Summer analyst

Closing date: 6:00 pm, 4 April 2025 GMT / 1 pm, 4 April 2025 EDT

Salary: £18-20 per hour x 40 hours/week (varies by location)

Contract: 10 weeks fixed term, full-time position working 5 days a week

Location: New York / London, with remote work options

If you're looking for a challenging and rewarding summer opportunity to learn about the arts and cultural sector while gaining practical workplace skills, AEA Consulting's summer analyst program might just be the perfect fit for you!

AEA Consulting is a global consulting firm setting the standard in strategy and planning for the cultural and creative industries, known for our candid and impartial advice that draws on deep knowledge of the cultural sector as well as robust research and analytical insight. Since 1991, we have successfully delivered more than 1,200 assignments in 43 countries, helping clients around the world plan and realise vital and sustainable cultural projects. Our core service offerings include concept development, cultural plans, business plans, feasibility studies, policy development, and strategic plans.

AEA Consulting is seeking qualified applications for our Summer Analyst Program. Summer Analysts work closely with consulting staff on current client projects; broader research; and internal knowledge management, marketing, and communications. Our goal is to provide Summer Analysts with a stimulating opportunity to learn about the arts and cultural sector and the consulting profession, and to gain practical workplace skills while contributing meaningfully to our business.

The Summer Analyst Program takes place between late May and early September each year. Specific start and end dates are flexible and will be determined with the chosen applicant, but should include work for at least ten weeks. This is a full-time (40 hours per week), paid (hourly) position. We offer two placements: one in the UK and one in New York. To be considered for the role, you will need to reside and have the right to work in either New York State or the United Kingdom.

What you will be doing

• Supporting consultants with client projects, including undertaking contextual research, gathering data, preparing for client meetings, drafting client meeting summaries, assisting with financial modeling, data analysis, and the preparation of client deliverables;
• Collating data for annual Cultural Infrastructure Index;
• Helping to manage and utilise AEA’s digital knowledge;
• Supporting the Global Cultural Districts Network; and
• Reading and compiling cultural news and sector reports for internal staff knowledge.

Knowledge, skills, and experience

• Intellectual curiosity
• An interest in and passion for arts and culture
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, in order to communicate research and analysis to internal teams and often to clients
• Exceptional organisational skills in order to take initiative and often work independently – with an ability to focus and work efficiently in a stimulating, upbeat, yet often high-pressure environment
• Strong presentation and technical skills, including fluency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Spoken and written fluency in English is required
• Additional language(s) is desirable.
  

The position is open to graduate students, recent college (BA) graduates, or rising seniors in the arts, arts administration, architecture, urban planning, business, economics, or another field related to AEA's work.

AEA is committed to diversity and inclusion and to a more equitable arts and cultural sector. Our work requires a team that together represents a diversity of perspectives and lived experiences. Candidates from populations underrepresented in the arts and in management consulting are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.