Posted at: 3 April

Monitoring & Insights Internship - US Remote

Company

Penta Group is a Washington, D.C.-based B2B stakeholder solutions firm specializing in data-driven communications and reputation management, serving a global clientele including Fortune 50 companies.

Remote Hiring Policy:

Penta Group supports remote work and hires from various regions, with team members located in North America, Europe, and Asia. Specific roles may have location requirements, such as the Media Monitoring Internship, which is open only to applicants in Hawaii.

Job Type

Full-time

Allowed Applicant Locations

United States

Salary

$20 per hour

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Job Description

Penta Group is a global company providing data-driven solutions to help clients achieve their objectives in an increasingly complex stakeholder environment. We provide cutting-edge intelligence products to help clients understand what their stakeholders think, see, and hear, and then leverage that intelligence to develop and execute effective, measurable strategies.

Our global team brings decades of experience in business, government, communications, research, data science, and media. Our clients include companies across a variety of industries, including technology, financial services, energy, healthcare, and more. Penta has offices in New York, London, Washington, DC, San Francisco, Dublin, London, Brussels, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

Role Summary:

As a Monitoring & Insights Intern, you will support Penta’s Intelligence division across both our proprietary insights and real-time monitoring services, helping global clients understand stakeholder sentiment, media coverage, and emerging risks. You will work with large volumes of news, media, and proprietary data to produce both real-time outputs and longer-form analysis, contributing to alerts, briefings, and client and industry facing reports on reputation, topic trends, and stakeholder views. Your work will involve tracking developments as they unfold, identifying key drivers behind trends, creating visualizations, and translating data into clear, actionable insights.

Working alongside our analysts, you will use industry-leading media aggregation and analytics tools to monitor coverage in real time while building structured analyses. You will support the delivery of alerts, briefings, and reports, helping clients respond to media developments as they happen while also contributing to deeper insights that inform planning, strategy, and decision-making. This role is ideal for an ambitious and analytically minded early-career professional interested in media analysis, business intelligence, and stakeholder insights, and offers training, mentorship, and professional development within a fast-paced and dynamic team.

This role is expected to:

Monitor news and events across outlets and platforms, including print, digital, television, radio, and social media
Collaborate with a team of analysts to alert the news to clients in a timely and effective manner
Collect and prepare data to support media analysis and scheduled report deliveries
Assist with long-term research projects
Create pivot tables from Excel report data
Update report graphics and charts for review
Write descriptive text to tell the stories behind data
Validate and interpret automated scoring from Penta’s proprietary platform on reputation risk, and stakeholder views

The ideal candidate will have:

A bachelor's degree in any discipline, where a focus on communications, journalism, economics, history, or another social science is preferred
Experience writing analytical reports & creating engaging presentations using Microsoft office, or Google Suite products
A solid understanding of leveraging Excel for exploratory data analysis & visualization purposes
A strong interest in media, the 24/7 news cycle, and the intersection of culture, business, and politics
Excellent communication, organizational, and writing skills
Intellectual curiosity and a desire to understand the deeper meaning behind content or data
Meticulous attention to detail and a strong ownership mentality
Coachability and possess a learning & growth oriented mindset
The ability to prioritize multiple, competing priorities
Experience working in teams with a collaborative mindset

Compensation:

This is a non-exempt position eligible for overtime. The hourly pay for this internship will be $20 per hour. Any pre-approved hours worked over 40 hours per week will be paid at time and a half.

Benefits:

Dynamic and supportive environment for learning and growth
Access to ongoing training to help develop a strong understanding of the technology and methods used to monitor the news
Mentoring opportunities and support in the development of long-term career goals

Location, Work Hours, and Remote Schedule:

For this position, we are only considering applicants located in the United States who are able to work remotely 35-40 hours per week during a morning shift (6 am - 2 pm ET) or afternoon shift (2 pm - 10 pm ET). Occasional evening shifts (5pm - 8 pm ET) on both Saturday and Sunday will be required on a rotational basis every six weeks throughout the internship. The internship’s duration will be 6 months with an anticipated start date of mid-May 2026.

Penta Group, LLC values diversity and inclusion, is committed to equal employment opportunity, and to compliance with federal anti-discrimination laws. We also comply with District of Columbia law, which prohibits discrimination and harassment against employees, applicants for employment and interns based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, reproductive health decisions and breastfeeding), national origin, disability, age (18 and over), personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family responsibilities, matriculation (e.g., being enrolled in a college or university or in a business, nursing, professional, secretarial, technical or vocational school), political affiliation, genetic information (including family medical history), lawful use of tobacco products, unemployment status and status as a victim or the family member of a victim of domestic violence, a sexual offense or stalking.

Penta Group, LLC is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application and hiring process. If you require an accommodation to complete your application, participate in an interview, or otherwise engage in the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected]. We will work with you to ensure appropriate arrangements are made.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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