Data Analytics Intern

SoundCloud empowers artists and fans to connect and share through music. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud is an artist-first platform empowering artists to build and grow their careers by providing them with the most progressive tools, services, and resources. With over 400+ million tracks from 40 million artists, the future of music is SoundCloud.

The SoundCloud summer internship program is a 10-week paid internship starting in June and ending in August. Our DEI-focused program is designed to create sustainable pipelines to invest in SoundCloud’s future, discover new, diverse talent at all levels, and develop future leaders who will contribute to all business areas. Interns will be fully immersed in the team, receiving opportunities to enhance their skills, and contribute to our mission. 

Furthermore, interns will receive various professional and personal development opportunities, like mentorship programming, fireside chats with senior leadership, innovative stretch assignments, and the chance to participate in networking events with other SoundCloud employees across the organization.

SoundCloud is looking for a Data Analytics intern to join our Recommendation Content team. They will work closely with the team to analyze A&R talent lists and expert picks, identifying the most effective criteria for discovering rising stars in the music industry. By leveraging data-driven insights, predictive modeling, and trend analysis, the intern will help refine our talent selection process, ensuring a more accurate and efficient approach to artist discovery. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze A&R talent lists and expert recommendations to identify key indicators for rising talent
• Leverage historical data and engagement trends to develop a scoring framework for ranking emerging artists
• Perform exploratory data analysis, predictive modeling, and trend identification to optimize talent discovery
• Create visualizations and reports to clearly communicate insights and trends
• Present actionable insights and recommendations to improve scouting accuracy and talent selection processes in the final week

Experience and Background:

• Ability to explore and analyze datasets using SQL and basic statistical techniques
• Proficiency with Pandas and NumPy for data cleaning, manipulation, and analysis
• Experience with Excel, Tableau, Looker, Plotly or Matplotlib for effectively presenting insights
• Strong ability to interpret data trends and provide clear, actionable recommendations
• Excellent storytelling and communication skills to share findings clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Internship applications must be submitted by April 4th, 2025. 

The summer internship program will be 10 weeks from June 2nd, 2025 - August 8th, 2025 (these dates are not flexible). This is a full-time internship and will be hybrid based out of our Berlin office. In-person attendance will be expected 2-3 times a week.  

About us:

• We are a multinational company with offices in the US (New York and Los Angeles), Germany (Berlin), and the UK (London)
• We provide a flexible work culture that offers the opportunity to collaborate and connect in person at our offices as well as accommodating work from home
• We are deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion at all levels of our organization and fostering a community where everyone’s voice, perspective and experience is respected and heard
• We believe a strong team is made by investing in employees through mentorship, workshops and enrichment opportunities

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at SoundCloud

SoundCloud is for everyone. Diversity and open expression are fundamental to our organization; they help us lead what’s next in music by understanding and empowering our creators and fans, no matter their identity. We acknowledge the challenges in the music industry, and strive to influence an inclusive culture where everyone can contribute respectfully and thrive, especially the historically marginalized communities that many of our creators, fans and SoundClouders identify with. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment at SoundCloud for everyone, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, migration background, national origin, age, disability status, or care-giver status.

At SoundCloud you can find your community or elevate your allyship by joining a Diversity Resource Group. Diversity Resource Groups are employee-organized groups focused on supporting and promoting the interests of a particular underrepresented community in order to build a more inclusive culture at SoundCloud. Anyone can join, whether you share the identity or strive to be an ally.