Data Visuals Intern

Job Description & Qualifications

Are you a recent or current undergraduate / graduate student who has coding and graphic design skills? Do you have experience creating figures, graphics, and other kinds of data visuals for social science analysis?

Knology is seeking a data visuals intern to support our transdisciplinary team of social scientists, journalists, and educators. The intern will produce data visuals for a variety of Knology outputs—including reports, peer-reviewed publications, presentations, and social media communications. They will also assist with a variety of small-scale administrative tasks (e.g., scheduling, emailing, metrics, survey programming, etc.) The ideal candidate for this position will have the following qualifications:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree (or evidence of current undergraduate / graduate enrollment);
• Basic coding skills in and experience using R (or comparable language) to create data visuals (analysis skills not required but a plus);
• Interest in / experience with other graphic design tools (e.g., Canva); and
• Experience programming surveys (using Lime, Qualtrics, or other similar online platforms).

This is a part-time internship position that will require roughly 5 hours of work per week. Exact starting and ending dates for the position are negotiable, but we anticipate the internship beginning on or around October 1, 2025. The intern will receive $18 / hour for data visuals production.

About Knology

Knology Ltd. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that leverages social science to drive positive change. Knology’s approach to research is not just theoretical—we work alongside highly networked organizations (including professional associations, media creators, libraries, museums, game developers, and community groups) to simultaneously study and solve real world challenges in real time. Through research, evaluation, convenings, and capacity building workshops, our transdisciplinary team of social scientists, writers, and educators helps professionals improve their ability to facilitate understanding and advance public conversation. Our work empowers education and communications professionals through research-based insights, tools, and resources that can be used to amplify impacts and generate shared community understandings that open new pathways to action.

Our website provides a comprehensive overview of our current work.

Knology has adopted a fully remote work model with staff located across the US. This position will be entirely remote, and its schedule can accommodate other work and school-related demands. Knology is only able to contract with US-based individuals who are legally able to work in the US.

Job Responsibilities and Benefits

Interns are considered part of the Knology staff, and will participate in data visualization activities across all of the organization’s projects.

This position comes with opportunities for professional growth and career advancement. As such, we are particularly interested in applicants looking to refine their data visualization skills and to broaden their data science and/or graphic design qualifications. While the data visuals intern will not conduct any data analysis or pursue independent research, they will be able to develop a portfolio that illustrates their contributions to Knology’s work and their own professional development.

Knology is committed to building an organization that respects and values all people. Our work environment is open to all employees, and we are committed to ensuring equal treatment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, age, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital, parental, or family status, military status, disability, or any other classification protected by law.

To Apply

If interested please submit a résumé (or CV) and a cover letter to Laura Tietjen (jobs@knology.org). Also please send up to three examples of visualizations you have created. Please ensure that your cover letter addresses the following:

• Your interest in the position;
• Your academic / professional background, and your primary qualifications / relevant experience. Please explain your proficiency with R (or comparable program), identifying particular data visualization skills and abilities you possess in connection with coding and graphic design tasks. Please also explain your abilities and experiences with survey programming; and
• What you would like to learn through this internship experience.

We will accept letters of interest until the position is filled.