Intelligence Analyst

For over eight years, GDI has tracked how engagement-based algorithms and advertising revenue models turn harmful online content into profit. We have documented advertising money flowing to sites trafficking in hate speech, election interference, and foreign information manipulation and shown how platforms' preference for enraging content is because it keeps users scrolling and generating ad revenue. Today, GDI goes further. We apply that evidence base directly to regulators and policymakers, building the financial and legal case for systemic reform.

GDI establishes global leadership in analysing the monetisation strategies and revenue models that enable harmful online content. We drive evidence-based regulatory action across platforms, media types, and jurisdictions worldwide.

GDI is seeking applicants for an Intelligence Analyst who specialises in open-source intelligence (OSINT). The role is well-suited to someone self-motivated, detail-oriented, can successfully navigate complexity and ambiguity, make informed decisions, knows when to reference documentation and when to ask for advice, and leaves things better than they found them. The Intelligence Analyst sits at the heart of our information integrity work, supporting and strengthening the research workflows that underpin our core work and monitoring pipeline.

This is a hands-on, cross-functional role. You will lead OSINT efforts across multiple platforms and languages, collaborate closely with the Data team, and monitor the evolving information manipulation landscape to surface emerging threats and opportunities for the broader team. You will also contribute to the written output of the Policy and Research team, translating complex findings into clear, policy-relevant communications.

This is a fully remote role within a small, specialist team. The organisation operates lean and expects a high degree of individual accountability. Each person takes ownership of their area and is expected to flag risks and progress proactively rather than waiting to be asked. It should be noted that this role includes exposure to harmful and disturbing material.

In this role, you will analyse and communicate your insights to various internal and external audiences, as well as monitor and research information manipulation in various online ecosystems.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Maintain working knowledge of platform dynamics relevant to information manipulation, specific state and non-state actors or threats, and ongoing information campaigns.
• Maintain documentation and structured analysis datasets on the topics within GDI's research scope.
• Maintain external research relationships where appropriate.
• Compile and communicate analytical reports to internal and external audiences using OSINT, statistics, visualisations, and other methodologies.
• Lead OSINT research relevant to the monitoring scope, maintaining a consistent workflow and cadence that the team can rely on.
• Monitor emerging trends and new opportunities in the information manipulation space across platforms and regions of interest.
• Proactively flag significant developments or strategic opportunities to the broader team in a timely and structured manner.
• Draft, edit, and contribute to written outputs and communications produced by the Policy and Research team, including research summaries, briefings, reports, and stakeholder-facing documents.
• Translate analytical findings into clear, accessible language appropriate for policy, civil society, and external audiences.
• Respond to ad hoc analytical and research requests from across the Policy and Research team, providing timely and well-evidenced responses.
• Support cross-team collaboration, particularly with the Data team, to ensure intelligence outputs remain integrated, relevant, and operationally useful.

Essential Experience and Qualifications:

• 2+ years open-source intelligence (OSINT) research, or digital intelligence work, ideally in the context of information manipulation, disinformation, or platform analysis.
• Demonstrable track record of published or internal OSINT work on information manipulation.
• Familiarity with mainstream and alternative social media platforms and open-web environments.
• Ability to work across multiple languages or with multilingual content (English required; French and/or German an advantage; additional languages are a plus).
• Established familiarity with issues related to disinformation, misinformation, propaganda, and extremism.
• Structured, methodical approach to data and database management; comfortable maintaining records to a standard that supports structured analytical processes.
• Strong written communication skills; able to produce clear, well-evidenced outputs for non-specialist audiences.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally, particularly alongside technical colleagues.
• High degree of personal organisation and accountability; able to manage named responsibilities with a defined cadence independently.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, complex business, as well as willingness to learn new technologies quickly.
• Experience with standard collaboration tools, including G Suite and Slack.
• Comfortable working remotely and adopting new collaboration tools as needed.

Desirable Experience and Qualifications:

• Past experience working as part of a remote/virtual team.
• Professional fluency in languages other than English (French and/or German).
• Training in political science, international relations, or data analytics.
• Problem solver and doer; someone who just "steps up".

Additional details:

• Location: Remote–based, and right to work, in the UK or Germany.
• Reporting to: Director of Policy and Research
• Hours: Working hours are flexible. Full-time (37.5 per week). As a global organisation, some flexibility for cross-time zone communication to be available for limited virtual meetings outside of office hours is required.
• Terms: Competitive salary based on location and expertise (benchmarking carried out following first interview as appropriate).