Market Research Internship (UK)

Department: Client Teams

Employment Type: Internship

Location: Manchester

Description

Our Market Research Interns will be part of a cohort of several Interns, working to support our client-facing research teams within our Ghent and Manchester offices.

We are looking for people who are interested in helping global brands activate change, and explore the worlds of: consultancy, market research and insights.

Starting September 2025, 12-month period, our Market Research Interns will gain experience at carrying out a range of tasks that relate to being a research professional in the consultative Market Research and Insights industry, such as:

• Project management and organisation
• Qualitative research skills
• Quantitative research skills
• AI capabilities
• Developing impactful deliverables
  
  
  

This is in addition to learning foundational employment skills and set you up for your future career!

Kindly note that applications will close 9 May 2025. We will be in touch after that.

Key Responsibilities

Working closely with experienced colleagues you will get the opportunity to be involved in a wide range of tasks and responsibilities, including (but not limited to):

Project Management

• Assisting in the planning, setting up and management of online research projects.
• Collaborating well with our Project Support Team.
• Developing sufficient understanding of the research process at Human8 to manage a simple project(s) by the end of your internship.
  
  
  

Activity Design

• You attend and participate in meetings and brainstorms, developing the skills to input into these effectively by the end of your internship.
  
  
  

Fieldwork

• Supporting with online text-based moderation for online discussions or diaries.
• Gaining exposure to our survey management tools, and updating internal communicate internal colleagues on progress / challenges.
  
  
  

Analysis and Reporting

• Improve your analysis skills, to support with the interpretation and reporting of research projects.
• Support with developing draft conclusions and recommendations.
• Gaining reporting and visual communication skills by working on PowerPoint report deliverables.
• Exploring external sources (e.g. Trends reports / industry news) to help add context to research findings and deliverables.
  
  
  

Presenting

• You grow experience by presenting internally.
• Over time, you may attend client presentations / debriefs and where relevant.
  
  
  

Account Management / Commercial Management

• You gain experience and exposure to clients.
• You gain a level of understanding about account management.
• Learn commercial objectives and targets of your team.
• Support and understand the budgeting of projects.
  
  
  

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Though we’re open to strong applications from a range of courses, our internship may be most relevant for those obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Marketing, or Market Research Proficient English skills (both written and spoken).
• A fundamental knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), though upskilling across these will be a key focus of the Internship.
• Hardworking and determined to acquire new skills during the internship.
• Reliable and a team player who is open to collaborating across teams or working individually.
• A keen interest in consumer psychology, human behaviour, or marketing is a plus.
• Proactive and ready to make a positive impact.
• Great collaboration skills as you will be working with other interns!

Our Market Research Interns will be part of a cohort of several Interns, working to support our client-facing research teams within our Ghent and Manchester offices.