Dear students, on this site under Where to Find A Job/ The Professional Development Center, we have a link to the PDC Connect job board, which is on Simplicity.

In addition to creating a Profile on the City TEch Connect Job Board, you should also create a profile on Handshake. This site can help you look for internships in advance of taking COMD 4900 in the Spring or Summer of 2021 but also help you look for jobs post-graduation.

Next Wednesday will be the first of a 3-part lecture series to learn more about the various design areas for the NYT 2021 Summer Internship Program  which begins their application process in Nov/ Dec. They are ideally looking for juniors who will transition to seniors in the summer.

The event will be recorded for future reference. Join if you can, and RSVP via the link below:

01. Becoming a Designer: NYT x COMD Lecture Series

The Professional Development Center (PDC) has a long standing relationship with the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation. BNY will be working on a Small Business Education Initiative where they are going to create informative webinars for some of the small businesses at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. 

PDC received information regarding BNY’s External Affairs Department, as they are looking for students to support the businesses in implementing some of the various learning from the webinars since many small companies do not have the time to implement the learning themselves. BNY will be working with 5-10 companies and each company will have one student working with them for a paid 20-40 total hours.

 Details:Hours: 20-40 total hours, part time Start Date: TBD but most likely October/November # of students:  we’ll be hiring 5-10 students in total Interviews: Interviews will be conducted over the phone, second interview over Zoom. They would love to begin meeting candidates within the next few weeks.     Open Roles:

• Social media marketing 
  • Skills: experience with social media marketing tools, ability to develop a social media strategy. 
• Brand development
• Skills: must possess strong research and marketing skills as well as creativity.
• Operational analysis (likely more for an MBA student)
• Skills: ability to do a financial and operational analysis and make recommendations on how to cut costs. Requires strong problem solving and data analysis skills. 

BNY is looking to conduct interviews as soon as possible. 

So, email me your resume and portfolio link if you are interesting in any of these spots. The spot that involved Operational Analysis is not intended for a COMD student but the other spots are and I understand there is a spot focusing on web design as well.

The Office of Communications and Marketing at Brooklyn College has an unpaid internship opportunity available this semester–APPLY ASAP.  The intern’s  responsibilities would include:

• • Researching, designing, and producing graphics for digital media projects including email headers, website and social media posts, and other marketing and promotional projects.
  • Inputting and updating schedules, deadlines, and assignments into Basecamp, our project management software.
  • Other various tasks as assigned.

The student would need to be fully equipped to work remotely, have full access to and expertise in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, and Photoshop, and a working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Zoom software. The schedule is flexible as long as the student is available during normal business hours. we will provide training in the Basecamp software.

You should send an email (which would act as your cover letter) with resume and portfolio link to:

Lisa Panazzolo

Fall Interns and also Spring 2020 interns,

The CUNY Cultural Corp application has been extended. To apply to these spots, use this link:

https://cunysud.formstack.com/forms/culturalcorps_ay2021_studentapp

To learn more about these spots, see this CUNY TV page that discusses these spots.  And watch this video from a former intern.

For eligibility requirements, see below:

Academic Year Internship

Dear COMD students,

NYPIRG just reached out to me to say they are looking for Fall Interns. The work will be remote. NYPIRG has an office on the City Tech campus but as all are working remotely now, they are as well. We have had COMD students work with them in the past and it has been a positive experience.

If you are not familiar with NYPIRG, see their website.  They are a public advocacy group committed to advocating for environmental legislation, voting rights, government accountability, among other issues.

According to NYPIRG, students will learn:

Students will learn about grassroots organizing techniques and new digital tools used to support social movements holistically. Their education in effective communication begins with learning key public speaking and community outreach skills, forming narratives and messaging through graphic design based on their interactions with the constituencies served by NYPIRG.

Responsibilities will include:

Advocacy & Graphic Design:
• Create  copy & media (pictures, posters, video, etc)
•  grassroots actions/deliverable goals connected to social media content (photo petitions, # of
hashtagged Tweets, etc…).
• video content

Send  your resumes and portfolio links to :

Dear students,

In the past two years, we have had students at CUNY TV and they have had excellent experiences. This semester, because of the pandemic, the internship is all remote and the students would not be actively on-location shooting as in the past, but instead be working on post-production editing and research for broadcasts, as well as working on graphics for programs.

This would be a valuable experience for any student interested in motion graphics or video production. Here’s the brief info and contact information.

CUNY TV is seeking Fall 2019 interns. We have had  City Tech interns there the past two semesters and they have had very positive experience there. Below is the general job description for a CUNY TV  internship:

Job Description: assigned to a show where you will:

Attend virtual meetings

*Pitch story ideas

*Research

*Fact Check

*Source Broll

*Interact with in-house Library team

*Production Assist on Edits

*Assist in online social distribution for assigned show

Pay: no pay – -it’s for credit (3 credits) 

Location: you will be working remotely but as an FYI, CUNY TV  is at 365 5th Ave, NYC

Hours / Schedule: based on school’s requirement — normally 8 hr/wk minimum 120 hrs per semester

Requirements: interest/experience in broadcast/communications 

How to Apply: please send me your resume and portfolio link as I will review it before sending it on to the supervisor at CUNY TV.

Dear COMD interns,

Brooklyn College is seeking 2 Interns to assist in web and design projects at  Brooklyn College’s Office of Institutional Effectiveness. You would need to send your resume, portfolio, and cover letter to Isana Leshchinskaya. Her email is Isana.Leshchinskaya@brooklyn.cuny.edu. I was contacted yesterday and they are interested in interviewing Monday and Tuesday of next week so please send your resume ASAP if you haven’t found a spot. Even if you don’t decide the spot is for you, it is good interviewing practice and you might find the spot more to your linking then you think.

The students who did internships there in the Fall of 2019 and last Spring had very positive experiences. See  two internship blogs of students who worked there and read the entries that focus on these students’ experiences working at Brooklyn College:

Any questions, email me. Regards, T. Goetz

Dear interns enrolled in the COMD 4900 Wednesday class that meets at 11:30 to 2 PM, here is the zoom invite for our first class. I have reached out to all via CUNYFirst since Sunday and via Blackboard but I haven’t seen all of you join the class. So, Please double check your email from CUNYFirst and Blackboard.( I sent through both systems)  for the zoom invite or go to our blackboard classroom for that information. You can also email me at tgoetz@citytech.cuny.edu.