Fall Intern - Digital Marketing/Trend Forecasting

This is a Freelance Unpaid Internship

Remote | 3-5 hours/week | Fall semester, with potential spring extension

Love internet culture, spotting trends before they blow up, and figuring out what makes people tick? Join an emerging project exploring the conversations, communities and cultural shifts shaping the internet.

What You'll Do:
-Explore Reddit, X, TikTok and other platforms to uncover emerging trends and cultural conversations.
-Analyze online discussions, recurring themes and public sentiment.
-Investigate early trend signals and develop evidence-based hypotheses about what might happen next.
-Participate in occasional, supervised polls and audience-research exercises.

What You'll Learn:
Build transferable skills in social listening, research methodology, source evaluation, survey design, audience analysis and trend forecasting. Through guided exercises, practical research templates and real-world case studies, you'll learn how to formulate research questions, evaluate evidence, recognize bias and communicate findings.

Mentorship & Program Structure:
Receive regular supervisor mentorship, weekly check-ins, feedback on research assignments, a midpoint evaluation and a final research project showcasing your analytical skills.

Who Should Apply?
Curious, analytical students interested in pop culture, media, sociology, communications or online communities. Strong writing and critical-thinking skills are a plus.

The Details:
-One academic semester with defined start and end dates.
-Approximately 3-5 hours per week, scheduled around academic commitments.
-College credit may be available, subject to institutional approval.

Interested?
Send a brief introduction, résumé and an example of an online trend you've noticed recently - and tell us why you find it fascinating!