Fall Semester Research Operations Intern 2024

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We seek highly motivated college Juniors and Seniors to join our team for a part-time, paid, fall semester 2024 internship. The ideal intern candidate is highly motivated, nimble, takes initiative, and is excited to learn. Our interns work with our Research Coordinators on engagements for organizations across a wide range of industries, including but not limited to technology, healthcare, finance and entertainment. 

Our research panels engage policy elites nationally and abroad and incorporate them into the in-house market research we conduct for our clients. We are looking for someone able to take on a customer service and operations related role to coordinate the outreach, recruitment, and communication with panelists. This is a terrific opportunity to gain exposure to operations, research, and recruitment functions at a rapidly growing firm in the market research industry, a unique opportunity for those in early career positions. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Execute recruitment projects based on the client team requests for interviews, focus groups, and surveys
• Proactively conduct online research to identify potential experts for our panels
• Engage potential panelists by performing initial outreach through a personal LinkedIn account, over email, and phone calls
• Communicate and interact with panel experts in an extremely timely manner
• Work closely with other internal and external teams, such as consultants, management, and other operations team members
• Contribute to a database of recruitment outreach and other fieldwork information
• Proactively update and report on recruitment projects’ status
• Participate in updating and maintaining the team’s CRM platform
• Report to a Manager of Qualitative Research and work with other Research Coordinators on a team

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• College junior or senior for the current academic year
• Proficiency in Google (Docs, Sheets, Slides) and Microsoft (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) suites
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Comfortable working in a fast paced environment
• Prompt responsiveness and follow-through in a virtual environment
• Proactive and self-directed 
• Works well independently and with teams
• Ability to multitask
• Keen attention to detail
• Passion for learning

REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS

• Resume
• Cover letter

COMPENSATION 

• Hourly paid part-time position

Quadrant Strategies was founded in 2011. We have offices in the United States (Washington, DC, New York City, Dallas), the United Kingdom (London) and Republic of Serbia (Belgrade). Employees may request to work from any of our offices, pending approval based on need and office availability. Our offices are open on a hybrid work model, with employees working in-office at least three days a week.

Quadrant Strategies, LLC is an Equal Opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive and non-discriminatory work environment, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, veteran status, citizenship status or any other factors prohibited by law. Quadrant Strategies, LLC will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals.

All candidates must be authorized to work in the country where their home office is located. To learn more about Quadrant, visit our website at www.quadrantstrategies.com.