Our intern experiences

We offer four main types of global internship programmes across The Economist Group: commercial, business management, research and editorial. Interns from across the group talk about their internship experiences, their roles, what it's like to work for The Economist Group, and more.

Business management internships

You will work with senior executives, including the chief executive, in our offices in central London. This is a six-month programme. You will be given real responsibility, working on various strategic projects, exploring new business opportunities and making recommendations about the business. If you are a graduate or equivalent, with a passion for media and publishing, a self-starter who is entrepreneurial and creative with strong research, analysis and writing skills, we welcome you to apply for this internship.

Business management intern
Business management intern

Commercial internships

We offer unique internship opportunities in various regions and departments, including sales, circulation and marketing, IT, HR, finance, digital, conferences and more. You will work in the respective departments as part of a collaborative team. You should have a strong academic background, be customer-focused, and be able to own and deliver projects, provide solutions and take on a high level of responsibility.

Circulation intern, marketing
Digital solutions intern, EIU
Development intern, The Economist online
Sales intern, Custom Research, EIU
Commercial intern, education/e-learning
Sponsorship intern, Conferences
Engagement and operations intern, The Economist online
Ideas lab intern, The Economist online

Editorial internships

We have various opportunities for editorial internships across the Group. These are with The Economist newspaper, the Economist Intelligence Unit, Business Intelligence Services, Corporate Network, CQ Roll Call and other businesses. Proven writing and editing skills would be beneficial. The Economist newspaper’s editorial department runs three different types of internships every year. In addition to these three, we occasionally (but not every year at any set time) advertise for interns in the foreign and Britain departments of The Economist.

Risk Briefing data analyst intern

Research internships

There are opportunities across different regions and businesses to work as part of a collaborative team that develops project proposals and manages research projects on a range of business-related themes. Interns typically gain experience on a range of assignments: from supporting colleagues and editors on various projects to independently managing the delivery of key research. Some prior experience of writing, editing and multimedia content production in print and/or digital would be useful, together with an interest and knowledge of key business issues.

Custom research editorial intern

Where are they now?

A career at The Economist Group could take you anywhere. Meet some of our previous interns who have gone on to take up permanent roles in the company.

Account manager and marketing associate, digital editions
Marketing executive, The Economist online
Corporate development and innovations manager, EIU
Customer service and marketing executive, digital editions
Strategy and business development manager, Education