Marketplace Analyst Intern, Marketing Science
Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities — we're just getting started.
Facebook is seeking Bachelor’s or Master’s degree students in quantitative fields for analytical internships in support of its advertising business. Analysts develop expertise in areas of Facebook’s advertising operations and provide recommendations fueled by detailed analysis of past data and thoughtful modeling of future scenarios. They work cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Business teams and help shape the future of advertising on the Internet. Ideal candidates combine exceptional intellectual curiosity and analytical abilities with strong time management and communication skills and a passion for Facebook. This is a 12 week summer intern position based in our Menlo Park office.
Responsibilities
- Partner with ads engineering to understand the performance of new products and uncover opportunities for improvements
- Recommend product or positioning changes based on robust analysis of user and advertiser behavior
- Develop sophisticated models of business elements with actionable predictions
- Work with finance and sales to analyze current business trends and identify levers for improving overall results
Minimum Qualifications
- Pursuing BS, BA or MS in Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Math, Statistics, or related discipline graduating between December 2018-August 2019
- Demonstrated problem solving with experiencing providing from data sets
- Technical data experience (SQL, STATA, SAS, R, etc.)
- Permanent U.S. work authorization as company sponsorship is not available
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to influence outcomes and communicate technical content to general audiences
- Familiarity with advertising, marketing or auction dynamics via work experience, coursework or research