About the role#
As a Monitoring & Insights Intern, you will support the Intelligence division by tracking stakeholder sentiment, media coverage, and emerging risks for global clients. You will process large volumes of news and proprietary data to create real-time alerts, briefings, and long-form reports. This role involves identifying trends and translating data into clear insights to help clients plan and make strategic decisions.
What you'll do#
- Monitor news and events across print, digital, television, radio, and social media.
- Work with a team of analysts to notify clients of relevant news in a timely manner.
- Collect and prepare data to support media analysis and scheduled report deliveries.
- Assist with long-term research projects.
- Create pivot tables from Excel data and update graphics and charts for review.
- Write descriptive text to explain the stories behind the data.
- Validate and interpret automated scoring from proprietary platforms regarding reputation risk and stakeholder views.
What you'll need#
- A bachelor's degree in any discipline.
- Experience writing analytical reports and creating presentations using Microsoft Office or Google Suite.
- Understanding of Excel for exploratory data analysis and visualization.
- Strong interest in the 24/7 news cycle and the intersection of culture, business, and politics.
- Excellent communication, organizational, and writing skills.
- Intellectual curiosity and a desire to understand the deeper meaning behind content.
- Meticulous attention to detail and a strong ownership mentality.
- Ability to prioritize multiple, competing tasks.
- Experience working in collaborative teams.
Location & details#
- This is a remote position for applicants located in the United States.
- The role is full-time, working 35-40 hours per week.
- You must be available for a morning shift (6 am - 2 pm ET) or an evening shift (2 pm - 10 pm ET).
- Occasional evening shifts (5 pm - 8 pm ET) on Saturday and Sunday are required on a rotational basis every six weeks.
- The internship lasts 6 months, from mid-November 2026 to mid-May 2027.
- Compensation is $20 per hour, with overtime pay for hours exceeding 40 per week.
About Penta Group
Penta Group operates as a stakeholder solutions firm. It combines research products with expertise in business, policy, and communications. The company maintains a global presence with offices in cities including Washington, D.C., New York, London, and Hong Kong. Founded in 2022, the firm employs between 201 and 500 people.
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