This Internship call is now OPEN!

The OpenLab, City Tech’s open, online community, seeks interns to join the OpenLab Team this coming semester and possibly beyond. Our goal is to help students gain valuable experience collaborating on this high-profile software project. 

OpenLab Interns will receive training and work on semester-long projects to help improve the OpenLab and provide support to the OpenLab community. 

Interns will support the following based on interest and the current needs of the project:

  • Promotions and campaigns
  • Student outreach and workshops
  • OpenLab member support
  • UX/UI design
  • Information architecture
  • WordPress testing
  • Copywriting
  • Tutorial creation
  • Blogging & social media

The candidate should be enthusiastic, dependable, attentive to details, and able to work 10-12 hours per week. Meeting schedule will take intern’s schedule into account. The majority of weekly meetings will be remote.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively
  • Ability to use technolgoy to participate professionally in remote working meetings (on camera, screen share, etc)
  • Effective project management skills, especially in meeting deadlines
  • Ability to communicate remotely and in-person with team, OpenLab members, and other collaborators
  • Completion of COMD 2400 level course(s) or junior-level equivalent in other majors
  • Good academic standing
  • Experience with OpenLab & WordPress, Web Design, Video Editing, Photography a plus
  • Proficiency in Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Adobe XD, Screencast-o-matic, a plus

APPLICATION MATERIALS:

Submit materials to openlab@citytech.cuny.edu with subject “OpenLab Internship Application.”

  • Short Cover Letter 
  • Portfolio (online or PDF)
  • Resume (online or PDF)
  • (2) References from recent or current professors

Applications reviewed on a rolling basis until September 6th.