Federal Reserve Summer 2027 Research Business Survey Internship

• →Conduct outreach to businesses to recruit them into the Richmond Fed Business Survey panel, including but not limited to telephone and email.  

• →Assist in designing and implementing marketing strategies to increase participation in regional business surveys. 

• →Track, analyze, and report on survey recruiting efforts  to increase campaign performance and measure impact. 

• →Assist in analyzing survey participant data to understand response trends and enhance the survey participant database. 

• →Conduct literature reviews on survey methodology.  

• →Participate in trainings on survey methodology.  

• Strong verbal and written communication skills. 

• Strong attention to detail. 

• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously. 

• Ability to work well in a team setting but also independently. 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. 

• The ideal candidate has an interest in survey research and preferably some experience working on surveys in a professional or an academic setting, although not necessary. 

• High interest in and enthusiasm for our business surveys and our efforts to expand participation. 

• Organized, thorough, and enjoys keeping track of a lot of information. 

• Exceptional people skills, dedicated to the highest level of customer service, and enjoys talking on the phone. 

• Resourceful and able to hunt down firm information and evaluate sources for quality. 

With an application, submit a cover letter, college transcript, and resume. Documents should be uploaded as attachments to your electronic submission. Formatted attachments can include Microsoft Office products, PDFs, JPGs or HTML documents; size for each is limited to 1.5Mb. 

• Candidates should review the Bank’s Employee Code of Conduct to ensure compliance with conflict of interest rules and personal investment restrictions.  The Code is available on the About Us, Careers webpage at  www.richmondfed.org. 

• Sponsorship is not available for this role. 

• Selected candidate is subject to special background check procedures. 

• The hourly rate is $23.50/hour. 

• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply by January 31, 2027. 

• US Citizenship is required 

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