Graduate Intern – Aviation Business Development

This is a full-time graduate-level summer internship position. You will assist Commercial Management staff in providing business and financial analysis to evaluate new non-airline revenue opportunities. You will also assist with analysis to better understand and forecast revenue-producing activities at the airport, including parking, retail/dining, ground transportation, rental car activity, airport lounge use, and land and property development.

Some of your duties include:

• Develop and analyze financial models: The intern will work closely with Commercial Management staff in developing new financial analyses associated with business opportunities.
• Analytical support: The intern will assist the Senior Analyst with revenue activity analysis projects, including trend and causal analysis.
• Provide market research into new and existing revenue-producing opportunities, including industry research, market trends, and airport partner outreach.  
• Provide miscellaneous business development support and conduct other tasks as assigned. 

• A student – You must be currently enrolled in a Master’s degree program, or a recent graduate (< 1 year ago) of a degree program such as Business, Finance, International Trade, Math, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field.
• Committed to Equity – You will apply equity and exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices in all aspects of the work. At the Port of Seattle, equity is a daily responsibility and a foundational expectation for all Port employees.
• Technology – You have working knowledge of MS Office, particularly spreadsheet development using MS Excel.
• Communication – You have strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Organized and proactive – You’re able to perform multiple tasks, prioritize, organize, and complete projects under time constraints. You’re a self-motivated learner, willing to experiment to work through problems, have a keen interest in quantitative analysis
• Experienced – You have demonstrated work experience or coursework where quantitative analysis techniques such as cost-benefit analysis, forecasting, and project justification were successfully applied. You possess a good working knowledge of analysis, reporting, and presentation techniques, and knowledge of basic financial principles, such as net present value (NPV).
• Desired – We hope you understand business planning and business development.