Brooks Running's Run Research Team needs to collect and analyze perceptual data from product testers to inform product development, design, and merchandising, ensuring product performance meets consumer needs and driving innovation.
Requirements
- Experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Well-developed quantitative skills with an aptitude for report-building, data mining, and interpretation.
- Use your advanced data analytics skills to mine data in our Tableau historical dashboards containing over 3 million words of perception testing feedback for product over the last six years to recommend product improvements based on identified opportunities.
- Use your graduate level research skills to conduct Run Perception studies that lead to innovative testing procedures and optimization of product for all who run.
- creation of perception surveys that test the hypotheses at hand, analysis of qualitative results, and synthesis of data into a clear point of view highlighting how the product is performing.
- Product creation or running retail experience is ideal.
- Understand athletic product design features and components and how they influence fit, feel and ride.
Responsibilities
- Conduct internal and external perception testing data collections for inline footwear, innovation footwear, inline apparel and quality assurance.
- creation of perception surveys that test the hypotheses at hand, analysis of qualitative results, and synthesis of data into a clear point of view highlighting how the product is performing.
- Write scientific reports via PowerPoint and Microsoft Word. summarizing findings based on runner feedback that are delivered to product teams for use in product improvement.
- Use your graduate level research skills to conduct Run Perception studies that lead to innovative testing procedures and optimization of product for all who run.
- Use your advanced data analytics skills to mine data in our Tableau historical dashboards containing over 3 million words of perception testing feedback for product over the last six years to recommend product improvements based on identified opportunities.
- Assist with the management of Brooks perception testing community social media account on Facebook with timely and accurate responses to participants and the creation of engaging content for the group.
- As a part of your experience as a graduate intern at Brooks, you will have the opportunity to complete a project under the support and supervision of your manager.
Other
- Master’s degree with a background in biomechanics, kinesiology, and/or exercise science or an equivalent analytical field.
- Willing to commit to the intern position for six months onsite in Seattle, WA
- Willingness to learn and gain hands-on experience.
- Able to commit to up to 40 hours a week to be physically present at HQ.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, demonstrating effe988888ctive listening through concise, clear verbal and written communication.
