Company: Penguin Random House

Location: Toronto, ON

Expected salary: $20 per hour

Job date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:31:32 GMT

Job description: INTERNSHIP – Insights and Analytics (Winter 2024)Paid placement, January 27 – June 27, 2025.Changing the world, one book at a time.As a team of dedicated book-loving professionals, we discover, shape, and share content that nurtures thoughts, dreams, and conversations around the globe, ensuring that new and established voices are heard.We are actively seeking to add team members from communities with lived experiences of marginalization and underrepresentation. We respect and value each individual and are committed to creating a more diverse team and establishing a culture of belonging. If you identify as Black, Indigenous, a person of colour, a member of the LGBTQIA2S+ community or another marginalized group, we strongly encourage you to apply.Penguin Random House Canada Internships:In this role, you will engage in meaningful work that supports your professional growth and facilitates learning in your area of specialty while you work to contribute to the success of our books. You will be surrounded by others with the same curiosity, drive, and passion for books you will bring to this role.We’re looking for a career-focused Insights & Analytics Intern to join our team.What you’ll do:You will play a critical role in contributing to our Insights & Analytics team’s complex and dynamic work. You’ll indulge your curiosity as you research and analyze data, then leverage technology and new tools to synthesize and communicate your insights to the rest of the team and members of senior leadership.What you can expect from your internship experience:You will gain valuable experience in the industry, make connections, and build relationships with teams across our company. You will become an expert in using a variety of analytics tools and applications. You might learn how to write basic Structured Query Language (SQL) or how to parse complex signals in social media data, all while working alongside a cohort of other interns, and playing a part in better understanding the Canadian book market and its readers. Through on-the-job learning, you will develop and gain new skills that will be valuable to you in this role and in the future.Our interns are paid $20.00 per hour and work 35 hours per week. You will be one of a group of interns working in various functions across the business. Like all our employees, you will participate in the life of our company (this includes the opportunity to attend company-wide gatherings, join the office book club, participate in educational sessions with industry experts, etc.), and you’ll benefit from perks including a discount on books ordered through our online store.Competencies and knowledge you’ll bring to this role, and continue to build:Experience finding, interrogating, and summarizing consumer trends with a focus on finding actionable insights. You should expect to get comfortable navigating sources ranging from point-of-sale data to web stats to scientific research papersExcellent communication and presentation skills and the ability to craft stories with data using effective visualizations using tools such as Power BI, Excel, and Power PointAbility to find and provide a concise summary of market trends and business performanceKnowledge of or experience using Google Trends and / or social listening tools (e.g. Brandwatch) to conduct secondary consumer research on trendsExperience with programming languages like Structured Query Language (SQL) or Python or R considered a plus, though not requiredAn inclusive approach, supported by cultural competency and a proven ability to collaborate with people from across a wide range of diverse backgroundsProficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or equivalent and collaborative digital tools, including, Asana, Google Docs, Teams, etc.Enhanced knowledge, awareness, and experience with the culture and history of any community that has faced marginalization is considered a plusAnd of course, a love for books!Interested candidates should apply with their cover letter and resume by November 17, 2024. Please be kindly advised that only applications with a cover letter will be considered.We are currently working in a flexible/hybrid model where employees come into the office at least 3 days a week. As such, candidates located within commuting distance of Toronto will be shown preference. We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however, we will only be contacting candidates selected for an interview.Please contact Human Resources at or 416-364-4449 if you need accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information on our accommodation policies.Date: Nov 11, 2024Location:Toronto, ON, CA, M5V 3B6