Business Operations & Strategy Intern
The Business Operations & Strategy (BizOps) team works as an internal consulting group to be a business catalyst for BuzzFeed and enhance the company’s ability to grow revenue & profitability at scale. The team provides data & insights that are endorsed and embraced by each business team and drives strategic business decisions. We are looking for a rockstar intern to join us and work cross-functionally across the advertising org to implement process efficiencies, organize training & development and enable cross-functional alignment & communication. This internship is a full-time, paid opportunity.
The ideal candidate will be a proactive self-starter who is comfortable with data and enjoys solving analytical problems. This candidate is also highly collaborative and able to work across different teams and parts of the business.
Responsibilities:
- Assist the Business Operations team with revenue forecasting and reporting used within the advertising organization; establishing high levels of quality, accuracy, and consistency
- Perform ad hoc revenue and sales analyses to gain deeper insights into the business
- Maintain the functional areas of data management, forecasting, contacts, leads, opportunities, dashboards and reports, and ensuring data integrity throughout our CRM system
- Establish effective analysis of sales trends and performance in an effort to identify greater efficiencies and better manage and understand process bottlenecks and inconsistencies throughout the entire sales lifecycle
- Identify process improvement opportunities across our business
- Project manage ongoing strategic initiatives to keep stakeholders and timelines in alignment
Requirements:
- Must be currently enrolled in a 4-year BA/BS program
- Excellent interpersonal skills, experience working directly with Sales teams a plus
- Experience with sales cycles/tools including CRM and ERP
- Excellent analytical and critical thinking abilities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience working with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Demonstrated interest in Technology, Internet and/or Media/Advertising
About BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed is the leading independent digital media and tech company delivering news and entertainment content to a global audience. We have offices in 19 cities around the world and more than 1500 employees including reporters, video producers, data scientists, engineers, brand strategists, and more. We value a culture of experimentation, teamwork, equality, humble confidence, and hard work (fused with fun). At BuzzFeed, you’ll work with inspiring colleagues to build tools and create content that helps connect people all over the world.