Market Research Internship - Summer 2025

At Van Metre, we believe that each employee contributes directly to our growth, success, and culture. We seek out candidates who love to challenge themselves and work with others to fulfill this role. Van Metre is seeking a Market Research Intern for Summer 2025!

The Market Research Intern will oversee the day-to-day operations of market research projects and support the market research team in collecting, analyzing, and reporting data related to the new homes market. The role involves managing research projects, coordinating with both internal and external research partners, and providing administrative support to ensure research projects are completed on time and within budget.

All Van Metre interns will have the opportunity to meet and network with interns and employees from other departments and divisions. Interns will engage in a series of trainings that will help them to excel in their particular roles and to broaden their understanding of the company and the many different ways to become involved at Van Metre. The internship program is designed to give our interns valuable and broadly applicable experience that will continue to be an asset well into the future.

This is a fully in-person internship and the Market Research Intern will be working at our Broadlands Office in Ashburn, VA.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with the management of market research projects, including coordinating project timelines, overseeing data collection, and ensuring project milestones are met
• Hands-on management of various new home listing sites, including MLS, Zillow and BDX. This includes gathering information for new listings, managing the flow of information across all communities and weekly audits
• Collaborate with both internal and external partners to oversee correct execution of listing services, competitive market analyses and research studies
• Assist in the development and implementation of market research surveys and focus groups to gather data from potential homebuyers
• Monitor and report on the progress of research studies, providing updates to the market research team as needed
• Maintain accurate records of research projects, including timelines, and deliverables
• Provide administrative support to the market research team, including scheduling meeting

Qualifications:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including MS Excel and MS Word
• CRM experience (Hubspot preferred)
• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, or a related field
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience creating reports and presentations
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work in a fast-paced environment

*Van Metre's Summer 2025 Internship Program is an 8-week program in which Interns get the opportunity to hone the skills in their field but also learn about our business. The Program starts the first week in June 2025 and runs through early August. Interns will attend trainings and planned sessions with Executives from every team, learning about every aspect of a product, from inception to completion, sale, and management. The goal is to assist in your quest to become a well-rounded individual, just like our company is! *

Compensation Information:

• Salary: $15.00/hr

Van Metre Core Values

Integrity; Ownership; Respect and Dignity; Diversity and Inclusion; Teamwork; Community; Work/Life Balance

Van Metre Mission Statement

The mission of Van Metre Companies is to build and continually improve upon the storied reputation, earned over the years since the Company’s founding in 1955, of providing top quality homes, investment properties and services to our customers and clients. The Company’s emphasis on integrity, professionalism and philanthropy ingrained by our founder Albert G. Van Metre, Sr. has garnered trust and respect in the Washington, D.C. area and beyond. It is critical to our future that we maintain that reputation and assure that Van Metre Companies continues to excel in real estate development and construction and in the management of apartment, retail and office investment properties, as well as in the provision of mortgage and related services. It is the task of our dedicated, energetic, and involved professionals to advance our ability to set the benchmark for luxury living and refined commercial development. The capstone of our mission is to make the “Van Metre” signature an icon for elegant residential communities, and industry leading condominium and apartment communities, as well as Class A neighborhood retail centers and office developments.