Business Analyst; MBA Fellowship

Project Overview

POLITICO is seeking a Business Analyst, MBA Fellow to examine and articulate the value of digital newsletters as a core journalistic product and primary touchpoint for audiences. This project focuses on understanding why newsletters matter and how they reinforce POLITICO’s role as a trusted, must‑read source of journalism, how they shape reader behavior and loyalty, and how they compare to similar products across the industry.

The Fellow will explore newsletters not just as a distribution channel, but as a defining product that delivers context, expertise, and habit‑forming engagement in a digital news environment.

• Identify how newsletters fit into POLITICO’s broader journalism and product ecosystem
• Analyze how newsletters support trust, authority, and habit formation compared to other digital formats
• Conduct competitive analysis of peer publishers’ newsletter offerings (format, voice, cadence, audience role)
• Evaluate how emerging tools (including AI‑assisted workflows or insights) could responsibly support newsletter production, personalization, or audience understanding without replacing editorial judgment
• Distill findings into a clear narrative about the role and value of newsletters in modern journalism

• Currently pursuing an MBA degree with a strong interest in strategy, analytics, media, or digital business models
• Experience with or exposure to data analysis, research, or business intelligence tools; strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into insights
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment balancing critical thinking with hands‑on execution

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Business Analyst (MBA Fellowship)