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Data Science Intern (Summer 2024)

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IPG DXTRA

Mar 29

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  • Internship
    Full-time
    Summer Internship
  • Data
  • Washington, DC

Requirements

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree
  • Availability: 40 hours a week from June to August
  • Additional Qualifications: Ideal Analytics intern candidates will possess some combination of the following. Please note: you do not have to have ALL of these qualifications, just some combination of them, in order to be a viable Analytics candidate.
  • Excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms
  • Experience with some or all of the following: AWS or similar platform, Python, SQL, R
  • Strong applied statistics skills, such as distributions, statistical testing, regression, etc.
  • Experience with extraction and integration of data from multiple data sources
  • Knowledge of ETL techniques and frameworks
  • Experience with data visualization tools like Tableau
  • Interest in data-based storytelling
  • Basic understanding of intersection of traditional and digital PR and familiarity with developments in the media industry
  • Strong verbal and written communication, organizational, time-management, and critical-thinking skills
  • Experience working with or interest in web analytics, social and traditional media monitoring, and social media analytics platforms
  • Experience working with or interest in data visualization tools and creative ways to display information
  • Keen eye for data trends and the ability to solve strategic business and communications problems
  • Familiarity with developments in the media industry, plus knowledge of a variety of social platforms (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Snapchat, etc.) and the latest news and trends affecting these channels

Responsibilities

  • Understand client background and needs, including general business strategy, industry issues, products and services, key customers and competitors in the marketplace
  • Participate in strategic brainstorming sessions when invited by account leads or supervisors
  • Create and maintain optimal data pipelines and data integration solutions
  • Assemble large, complex data sets that meet business requirements through web scraping or API’s
  • Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, etc.
  • Mine and analyze data to drive optimization and improvement of campaign management, marketing techniques and business strategies
  • Develop custom predictive models and machine learning algorithms tailored to client’s business problem
  • Coordinate with different teams to implement models and monitor outcomes

Telecommunications
Industry
1001-5000
Employees

Mission & Purpose

IPG DXTRA is the world’s most diverse communications network. We bring experts in PR, branding, digital, experiential, influencer and entertainment together to deliver creative, meaningful and stand-out answers.