Moxie Sozo

Moxie Sozo is searching for a Research + Strategy Intern. Neat, right?

We’re looking for a fresh, brilliant, enterprising, self-starter to contribute to a fast-growing ad agency in Boulder. Recent college grads are encouraged to apply!

This role will specifically support the Research + Strategy department in understanding and developing insights about products, markets, trends, consumers, and brands. You’ll be charged with helping to cultivate strategies that connect consumers to brands. Your contribution will inspire our creative teams as they work to produce soul-stirring, intellectually stimulating imagery and copy for a multitude of clients in diverse categories such as outdoor industry, natural foods segment, tourism and so much more.


This job entails equal parts research, strategy, creative and media. You’ll work project-by-project and touch every piece of business and every internal department on a daily basis. Applicants must be versatile, willing and excited to juggle many responsibilities at once while meeting deadlines and balancing priorities.

Position: Full-time, unpaid internship

Timeframe: 4 month duration October–February (dates flexible) with potential to extend another 3 months paid.

Applicants must:
• Be familiar with, or be an expert in digital analytics, media and research software as well as the fundamentals of basic research tools
• Possess strong thinking, analytical, research, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Be able to analyze data and draw insights about our clients and their needs
• Be able to synthesize insights into strategy
• Be able to merge many fresh ideas into one that will match the client’s overall goal and target market
• Have experience in brand positioning, message development, target audience identification, and needs alignment
• Be a strong problem-solver, innovative, and able to adapt to new technologies and industry trends
• Be a strategic thinker, curious, creative and passionate
• Be digitally fluent
• Be able to communicate creative and technical concepts, strategies, trends, and metrics to both clients and creatives
• Be able to multi-task and work both collaboratively and autonomously
• Have strong knowledge and interest in the advertising media landscape
• Be Mac-proficient. Fluency in Word, Keynote, InDesign is a bonus
• Have a range of interests and experiences
• Understand the concepts of communications and media planning

Core Responsibilities:
Support our Research + Strategy team by:
• Attending both client and internal meetings
• Note-taking and composing meeting summaries
• Performing competitive and industry research
• Assisting the development of high-level brand strategy
• Building presentations that speak to existing or potential clients