Summer 2026 Internship – Commercial Strategy Intern

Job Description:

Summer 2026 Internship – Commercial Strategy Intern
Application Deadline: March 20, 2026
We encourage you to submit your application as early as possible, as internship applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Internship Dates: June 8, 2026 – August 14, 2026
(You must be available to work during this period.)
About Our Organization
Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile, and live events. For more than 130 years, Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content and today operates one of the world’s largest news-gathering networks. Our portfolio includes leading publications and products such as The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones - Energy, and more. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).
About Dow Jones Energy
Dow Jones Energy delivers trusted market intelligence, pricing benchmarks, and forward-looking insight to leading energy companies, traders, financial institutions, and governments worldwide. Operating at the center of global commodity markets, we support decision-making across oil, gas, power, renewables, and the energy transition.
The Opportunity
The Strategy & Data Intern will be embedded within the Commercial Strategy Team, supporting initiatives that improve global data visibility, enhance reporting frameworks, and enable structured growth planning.
Dow Jones Energy is strengthening its global commercial strategy capabilities , consolidating commercial data, improving process scalability, and leveraging AI to enable smarter decision-making. This role sits at the center of those efforts.
This is a hands-on analytical role focused on turning complex commercial data into actionable insight and scalable processes, not an observational one. You will contribute to real initiatives that influence how Dow Jones Energy allocates resources, prioritizes markets, and makes strategic decisions.
Key Responsibilities:
Global Data Consolidation & Commercial Intelligence: Consolidate and structure commercial and customer data across regions and segments. Analyze the global book of business to identify growth opportunities, whitespace, cross-sell potential, and retention risk. Build dashboards and reporting tools to support strategic prioritization. Support segmentation and account planning initiatives.
Process Optimization & Standardization: Map and evaluate current commercial reporting workflows. Identify inefficiencies and propose scalable process improvements. Support development of standardized performance tracking frameworks.
AI & Automation Enablement: Identify opportunities to leverage AI tools to streamline reporting and analysis. Pilot automation solutions for recurring commercial insights. Support documentation of AI-enabled best practices for broader team adoption.
Strategic Planning Support: Assist in preparing executive-ready strategy materials. Translate complex datasets into clear, actionable recommendations. Support quarterly and annual commercial planning cycles.
You Will:
Direct exposure to global commercial strategy and senior leadership at a leading information business
Hands-on experience supporting real strategic initiatives with measurable business impact
Practical exposure to AI-driven workflow improvement and automation in a live commercial environment
Deep familiarity with how global commodity markets
Experience building dashboards, frameworks, and tools adopted and used by the broader commercial team
Mentorship from experienced strategy and analytics professionals working across global markets
A strong foundation for careers in strategy, analytics, consulting, or commercial leadership
You Have:
Completed at least 2 years of undergraduate studies: You must be a rising junior or senior during the summer of 2026.
Strong analytical and quantitative skills, comfortable working with large, complex datasets and drawing structured conclusions
Advanced Excel proficiency; experience with Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or Python is a plus
Structured thinker with sharp attention to detail, you build logical, well-organized outputs from ambiguous inputs
Genuinely curious about AI and how automation can improve business processes
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analysis into clear, executive-ready narratives
Interest in energy markets, B2B commercial strategy, or financial services
 

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - Energy

Job Category:

Administration, Facilities & Secretarial

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $28.00 - $28.00

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..