Analytics Project Manager Intern

About SOCAN

SOCAN is a not-for-profit copyright collective dedicated to ensuring music creators and publishers receive what they have rightfully earned for the use of their work. SOCAN supports and represents nearly 200,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers. Through licensing, global royalty collection and advocacy, we help creators to keep making the music that entertains, moves, and inspires us.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism

SOCAN thrives with a variety of viewpoints, identities, and backgrounds, and is committed to anti-racism. Everyone is welcome to apply for our wide range of roles, regardless of gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, race, age, culture, sexual orientation, religious belief, or physical ability. Learn more about SOCAN’s commitment to Inclusion & Anti-Racism.

Why Work with Us?

• Make a difference by supporting and collaborating with a vibrant and creative community.
• Enjoy many options for workplace flexibility and work-life balance.
• Get involved in the rapidly changing creative space.
• Advocate for and empower the creative community.
• Help music creators earn more income and make a living.

What We Offer

• 35-hour workweek schedule (possible flexible work options, i.e., 4-day work week, position based).
• Access to SOCAN fitness facility.
• Inclusive and collaborative working environment.

About The Analytics Project Manager Intern Role

SOCAN is seeking an Analytics Project Manager Intern to join our growing Data Analytics and Strategic Solutions team. As an Analytics Project Manager Intern, you will support the BI team by optimizing our DevOps environment, coordinating agile rituals, maintaining a healthy and well-defined backlog, and translating team progress into clear business insights. You will streamline workflows, facilitate sprint ceremonies, ensure user stories and acceptance criteria are complete, and build dashboards that track key performance metrics such as lead time, sprint velocity, and burndown trends. Through this work, you will help improve team efficiency, transparency, and overall delivery effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• DevOps Environment Optimization: Conduct an audit of the current board structure and lead the migration to a standardized workflow. This includes mapping out state transitions (e.g., "In Progress" to "Peer Review"), automating ticket movements, and ensuring the board reflects the actual lifecycle of a BI project.
• Sprint Coordination & Rituals: Act as a "Junior Scrum Master," facilitating daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives. The goal is to keep the team focused on the sprint goal, document blockers, and ensure that action items from retrospectives are implemented in the next cycle.
• Backlog Grooming & Requirement Mapping: Work closely with the team to ensure the backlog is "healthy." This involves chasing down missing details for user stories, ensuring acceptance criteria are clearly defined, and flagging stagnant tickets to keep the pipeline moving.
• Data Analysis & Progress Reporting: Translate technical progress into business insights. Build and maintain dashboards that track key metrics like Lead Time (how long for a feature from idea to production), Sprint Velocity (how much work the team can realistically handle), and Burndown Charts (real-time tracking of work remaining in the sprint).

Qualifications & Experience

• Currently enrolled in post-secondary education.
• Available to work 35 hours a week, May through August.
• Strong communication (both written and verbal) skills.
• Experience with the MS suite of tools (Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint), with a proficiency in Excel.
• Understanding of SQL and analytical database design.
• Understanding of modern business intelligence concepts and tools, such as data warehousing and Power BI.
• Understanding of data analysis tools such as Python or R.
• Knowledge and interest in working in the Music Industry.

Accessibility & Accommodation

SOCAN is committed to providing an inclusive workplace environment that meets the accessibility needs of employees with disabilities. Should you require accommodations, please contact us directly at hr@socan.com; applications submitted to this email address will not be accepted.

Equal Employment Opportunity

SOCAN is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making hiring decisions without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, ethnic origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, sexual orientation, record of offences, marital status, family status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law, regulation, or ordinance. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply, even if they don't meet every single requirement.

Key skills/competency

• Project Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Scrum Master
• Data Analysis
• Business Intelligence (BI)
• SQL
• Power BI
• DevOps
• Workflow Optimization
• Communication Skills