industry news and trends, contributing to the development of marketing materials for digital promotions and client communications, supporting media release strategy, creating messaging documents for media including the main story beats, assisting with identifying new areas of interest for the company for qualitative and quantitative research services, populating data into client presentations for better story-telling and assisting analysts with various research oriented tasks including link checking, data quality checks and more.

There will be opportunities for the intern to meet with various lines of the business such as our Client Services and Research Operations teams to get a full overview of NRG’s business as a whole. Additionally, career trainings in design, questionnaire writing amongst others will be provided.

What skills, work experience and/or coursework would best prepare the intern for success in this position?
An ideal candidate would have 1+ years of relevant coursework in marketing, communications, consumer insights, consumer research, analysis/strategy or in entertainment/media studies. Preferred skills include strong communication (concise writing skills and excellent PowerPoint and visual communication skills), highly organized with good attention to detail, successfully manages time and is able to juggle competing priorities to ensure that deadlines are met, capable self-starter who is motivated to get into this line of business, someone who can work independently with good project management, a creative and critical thinker who can think outside of the box and someone who is passionate about the entertainment industry.

To apply now click here.

As an Intern in the Research Studio, you will work to power curiosity throughout the organization in an effort to continually push our knowledge and thinking further. This role is rooted in conducting primary (qualitative and quantitative) research, along with secondary and social exploration. But it isn’t just the status quo, it’s taking research and melding it with a strategic mind to create innovative and agile approaches to learning more. 

  We are currently seeking a Intern that will encompass the following:  

• Works collaboratively with planning, experience design, client engagement, channel and creative to inform solutions that meet customer and business needs 
• Consults with internal and external clients to understand strategic research objectives and propose the appropriate approach to get to game-changing insights 
• Manages research from beginning to end 
• Creates documentation of project requirements and proposals 
• Connects the dots on secondary research and social listening in a way that sparks new thinking 
• Concisely weaves together insights to create a compelling and human story 

Skills, experience, coursework: 

• A natural curiosity and thirst for learning 
• Empathetic leader with an ability to tune into what matters 
• Self-starter who can see the strategic openings and run with it 
• Collaborative partner who can be flexible and creative with approach 
• Bachelor’s degree focused in the behavioral sciences (psychology, sociology, etc.), journalism and/or marketing/advertising 

APPLICATION DETAILS: 

Please e-mail your resume and cover letter to Omo Ogbomo with “ARF WIDE Intern Candidate” in subject line.