Market Research Intern
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Job Description
About the Company: The Good Food Institute (GFI)
The Good Food Institute (GFI) is a nonprofit think tank dedicated to transforming the global food system. Its core mission is to make food production better for the planet, people, and animals. GFI collaborates with scientists, businesses, and policymakers, focusing specifically on advancing plant-based, fermentation-enabled, and cultivated meat products, aiming to make them delicious, affordable, and accessible.
GFI operates as an international network of organizations, funded by philanthropy. It positions alternative proteins as an essential solution to address critical global challenges such as climate change, global health, food security, and biodiversity loss.
The organization is committed to fostering a respectful, supportive, fair, and welcoming work environment for all. It prioritizes inclusive hiring practices, using an anonymizing tool to redact personal information from applications to ensure fairness. GFI encourages applications from individuals of every race, color, orientation, age, gender, origin, and ability.
GFI’s core values include:
• Believing change is possible
• Doing the most good possible
• Sharing knowledge freely
• Acting on evidence
• Inviting everyone to the table
About the Job: Market Research Intern
The Market Research Intern position at GFI is focused on developing data-driven insights to accelerate the alternative protein industry. This role offers an opportunity to develop analytical and storytelling skills through market research projects designed to deepen understanding of the alternative proteins industry and Americans’ food attitudes and behaviors.
Key Responsibilities:
• Supporting a Custom Research Project: Assisting with a project on online food narratives and mis- and disinformation concerning alternative proteins. This involves conducting social media tracking analysis and contributing to the drafting of a consumer survey.
• Conducting Desk Research and Literature Reviews: Reviewing external consumer research publications on alternative proteins to update and maintain a comprehensive research library.
• Supporting Corporate Engagement Team: Addressing ad hoc consumer research questions originating from academic researchers and industry experts.
• Performing Other Duties: Undertaking additional market research support tasks as assigned.
Who GFI is Looking For (Required Experience and Skills):
• Data Analysis and Visualization Experience: Demonstrated experience, whether from work, academic, or personal projects.
• Spreadsheet Proficiency and Statistical Understanding: Quick and intuitive grasp of spreadsheets (Excel preferred) and familiarity with statistics to “sense check” findings.
• Data Storytelling Skills: Ability to craft concise and compelling narratives from data, including using visual mediums like PowerPoint and Google Slides, and to write whitepapers tailored for academic and business audiences.
• Familiarity with Food Cultural Narratives: Understanding of cultural narratives surrounding food, and a willingness to explore and comprehend narratives shaping Americans’ food choices across various political and cultural belief systems, as seen in conventional and social media.
• Interest in the Alternative Protein Industry: A genuine interest in the sector.
• Commitment to Inclusive Work Environment: A dedication to fostering a respectful, supportive, fair, and welcoming work environment.
• Strong Support for GFI’s Mission and Philosophy: Demonstrated interest in areas such as plant-based and other alternative proteins, public health, environmentalism, climate change, animal protection, or hunger relief.
• Alignment with GFI’s Values.
GFI encourages applications from individuals who are passionate about the mission and believe they can be successful, even if they don’t meet every single job requirement.
Position Details:
• Position Type: Independent Contractor
• Position Term: 20 hours per week for 12 weeks.
• Location: Remote; United States.
• Stipend: The hourly rate is $20/hour, totaling $4,800 for the 12-week assignment. Payment will be made pro-rata biweekly.
• Reports to: Taylor Leet-Otley, Consumer Research Lead.
Important Dates:
• Application Deadline: July 24, 2025.
• Anticipated Start Date: September 9, 2025.
