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Intern, Audience Insights

American Public Media Group
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Position Information:

  • Start Date: June 9 – August 29, 2025
  • Hours: 40 hours per week (9:00 – 5:00pm central)
  • Location: St. Paul, MN (Hybrid)
  • Compensation: $20.00/hour
  • Application deadline: Application will close once finalists are selected
  • Application Requirements: Resume & Cover Letter

 

Intern, Audience Insights:

Join us as the Audience Insight Intern and gain hands-on experience in supporting our strategic goals by conducting research and surveys, helping us better understand and align the needs of our audience with new opportunities and our capabilities. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact and develop your skills in a dynamic, growth-focused environment. You will be supporting the Audience Insights and Analytics department by contributing to reporting, analysis, and crafting actionable recommendations across brands including MPR News, YourClassical, The Current, Marketplace, and APM Studios and for regional and national membership.

 

Key Learning Goals:

Through immersive learning and real-world projects, our goal is for you to gain hands-on experience in survey and research as well as analysis and stakeholder delivery / interaction. You will gain experience in translating business needs and goals into end-to-end research, contributing to the whole project timeline from design to delivery.

 

Responsibilities:

In this hands-on role, you will gain experience in

  • Quantitative and qualitative research projects
  • Data analysis/interpretation of large amounts of data from disparate sources including primary and syndicated sources
  • Project design (ex. developing strategic briefs, survey design, general project administration, etc.)
  • Insights and analytics platforms including Qualtrics, Survey Monkey, dscout, Power BI, and GWI

 

Benefits:

  • Eligible to accrue sick time off
  • Eligible for health insurance as required under the ACA
  • Eligible to participate in the APMG retirement plan
  • 100% paid for onsite parking or public transportation

 

Programming:

  • Participate in a robust on-boarding experience
  • Professional development: on-the-job training, workforce readiness training, formal performance review feedback sessions, etc.
  • Participate in brown bag sessions to gain broader perspective of the organization

 

Required Qualifications:

  • Students who are currently enrolled and have completed one year of a 2-year or 4-year undergraduate program, are enrolled in a graduate program, or have earned a degree in the last 12 months
  • Must be able to work 40 hours per week (Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 5:00pm) for the duration of this internship
  • Must be able work in the office (St. Paul, MN) at least 2 days per week
  • Familiar with qualitative and quantitative research methodologies
  • Familiar with data analysis and the ability to interpret large data sets
  • Interested in gaining confidence in communicating with and delivering results to various stakeholders and internal teams
  • Interested in learning and growing as a vested researcher in the media industry

     

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with survey tools such as Qualtrics, Survey Monkey, Verint, Opinion Lab or Other
  • Experience with syndicated research sources

 

Next Step in the Application:

In addition to your skills and knowledge, we want to get to know you in the application process. Please include a cover letter (of no more than 1 page) with answers to the following:

  • What interests you about this internship?
  • What professional skills would you like to add to your toolbox in the months and years to come to grow in your career field?

 

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

  • Must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Physical Demands:
    • Required to move about in an office environment and sit for extended periods of time.
    • Required to move about in the community.
    • Frequent use of hands for data entry/keystrokes and simple grasping.
  • Working Conditions:
    • Moderate noise level.
    • Occasional exposure to prevalent weather conditions.

 

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

We are committed to hiring a breadth of diverse professionals and encourage members of diverse groups to apply.

 

 

MacMillan Internship & Fellowship Program at MPR|APM

Minnesota Public Radio | American Public Media are grateful for the long-time, generous philanthropy of Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan for investing in the future of public media through transformational internships and fellowships. Their recent grant will significantly strengthen our internship program, produce enriching programming, and prepare the next generation for careers in public media. We are pleased to recognize this generous support in the name of the program – the MacMillan Internship & Fellowship Program at MPR|APM.