2024 Summer Internship User Research (New York City)

Spotify is looking for enthusiastic students with a passion for music and an ambition to go far. This isn't just any internship! Our paid internship program will give you the chance to gain in-depth knowledge of what it's like to be a Spotify employee as well as get the opportunity to see the technology side of a fast growing company! Our summer internships will last for approximately 10 weeks this summer and start in the beginning of June.

Location

• New York

Job type

Internship

We’re looking for User Researcher Interns to join the band this summer. In this role, you will get to design research on our products and users and you will have an impact on the way the world listens to and experiences audio content.

What You'll Do

• Define, plan, and conduct user research with Spotify customers
• Deliver compelling insights to the product and design teams
• Facilitate evidence-based product and design decisions
• Contribute to company-wide research strategy

Who You Are

• You are pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in HCI, Psychology, Human Computer Interaction, Social Science, or a related field
• You have a graduation date of 2025
• You currently have valid work authorization to work in the country in which this role is based that will extend from June to August 2024
• You are available from June to August 2024 to participate in the summer internship
• You have strong interpersonal skills and comfort working with stakeholders across disciplines
• You have experience planning, scoping, conducting, analyzing and communicating research
• You are familiar with quantitative research methods, familiar with metrics and A/B tests, and are able to synthesize quantitative data with qualitative user research
• You are a great storyteller and communicator, able to speak fluently to business teams, designers, engineers and other partners (in English)
• You enjoy collaborative work in a dynamic, data-driven, creative environment

Where You'll Be

• This role will require you to work out of our New York City Office
• Working hours? We operate within ET for collaboration

Our global benefits

Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse.

All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub.

Social events, everything from fikas to connection time, panels and talks.

Spotify Premium Account, listen without limits with a free employee account.

Swag, official merch you can’t get anywhere else.

Learn about life at Spotify

The United States hourly rate for this position is $45 USD. This includes a one time intern stipend of $2,253 USD and is overtime eligible. These rates may be modified in the future. The role is eligible for select benefits such as Paid Public Holidays, Free Spotify Premium, and Learning and Development Trainings.

Our paid summer internships last for approximately 10 weeks and start at the beginning of June. The last day to apply is March 15th 2024 at 9 AM EST.

Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.

Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.