Research Assistant Intern

Headquartered in Rome, the company runs operations centres in Lazio and two other locations. Rome Advisors manages assets for more than 200,000 clients through 120 offices. Dress is business casual, and suits come out for client meetings.

About the internship:

Rome Advisors is hiring a Research Assistant Intern for Summer 2027. We are planning to launch in two new markets and need help sizing them and understanding local competitors. Remote internship with a team based in Rome. The stipend is paid at the end of each month. Weekday working hours, with room to shift your day when needed. Day-to-day communication is in Slack and Google Meet.

What you'll do:

• Summarise industry reports into one-page briefs
• Maintain a research library in Notion or Google Drive
• Research competitors' products, pricing and positioning and log it in a comparison sheet
• Conduct remote customer interviews over Zoom and write up key quotes
• Design online surveys in Google Forms or Typeform and clean the responses
• Track competitor social media, ads and product launches every week
• Analyse survey results in Excel with pivot tables and charts

Who you are:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028
• Eligible to work in Portugal
• Laptop, headset and a stable internet connection for remote interviews
• Comfortable reading long reports and pulling out what matters
• Must keep all research and company data confidential
• Able to make clean, simple slides in PowerPoint or Google Slides
• Strong written English for summaries and reports

Preferred qualifications:

• Coursework in marketing research or consumer behaviour

What you'll learn:

• Certificate and a recommendation letter
• How to size a market and defend your numbers
• Building comparison sheets and decks that managers actually read

Program dates: Summer 2027, 6 months.

Compensation: $1,200 to $1,250/month

Perks:

• Mentorship
• Flexible hours
• Possibility of a full-time offer
• Paid public holidays

Duration: 6 months. Start: Summer 2027.

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