Research Intern
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Job Location:
Richmond, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
12 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position Summary
We are looking for an Intern to join VTCs Research division during the summer of 2026 for a 10-week period. This energetic self-starting individual is seeking analytical experience in economics tourism or in state government and will assist with producing reports and generating insights from VTCs data sources. The selected intern will gain valuable experience working alongside a dedicated team and will become familiar with the mission and goals of a state destination marketing organization (DMO). We aim to offer the intern with direct mentorship to cultivate their skills and help them develop into being a proficient professional in the tourism industry. The responsibilities of the intern may vary based on the applicants interest and experience as well as the particular research areas the team is pursuing at the time.
Interns will complete a project and develop a presentation to be shared with staff at the end of the internship. They will be part of an organization-wide cohort providing networking and professional development opportunities throughout the summer.
Duties:
- Produces monthly & weekly reporting for VTCs key data sources and subscriptions
- Responds and fulfills requests from travel industry members for travel or visitor insights across Virginia
- Interprets visitor and travel industry data and provides insights to stakeholders in other VTC divisions
- Analyzes quantitative data and presents data analysis in a visually compelling format
- Assists in designing and developing industry reports for internal VTC consumption
- Attend local tourism summits or related events alongside VTC Research staff as needed
- Assist in other project-related tasks as needed
Knowledge and Skills Required:
- Interest in economics hospitality business or state government
- Excellent planning organizational and communication skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Office especially working with data in Excel and developing insight-oriented presentations in PowerPoint
- Basic experience working with large data sets using Python (a plus but not required)
Qualifications Preferred:
The ideal intern excels in their academic studies and is comfortable translating data into insights for non-technical audiences. This individual has a high degree of intellectual curiosity and is a self-starter with the ability to learn new topics and concepts quickly. Pursuit of a bachelors or graduate degree in social science (economics public policy) business data analytics tourism management or a related field is preferred.
VTC is flexible on a full or part-time arrangement. Full-time candidates should be prepared to work approximately 3 days a week in our Richmond office and up to 2 days from home. Part-time candidates work 3 days a week in our Richmond office.
All candidates must submit a resume and cover letter through our website Internship Period: June 1 2026 August 6 2026 (10 weeks)
Salary: Undergrad Students - $15 per hour Graduate Students - $17 per hour
Application deadline: February 06 2026
VTC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants are considered for employment without regard to race sex color national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity or expression age veteran status political affiliation genetics or against otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities. It is VTCs intent that its employment and personnel policies and practices conform to all applicable federal state and local laws and regulations regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. Applicants requiring more information or requiring assistance may contact VTC Human Resources at 1- or. TDD 1-.
Required Experience:
Intern
Key Skills
- Robotics
- Machine Learning
- Python
- AI
- C/C++
- Data Collection
- Research Experience
- Signal Processing
- Natural Language Processing
- Computer Vision
- Deep Learning
- Tensorflow
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