Research Assistant Intern

Applicants can apply, onboard and pick up shifts through our mobile app. Branch, recruiting centre and onsite teams are backed by a central payroll and compliance group in Los Angeles.

Overview

Magnolia Employment Services is hiring a market research intern to study competitors, pricing and customer needs for our Strategy team. This is a remote internship. You will work with our team in Los Angeles, and the stipend is paid monthly in local currency. Our standups are at 9:00 AM Pacific.

Responsibilities

• Check data sources for accuracy and note where each number came from.
• Prepare slide decks presenting research findings to the team.
• Draft short recommendation notes based on what the data shows.
• Research competitors' products, pricing and positioning and log it in a comparison sheet.
• Design online surveys in Google Forms or Typeform and clean the responses.
• Summarise industry reports into one-page briefs.
• Maintain a research library in Notion or Google Drive.
• Conduct remote customer interviews over Zoom and write up key quotes.

Who can apply

• Based in South Africa for the duration of the internship.
• Available for the full internship period.
• Eligible to work in South Africa.
• Available 20 to 30 hours a week.
• Laptop, headset and a stable internet connection for remote interviews.
• Basic knowledge of research methods: surveys, sampling and questionnaire design.

What you'll learn

• Building comparison sheets and decks that managers actually read.
• How to size a market and defend your numbers.
• You will see your research used in real pricing and launch decisions.
• Certificate and a recommendation letter.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Jan 2027

Stipend: R16,000-R22,000 per month

What we offer

• Possibility of a full-time offer.
• Paid public holidays.
• Mentorship.
• Company laptop.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Jan 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Magnolia Employment Services.