Marketing Research Intern

Posted on 9/10/2025

Athene

Athene

No salary listed

West Des Moines, IA, USA

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We are driven to do more. More for our customers and the financial professionals who offer our products. If you are driven to do more and love the challenge of pursuing more, Athene is your kind of company. You will find we offer more than the basics to create an inclusive and dynamic work environment at our various locations.

Purpose:

Working at Athene is more than an internship — it’s a game changer for your career. Being an intern at Athene is seeing your idea come into fruition through collaborating with a team. It’s doing meaningful work with talented people. All internships are designed for you to create innovative solutions for our customers and the industry. Your internship is about making a difference in our communities. This is your chance to change the game with one of the leading retirement services companies in the United States.

What you can expect as an Athene Intern:

Professional development
Social events
Networking events
Volunteer opportunities
Community involvement
Collaboration with other interns
Paid housing option (if eligible)

Internships will run from mid-May to early August

Interviews and hiring decisions expect to be completed prior to mid-November, with some being completed as early as late September. Qualified candidates must be enrolled at an accredited college or university for Fall term 2026.

As a Research Analyst intern for Athene’s Marketing team, you will have the opportunity to learn how retail distribution and customer research is conducted, data analyzed and reported across the organization. Athene’s retail distribution channel serves customers in all 50 states, providing products in the retirement savings market, including fixed (FA) and fixed indexed annuity (FIA) and registered index-linked annuity (RILA) products. The ideal candidate will have a passion and curiosity for understanding data and developing insights to support business goals. In this role you will support the Research team’s initiatives and provide exposure to multiple marketing disciplines including data & analytics, integrated and product marketing, content, email automation, media and more.

Accountabilities:

  • Learn how market research is conducted in a business-to-business environment
  • Structure, analyze and develop research findings for qualitative and quantitative data.
  • Present research findings to leadership to drive positive experience results.
  • Explore third party data and industry reports to identify relevant insights to support business initiatives
  • Leveraging analytical and visualization tools to analyze, compile datasets and develop insights for stakeholders
  • Collaborate to explore how insights can be utilized within promotions and campaigns.


Qualifications and Experience:

  • Marketing, Market Research, Economics, Analytics, or related field of study.
  • Experience with Qualtrics, Tableau, databases, large data sets a plus
  • Creative problem-solver who is detail-oriented
  • Strong collaborator with excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Self-motivated with ability to manage multiple projects

Drive. Discipline. Confidence. Focus. Commitment.  Learn more about working at Athene.

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Athene is committed to inclusion and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law..