Economics Writing and Analysis Intern

About the Opportunity

Do you like researching and writing about economics issues? The Richmond Fed’s Research Department is looking for an intern to support both its Publications team and its Applied Analysis team. You’ll have the opportunity to write for Research Department publications, including our economics magazine Econ Focus and our blog Regional Matters. You will also work with regional research analysts on various data and analysis tasks.  

The Richmond Fed’s summer internship program provides outstanding students with the opportunity to gain valuable work experience at a unique institution. Through advanced project work assignments and professional development activities, interns are provided with an extensive understanding of the work of the Federal Reserve. The Writing and Analysis intern will have the opportunity to enhance business, economics and communication skills through research and writing and will receive targeted leadership training, mentorship and exclusive networking opportunities.  

What You Will Do: 

• Research and write a feature-length article for our quarterly economics magazine, Econ Focus.
• Support other publications, as needed, with research, writing and copyediting.
• Assist with the update of economic reports, which may include organizing and analyzing data and creating data visualizations.

Qualifications: 

• Competitive applicants for the Economics Writing and Analysis Internship normally have at least a 3.5 GPA in their economics coursework and overall. 

• Some writing/editing experience (for example, in an extracurricular activity such as a student newspaper or journal) is preferred. 

• Basic knowledge of and experience in use of research techniques.  

• Passionate about data exploration and the ability to communicate findings.  

• Team-player willing to work and learn in a small, high performing, and collaborative environment, often at a fast pace and under time constraints.  

• Familiarity with a statistical program such as Stata, SAS, or R  

• For this internship, please submit 2 - 3 writing samples—ideally on economics, but samples can be on other topics if they show your ability to write interestingly on complex subject matter for a nontechnical audience. 

With an application, submit a cover letter, college transcript, and resume. Documents should be uploaded as attachments to your electronic submission. Formatted attachments can include Microsoft Office products, PDFs, JPGs or HTML documents; size for each is limited to 1.5Mb. 

Other Requirements and Considerations: 

• Candidates should review the Bank’s Employee Code of Conduct to ensure compliance with conflict-of-interest rules and personal investment restrictions.  The Code is available on the About Us, Careers webpage at www.richmondfed.org. 

• Sponsorship is not available for this role. 

• Selected candidate is subject to special background check procedures. 

• The hourly rate for summer interns is $23.50/hour.  

• Onsite presence required

• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply by January 31, 2027. 

• US Citizenship status is required. 

The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond provides equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, sex, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.