BURRELL COMMUNICATIONS GROUP

Founded in 1971, Burrell Communications Group, Burrell for short, is a collective of the creatively curious. Everything we do is centered around researching, amplifying, and celebrating culture, all over the world. We always embrace the responsibility of telling the stories that define communities. We are an engine for insatiable ambition, creative audacity, and cultural integrity – moving at light speed towards the future we’ve always dreamed of, powered by the people.

At Burrell, we know our work is stronger when it reflects the brilliance of different backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates of all identities to bring their creativity and passion to the team.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Paid Media Intern supports the Media team with process-driven planning, performance reporting, and organized team operations. We’re looking for an agile intern with strong Excel and PowerPoint skills who can comb through data and translate audience, competitive, and performance information into digestible insights that support media rationale. Throughout the program, the intern will assist with campaign activation, including programmatic trafficking support, optimization tracking, and custom content performance, and will help keep the team running smoothly through Box organization and meeting upkeep.

The Summer Internship Program at Burrell Communications Group runs from June 1 through July 31. It is a paid opportunity at $18 per hour for up to 40 hours per week. Interns must be based in the city where it all began for Burrell, Chicago, IL, for the duration of the program. Please note that Burrell Communications Group is unable to provide visa sponsorship or support work authorization requests for these roles.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Gain hands-on experience supporting general media planning.

• Assist in analyzing media performance and supporting campaign optimizations by updating trackers, compiling inputs, and flagging trends for review.

• Learn about audience segmentation and targeting techniques by supporting the team’s research and rationale development.

• Support research related to media platforms, partners, and industry trends, helping gather audience and competitive information that the team can use in planning.

• Help organize campaign documentation and performance summaries, including keeping working files current and easy to navigate for the broader team.

• Stay informed on emerging media trends and technologies, and share relevant learnings with the team.

• Use Excel to comb through datasets and pull clean, digestible nuggets (audience, competitive, performance) that support internal and client-facing rationale decks.

• Assist with operational support that helps the media team move faster: organizing Box folders, filing assets correctly, and keeping meetings/calendars/notes up to date.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Candidates should be entering junior or senior year of college.

• Candidates should be pursuing a field of study related to media, marketing, advertising, analytics, communications, or a related discipline.

• Must be Chicago-based for the entirety of the program.

• Advanced comfort in Excel (sorting, filters, pivot tables preferred) and strong PowerPoint skills.

• Highly organized and process-driven; able to manage details across multiple workstreams.

• Clear written communication skills and the ability to summarize data into key takeaways.

• Curious, agile, and eager to learn in a fast-paced, collaborative agency environment.