Team & Role Overview

The Business Analyst Intern will support the Application Optimization initiative, a strategic effort focused on improving the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and governance of enterprise applications. This initiative evaluates the organization’s application portfolio to identify redundancies, reduce application sprawl, and ensure that applications align with business needs and technology standards.

As part of this effort, the intern will work closely with technology teams, business stakeholders, and application owners to analyze application usage, assess business criticality, and identify opportunities for consolidation or rationalization. The role provides hands-on exposure to enterprise application management, data analysis, stakeholder collaboration, and technology strategy.

This internship is ideal for someone interested in business analysis, technology strategy, enterprise applications, and operational optimization within a large organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Application Optimization program by collecting, analyzing, and organizing application portfolio data.
• Partner with business stakeholders to evaluate and tier applications based on business criticality, operational importance, and usage.
• Analyze application data to identify redundancies, overlaps, and opportunities for rationalization or consolidation.
• Develop insights and recommendations to help guide application consolidation strategies.
• Document findings, application inventories, and evaluation outcomes in structured reports and dashboards.
• Collaborate with business application owners to validate application usage and dependency information.
• Assist with the transition from evaluation into the execution phase, supporting initiatives to consolidate or retire applications where plans have been defined.
• Participate in meetings with cross-functional teams to understand application needs and alignment with business processes.
• Support the creation of presentations and summaries for leadership outlining findings and recommendations from the evaluation process.
• Contribute to maintaining accurate records of applications, owners, usage patterns, and business impact.

Desired Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and identify patterns.
• Interest in enterprise technology, application management, or business process optimization.
• Experience with data analysis tools such as Excel, or similar tools; familiarity with dashboards or reporting tools is a plus.
• Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team environment.
• Curiosity about how technology supports business operations and a willingness to learn quickly.

The internship will run from June 1, 2026-August 14, 2026, up to 35 hours per week.

In accordance with applicable law, Hearst is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role if hired in New York City. The reasonable estimate, if hired in New York City, is $20.00 per hour. Please note this information is specific to those hired in New York City. If this role is open to candidates outside of New York City, the salary range would be aligned to that specific location. A final decision on the successful candidate’s starting salary will be based on a number of permissible, non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to skills and experience, training, certifications, and education. Hearst provides a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, 401(k), paid holidays and paid time off, employee assistance programs, and more.