2026 Summer Associate

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Altman Solon Campus

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Posted 5 months ago

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Los Angeles, California

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Smart Summary

As a Summer Associate, you will guide day-to-day activities of project workstreams, including market sizing and business model development. You will also lead deck development and present key findings to clients.

This summer associate position at Altman Solon is designed for first-year MBA students. It requires strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with an emphasis on independent planning, execution, and contributing to team efforts in achieving client goals. A passion for learning and an interest in the TMT industry are essential.

Must Have Skills for ATS

MBA

Consulting

TMT Industry

Financial Modeling

Market Sizing

Business Model Development

Primary Research

Secondary Research

Survey Design

Data Analysis

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Project Management

Client Management

Presentation Skills

Job Description

Altman Solon Summer Associate 

Altman Solon is a global strategy consulting group that focuses exclusively on the telecommunications, media and technology (TMT) related sectors. As the largest global TMT strategy firm, we assist clients in fast, high-impact, confident decision making. We enable clients to seize new opportunities, improve performance, and increase shareholder value within complex and converging industries. 

As a Summer Associate at Altman Solon, you will be exposed to the full breadth of Senior Consultant responsibilities. Over the course of the program, you will receive both formal and on-the-job training, be staffed on internal and client projects, and gain a robust understanding of the Altman Solon experience and the Senior Consultant role. Responsibilities include: 

  • Guiding day-to-day activities of one or more project workstreams and typically owning a workstream including: 
  • Market sizing, business model development, and other quantitative analyses
  • Primary and secondary research, including survey design and analysis and interviews with subject matter experts
  • Development of original frameworks and strategies including customer segmentation, go-to-market strategies, churn reduction initiatives, etc.
  • Assuming a key role with clients, ensuring we are providing innovative and actionable solutions to their most critical problems
  • Leading deck development and presentation of key findings and recommendations to our clients
  • Developing content-specific knowledge while supporting business development efforts and building client relationships 

The Summer Associate role is open to current first-year MBA students who are on track to graduate in winter 2026 or spring 2027. The summer program will run from June 8th to August 14th in the Boston, MA; New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA: and San Francisco, CA offices. We are looking for a Summer Associate who can: 

Independently plan and execute on one or more research and/or analysis tasks. This includes: 

  • Creating workplans from the project’s high level goals, setting efficient yet practical deadlines, and developing an approach to the research and/or analysis needed 
  • Leveraging problem solving skills to generate frameworks and structure the client’s business problem into logical manageable components that will guide their growth strategy
  • Remaining flexible and adaptable when goals or deadlines shift, and being able to scale a workstream to meet the client’s needs
  • Leading junior staff in designing financial and operational models and conducting secondary and primary research gathering activities, including surveys and expert interviews
  • Synthesizing complex data and qualitative information into meaningful insights 

Meaningfully contribute to the team’s efforts in achieving client goals. This includes: 

  • Confidently communicating complex ideas and concepts via verbal, written, and visual means 
  • Playing an active role in formulating the full storyline of the project, and being able to distill the key information into an executive narrative 
  • Establishing a viewpoint on what key questions should be prioritized beyond what’s articulated in the explicit agreement and developing hypotheses that address those questions 
  • Developing content mastery and bringing in learnings from outside material or prior projects 

Enthusiastically contribute to firm growth and culture. A great Summer Associate: 

  • Enjoys working collaboratively with teams  
  • Is dedicated to producing high-quality output with integrity and exceptional attention to detail  
  • Is excited about the prospect of contributing to internal firm life and culture 
  • Has passion for learning and interest in TMT industry, with ability to absorb information quickly and effectively and nurture a growth mindset 

Benefits as a Full Time Senior Consultant at Altman Solon 

Trusted Leader with Industry Expertise and Innovative Approaches 

  • As the leading pure play communications and media strategy consulting group globally, we assist operating companies and financial groups in fast, high-impact, confident decision making 
  • Deep industry knowledge and advanced analytics allow us to develop more actionable insights and recommendations, delivering better advice, more quickly – we succeed in building long-term client relationships because of the results we deliver 
  • Altman Solon’s industry focus and shorter average project duration allows employees to quickly gain exposure to a breadth of projects and develop an expertise in TMT along with a sophisticated consulting toolkit 

Growing Firm with an Entrepreneurial Spirit & Inclusive Culture 

  • The size of our organization allows our Senior Consultants to constantly experience new challenges and growth opportunities while building relationships with senior Altman Solon team members who are recognized as experts in their field 
  • Senior Consultants play a key role in shaping the future of our firm and culture – from serving as role-models for more junior staff to spearheading internal initiatives to leaving a lasting impression on clients 
  • We realize work/life fit is important to our Senior Consultants. Our default schedule is a low-travel model, accelerating our Senior Consultants professional growth and helping them build meaningful relationships with peers and mentors. Eligible employees can design their own or choose from an array of flexible work programs, such as reduced work year, sabbaticals, internal rotations, and extended parental leave. 

Flat Teams, Collaborative Philosophy, Personalized Support 

  • We offer Senior Consultants strategic projects, client interaction, and personalized support that enable each person to advance quickly and develop a well-rounded career based on their own strengths 
  • Our small size, collaborative culture, and tailored approach to learning and development results in faster role advancement and professional growth throughout your career with us  

Compensation: $3,400/week

We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key principles for the successful operation of any business, and especially ours. We are committed to ensuring that all employees, at all levels, feel supported, feel a sense of belonging, and are equally invested in the success of our shared work. This starts with ensuring that we draw the most talented people from all backgrounds. If your access to educational or extracurricular opportunities has been impacted by factors you would like to make us aware of, please include this information in your cover letter. 

Altman Solon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and E-Verify user. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected status. 

We have the ability to sponsor candidates for this role on a case-by-case basis. Please see below for additional information regarding sponsorship:

  • If you require sponsorship for employment now or in the future, you must qualify for a STEM extension for OPT in order to be eligible for consideration.
  • We will be unable to provide sponsorship for employment visa status for any candidate who requests firm sponsorship after indicating they will not require sponsorship now or in the future in their application. (E.g. if you anticipate receiving your EB-5 visa prior to when you would start work full time and you note that you will not require firm sponsorship in your application, if you do not receive your EB-5 visa, the firm will not provide sponsorship for employment visa status and reserves the right to discontinue consideration for employment.)
  • If your responses regarding your work authorization, sponsorship needs, and/or STEM extension for OPT eligibility are inconsistent between your application and the information you provide us at any point thereafter, Altman Solon reserves the right to discontinue consideration for employment. (E.g. if you note in your application that you do not require sponsorship, but upon receiving an offer you inform the firm that you will require sponsorship at any point, the firm reserves the right to discontinue consideration for employment.)
  • Please note: both H1-B and TN are visas that require employer sponsorship

Application Instructions: 

In addition to your resume, please also submit a cover letter describing your interest and skillset related to the role as well as an unofficial copy of your transcript (if applicable). For your application to be considered, you must complete our online assessment; a link to this assessment will be provided upon submitting your application.

*Deadline to apply is December 19th at 4:00pm ET. Deadline to complete online assessment is December 22nd at 11:59pm ET. We will review applications in January and will let you know if you've been selected to interview at that time. 

*Please only submit one application through the Altman Solon website, and we will collect and review your materials from there. On your application, please use your school email address when applying. Please do not submit a duplicate application through your school’s online portal - we will not be reviewing applications submitted outside of our website. 

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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Altman Solon Campus

In 2020, Altman Vilandrie & Company and Solon Management Consulting have cemented a decades-long partnership across the Atlantic to form Altman Solon, the world’s largest global strategy consulting firm with an exclusive focus on the TMT sector. Our consultants are united by our passion and intellectual curiosity for the Telecommunications, Media, and Technology (TMT) sectors. These sectors, representing a $5+ trillion global market, are defined by remarkable technological innovations, business model disruptions, rapidly shifting consumer demands, shrinking barriers to entry, and confusing regulatory changes – challenges that Altman Solon is prepared for and eager to address on behalf of our clients. As trusted advisors to major industry players and leading investors, we have helped to identify, develop, and implement many of the era-defining strategies that have shaped the TMT sector over the last twenty years. Altman Solon has an extensive international reach with offices in Boston, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Milan, Munich, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Singapore, Sydney, Warsaw, and Zurich, with successful projects completed across the globe in more than 100 countries. Altman Solon Privacy Policy: https://www.altmansolon.com/legal/privacy-policy/

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