Intern - Testing and Content, Good Housekeeping Institute

Job Description

The Internship Program

The Hearst Magazines Summer Internship Program is a paid, full time 11-week program for undergraduate rising juniors, seniors, and graduate students. From June 5 – August 18, 2023, our interns will gain an immersive, hands-on experience with one of the top publishers in the world.

In addition to working with their assigned team on important projects, interns will gain access to Hearst's diverse professional network by participating in intimate learning sessions and join fun peer networking activities throughout the summer. Program participants will also leverage Hearst's resources to work on and present a group project to senior leaders at the conclusion of the program.

The Good Housekeeping Institute is the product testing and research division of Good Housekeeping. This is a very cross-functional, muti-disciplinary team that comprises engineers, chemists, fiber scientists, culinary pros, data specialists, registered dietitians as well as writers, editors and product analysts. As the only entity that's consistently tested and recommended products for over 120 years, we are the pioneer and the established market leader for product reviews and related consumer insights. The team tests about 15,000 products each year and produces about 200 pieces of content each month, across print, digital and social. We also handle all GH Seal evaluations, GH awards programs and other licensing programs as well as contribute across other departments including commerce, SEO, membership and books.

This summer, the Good Housekeeping Institute is looking for a Testing and Content Intern to support their team in NYC.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
• Assist with product sample procurement and prep for in-lab and consumer testing, getting product samples ready for consumer trials.
• Liaise with PR contacts for images and fact-checking, blinding and sending out products, coordinating consumer testers, prepping and organizing labs, post-test clean-up, and building online product reviews.
• Coordinate consumer research projects and surveys, assisting with data collection and creating research reports.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, current affairs, breaking news, key conferences, product recalls, and other outreach.
• Perform product testing, following testing protocols and logging results.
• Write and update/audit content for print, digital and events as needed.
• Manage mailing lists and support a variety of programs, including awards, summits and event.

WHO YOU ARE
• Organized, deadline-driven person willing to push the envelope.
• Team player who wants to learn from others with an ability to juggle competing projects simultaneously and work collaboratively in a demanding, fast-paced environment
• Skilled in time- and project-management, and solving problems using analytical reasoning and tools.
• Excellent oral communications skills and ability to respond in a timely manner.
• Passionate about science, technology, consumer products, research, data analytics, storytelling, social media, publishing, trends and news
• Experience with basic HTML, content management systems, blogging systems, and other software like PowerPoint and Excel
• Bachelor's degree in science, communications or journalism.
• Must be available to work during internship program dates.  

The estimated base salary for this role is $18/hour. The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as transferable skills, work experience, business needs, market demands and conditions, including geographic location where the work will be performed, and other factors permitted by law. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.  

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gpe2o9-18-220-38-146-42 in your application.