Analyst Student

When you work at Daktronics, you’ll be part of something amazing. We design, engineer, manufacture and support bold, eye-catching digital LED and LCD video displays and audio systems.   

Our products bring excitement to professional, college and high school games. They attract customers for businesses around the world, and even provide direction for people as they travel, work and play.  

As part of the Daktronics team, you’ll have interesting, impactful work with flexible opportunities. You can learn and grow at a company that provides competitive compensation and meaningful benefits – and the people are second to none.  

Learn more About Daktronics!

We recruit high-potential college students for a variety of long-term degree-specific experiences designed to develop them personally and professionally into competitive candidates for future full-time employment at Daktronics.   

Where is this opportunity located? 

Position has opportunity to work from a US Based home office. This position is open to candidates eligible to work in the U.S. 

What will work look like for me?  

At Daktronics, you will experience challenging and meaningful work; you will have peers who will challenge you to find solutions, take initiative, and develop a strong understanding of Daktronics products, policies, and procedures.   

Analyst Students may gain experience in these areas: 

• Using analytics to gain business insight and drive improvements.  
• Gathering business requirements for tools, product offerings, or systems. 
• Data integrity solutions and best practices for data validation and verification. 
• Process improvements – how to successfully plan, implement, document, and train systemic changes.  
• Programming in Excel, SQL, Power BI, and other programs to create tools for business use. 
• Business communication.  

Analyst Students may participate in the following activities:  

• Discovering, preparing, organizing, and analyzing data from across the enterprise to support Business Intelligence and Analytics solutions. 
• Ensuring data integrity in databases. 
• Managing and analyzing reports using internal and external programs such as Salesforce, Glovia, Windchill, and Excel. 
• Utilizing tools such as PowerBI to develop self-service reports and dashboards. 
• Understanding the business processes and how they interact with the data. 
• Discovering, designing, developing, and maintaining solutions using programming languages such as SQL or VBA. 
• Assisting with quality assurance (QA) of solutions. 
• Troubleshooting data issues with production solutions. 
• Collaborating with others to solve problems. 

Check out our Daktronics Student Career Video.    

Pay and perks: 

The typical hiring pay for this position is $14.75/hr. to $15.50/hr. The actual offer will consider a wide range of factors, including relevant education, experience, geographic location, and applicable local legislation.

Students with GPA of 3.5 and above are eligible for a $500 bonus (Academic Excellence Reward) each semester completed while employed.  

This position will be eligible for company benefits including, employee discount program, employee assistance program, community donation program, unpaid time off, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, leaves, disability, and accommodations.  

This information is intended to be a general overview and may be modified by Daktronics due to factors affecting the business.  

Academic Requirements: 

• The preferred candidate will be a currently enrolled as a student and registered in at least 12 credits at an accredited Bachelor’s Degree program in Math, Statistics, Business, Economics, Computer Science, Data Science, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field.  
• The preferred candidate will be in their sophomore or junior year of school.  
• Only strong academic performers in undergraduate coursework will be considered.  
• Must maintain an acceptable GPA.  
• Unofficial transcripts or web transcripts must be submitted with application to be considered.  

Other Requirements:  

• Candidate should be available to work 15-20 hours per week during the academic year and up to 40 hours per week during the summer. 
• Good oral and written communication skills. Fluent in English, both written and verbal.  
• Good organizational and problem-solving skills and self-motivation.   
• Microsoft office experience preferred.  
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment.    
• Ability to understand and take direction on solving complex business information problems.   
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of all Daktronics information.   
• Ability to meet all workplace safety requirements.
• Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
• Daktronics does not sponsor, renew, or extend immigration visas for this position.

Daktronics is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetics, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or citizenship status. If you would like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here.