2026 Summer Intern - Market Research (REMOTE)

About the Role

At Equitable, we help clients secure their financial well-being so they can pursue long and fulfilling lives - a mission we’ve honed since 1859.   

Marketing plays a vital role in advancing Equitable’s business, brand, and mission: to help our clients secure their financial well-being so they can pursue long and fulfilling lives. Equitable’s marketing team is responsible for advertising & brand management, digital and multi-channel marketing, customer experience and strategy, experiential marketing, and marketing operations and technology, leveraging consumer insights. We are close partners and collaborators with our lines of business (retirement and protection solutions) implementing strategies and programs that advance our shared goals, as well as strategic leaders in cross-enterprise client and advisor engagement.

We are seeking an ambitious talent to join the marketing research and insights team as in intern in the summer of 2026.  MBA candidates and rising seniors looking to develop marketing insights and analytics skills outside of the classrooms are urged to apply.

The ideal internship candidate will have relevant coursework, internship(s), and interest in marketing research, insights or analytics.

What You'll Be Doing

This position will work closely with members of the marketing research and Insights team, along with cross-functional business partners. The Market Research and Insights intern will use their educational background in marketing to assist the company while also learning and gaining experience on-the-job.

The Market Research Intern will assist the team across a variety of insights & analytics tasks, which includes, but not limited to:

• Help design and develop market research surveys in support of internal clients' strategic priorities and business decisions
• Assists with research initiatives including both qualitative & quantitative from both primary and secondary sources
• Programs surveys for department run projects using in-house survey development tool
• Analyzes research data for specific projects and use cases, with an eye to uncover insights that can drive the business
• Skilled with requirement gathering and documentation of requirement specification for reporting and research efforts
• Assists managing vendor relationships via effective communications and managing a project via its lifecycle adhering to a timeline and budget
• Data processing and reporting using PowerPoint
• Supports cross functional teams by developing data driven insights and recommendations

INTERNSHIP DETAILS

Dates:  Nine week program starting in early June 2026
Hourly Rate:  $22/hour
Location: This position offers a remote work schedule that allows you to stay fully engaged with your team to provide outstanding, customer‑focused service during our core hours (8:30 AM–5:30 PM EST). Periodic office visits may be requested based on business needs. 

What You'll Bring

• MBA candidate or rising senior in a Bachelor’s degree program
• Knowledge of market research methodologies
• Working knowledge of statistical analytics software, such as Q software or SPSS
• Knowledge of survey programming, particularly Qualtrics
• Advanced in Microsoft Excel
• Ability to take direction and absorb information quickly in a fast-moving environment
• Self-starter with leadership and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage time and work effectively in a virtual work setting
• Ability to work during the full 9-week program 

COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

Accountability: Understanding the importance of taking personal responsibility; ability to take personal responsibility for assignments, decisions and results, and focus on activities that have the greatest impact on meeting work commitments.

Cross-functional Collaboration: Knowledge of collaborative techniques and approaches; ability to promote a culture of continuous improvement and working together across functions to solve business problems and meet business goals.

Data Gathering and Analysis: Knowledge of data gathering and analysis tools, techniques and processes; ability to gather and analyze data on the learning needs of a target population.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

Effective Presentations: Knowledge of effective presentation tools and techniques; ability to present information to groups with the appropriate degree of formality.

Market Research: Knowledge of market research; ability to collect, collate and analyze information about existing or potential markets and market needs.

Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

Storytelling: Knowledge of concepts and ability to plan, create and present business proposals, initiatives and ideas by storytelling actual business scenarios that are situation-specific, engaging, memorable and persuasive as compared to one-way, fact-based presentations.

About Equitable

At Equitable, we’re a team committed to helping our clients secure their financial well-being so that they can pursue long and fulfilling lives.

We turn challenges into opportunities by thinking, working, and leading differently – where everyone is a leader. We encourage every employee to leverage their unique talents to become a force for good at Equitable and in their local communities. 

We are continuously investing in our people by offering growth, internal mobility, comprehensive compensation and benefits to support overall well-being, flexibility, and a culture of collaboration and teamwork. 

We are looking for talented, dedicated, purposeful people who want to make an impact. Join Equitable and pursue a career with purpose.  Click Careers at Equitable to learn more. 

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Equitable is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to our employees, applicants and candidates based on individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disabilities, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information or any other class protected by federal, state and local laws. 

NOTE: Equitable participates in the E-Verify program. 

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or to perform the essential job functions of this position, please contact Human Resources at (212) 314-2211 or email us at TalentAcquisition@equitable.com.