Research Intern- Summer 2026
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Job Description
About Company:
Cleveland Research Company (CRC) is an employee-owned, independent research firm located in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 2006, CRC has 15 research teams covering over 150 companies. They provide research to Hedge Funds, Mutual Funds, Branded Manufacturers, and Food Manufacturers, focusing on identifying fundamental inflection points to aid in the analysis of covered companies and industry forecasts.
Job Description:
This is a Research Intern position for the summer of 2026 (May 2026 to August 2026, 12 weeks). As a Summer Intern, you will work on one of the research teams, covering a specific industry as well as publicly traded companies within one of our sectors – consumer, healthcare, industrial, technology.
Responsibilities Include:
• Becoming an expert on your sector and covered companies
• Develop and maintain relationships with industry sources
• Build and update financial models for each company
• Interact and share conviction with our internal sales force
• Assist in the production of written reports to be distributed to our institutional money manager clients
• Attend industry events to gain an in-depth understanding of the sector
• Gather and analyze proprietary market research
• Compile and analyze macroeconomic and industry data
In addition to being on one of our research teams, the intern experience will include:
• An independent research project
• Weekly group financial discussions with the President of CRC
• Visit to a client meeting and/or tradeshow shadow day with one of our senior team members
• Mock portfolio competition
• Comprehensive training program including weekly mentor interactions, classroom style sessions, and job shadow experiences
Position Requirements:
• This internship is open to applicants graduating in May 2026, December 2026, or May 2027
• Currently enrolled in a graduate or an undergraduate program.
• Finance and other Business majors have been the most prominent.
• Strong work ethic and interest in learning the equity and market research industry
• Well-developed analytical skills
• Ability to master complex tasks and multi-task with minimal supervision
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• This position requires a full-time, on-site presence at our downtown Cleveland office in order to effectively work with teams.
Benefits:
• Competitive pay
• Free fully furnished downtown apartment
• Free food and events
