Business Intelligence Intern

Who we are:

We employ 540 journalists, producers, engineers and sales staff. Corporate functions, including digital product and ad operations, are based in Southaven. Breaking news means staying late, and comp time makes up for it.

About the role:

Remote internship for a student who likes spreadsheets and is not scared of messy data. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. Clear written English is a must, as the team works across time zones.

What you'll do:

• Track marketing campaign results using Google Analytics 4 data.
• Join a weekly call with the analytics lead to review your work.
• Document metric definitions so everyone calculates churn and conversion the same way.
• Check numbers across sources and flag mismatches before reports go out.
• Build and update dashboards in Power BI, Tableau or Looker Studio.
• Create charts and short slide decks for the monthly review call.

Requirements:

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Pursuing a degree in Statistics, Economics, Commerce, Engineering, Computer Science or a related field, graduating in 2027 or 2028.
• A sample dashboard or analysis project you can share.
• Basic SQL, enough to write SELECT queries with joins and filters.
• Good Excel skills: pivot tables, lookups, conditional formatting and basic charts.

Bonus points:

• Prior project with real business data from a college club, family business or freelance client.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Feb 2027

Stipend: $28.50 - $38.00 per hour

What we offer:

• Learning and development stipend.
• Return offer opportunities.
• Final presentation to leadership.
• Company laptop.
• Paid sick time.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Feb 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at The Southaven Times.