All internships are remote, and candidates should be authorized to work in the United States
OVERVIEW
This internship is an opportunity for undergraduate students in their junior or senior year, recent college graduates, or graduate students with a major in psychology, child development, neuroscience, pediatrics, or related fields to support staff in our various projects surrounding all aspects of the field of digital media and child development. This includes reading, critically evaluating, and reporting on current research, as well as planning and executing remote events for various stakeholders, among other research-based tasks. The internship also offers individualized mentoring by staff members to further accelerate interns’ progress and personal educational goals.
Interns will work remotely, either part-time (20 hours/week at minimum) or full time (40 hours/week), with some flexibility around prior educational commitments. The position will last three months, with the possibility of interning for longer if desired. At the successful conclusion of the internship program, all participants will receive a $250 stipend to cover any costs incurred.
The aim of the internship program is for it to be as mutually fulfilling as possible to both the Institute and intern, so we will take care to assess each candidate’s capabilities and goals, and will tailor the role accordingly.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Research, plan, and execute expert convenings and events for various stakeholders, including the public
- Update internal article database with the latest academic journal publications on a weekly basis
- Read, critically evaluate, and report on the current research on areas relating to digital media and child development
- Attend internal meetings, and network with other interns and staff within the Institute
- Occasionally present and lead discussions on academic information with fellow interns
- Highlight key recent research findings and topic experts for a range of projects, including media interviews, social media, and newsletters
- Prepare notes, talking points, and other materials on research methodology and results for various audiences
- Support the Postdoctoral Project Coordinator(s) with scholarly publications and grants relating to recent retreats on digital media’s effects on brain development and mental health
ELIGIBILITY
The minimum qualifications are as follows:
- Major or degree in psychology, child development, neuroscience, pediatrics, or related fields
- Basic knowledge of the current research relating to digital media’s effect on children and adolescents
- Ability to read and critically assess academic literature and scholarly articles
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Outstanding organizational skills with a strong attention to detail
- The capacity to work remotely, with a team and independently
- Proficiency in all Google applications, especially Drive, Sheets, Docs, and Gmail
APPLICATION ROCEDURE
Please email the following to jobs@childrenandscreens.com:
- A cover letter highlighting your educational experience and skills, along with an explanation of how this internship will contribute to your professional goals
- A PDF file of your CV/Resume, including a description of relevant experience
OVERVIEW
Children and Screens’ Policy Internship program offers an opportunity for graduate and/or undergraduate students in the fields of policy, public health, or law to enhance their academic training and research skills.
This program provides opportunities to interact with leading researchers and policymakers in the field of digital media, as well as gain necessary tools for communicating with legislators about the impact of digital media on developing minds.
The Policy Internship program will foster interns’ skills in writing, reporting, collaborating, and informing policymakers of the latest research. In addition, interns will gain exposure to the many disciplines involved in the Institute’s programming that will enhance their skills and knowledge for any future career path. The internship also offers individualized mentoring by a professional in the field to further accelerate interns’ progress and personal educational goals.
Interns will work remotely, either part-time (20 hours/week at minimum) or full time (40 hours/week), with some flexibility around prior educational commitments. The position will last three months, with the possibility of interning for longer if desired. At the successful conclusion of the internship program, all participants will receive a $250 stipend to cover any costs incurred.
The aim of the internship program is for it to be as mutually fulfilling as possible to both the Institute and intern, so we will take care to assess each candidate’s capabilities and goals, and will tailor the role accordingly.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Overall, this internship includes a variety of projects and responsibilities, including:
- Drafting policy briefs, reports, and online publications to increase the public’s understanding of current trends and the effects of digital media on child health and development
- Learning about and keeping abreast of new legislation and areas of interest
- Helping develop a new Policy resource section of our Children and Screens website
- Assisting the Institute in its regular programming, including an International Congress, interdisciplinary retreats, and in-house meetings
- Contributing to the large and small projects of our growing nonprofit
ELIGIBILITY
Minimum qualifications are as follows:
- Recent graduate, or current graduate or advanced undergraduate students working towards a degree in policy, public health, or law
- Ability to demonstrate excellence in written policy communication
- Have long-term career goals in policy, public health, or law
- Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as a good knowledge of policy making
- Capable of responding to general guidance and working independently
- Proficient in all Google applications, especially Drive, Sheets, Docs, and Gmail
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Please email the following to jobs@childrenandscreens.com:
- A cover letter highlighting your educational experience and skills, along with an explanation of how this internship will contribute to your professional goals
- A PDF file of your CV/Resume, including a description of relevant experience
OVERVIEW
Children and Screens’ Marketing Internship track offers an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of marketing, data analytics, digital communications, and advertising to support staff in efforts to educate our followers about the impacts of digital media and child development. This is in addition to widening our reach and increasing our audience base, continuing to develop a brand identity, creating content for our website and social media, and participating in other creative projects.
The Marketing Internship will foster interns’ skills in data analytics, marketing strategies, website optimization, content creation, critical thinking, communication, and writing. The program also offers individualized mentoring by staff members to further accelerate interns’ progress and personal educational goals.
Interns will work remotely, either part-time (20 hours/week at minimum) or full time (40 hours/week), with some flexibility around prior educational commitments. The position will last three months, with the possibility of interning for longer if desired. At the successful conclusion of the internship program, all participants will receive a $250 stipend to cover any costs incurred.
The aim of the internship program is for it to be as mutually fulfilling as possible to both the Institute and intern, so we will take care to assess each candidate’s capabilities and goals, and will tailor the role accordingly.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Interns perform the duties listed below, as well as others as needed:
- Increase engagement on multiple social media accounts including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Reddit and TikTok
- Collaborate with fellow interns to create content for posts and stories, and to formulate ideas to increase engagement with followers
- Reach out to influencers and bloggers
- Analyze digital data to draw key recommendations around website optimization and marketing strategy
- Create marketing campaigns and prepare emails to send out to subscribers
- Monitor key online marketing metrics to track success
- Ensure that brand message is consistent
ELIGIBILITY
Minimum qualifications are as follows:
- Recent graduate, or current graduate or advanced undergraduate students working towards a degree in marketing, data analytics, digital communications, journalism, or advertising
- Social media marketing experience with Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Reddit, and/or TikTok
- Familiarity with Google Analytics and SEO
- Knowledge of brand and digital marketing campaigns and media strategies
- Awareness of current social trends
- Excellent prototyping and presentation skills
- Creativity and organization
- Ability to work within a fast-paced team environment on a self-directed basis to support dynamic needs
- Extraordinary work ethic; committed to achieving excellence
- Proficiency in all Google applications, especially Drive, Sheets, Docs, and Gmail
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Please email the following to jobs@childrenandscreens.com:
- A PDF file of your CV/Resume, including a description of relevant experience
- Portfolio that highlights examples of previous work
- A cover letter highlighting your educational experience and skills, along with an explanation of how this internship will contribute to your professional goals
Children and Screens’ Video Internship track offers an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of film, broadcasting, communications, editing, animation, radio & audio technology, and production to support staff in efforts to produce content for our website and social media that will help educate and inform the public.
The Video Internship will foster the interns’ skills in film editing, curating both short and long-form content, as well as develop critical thinking skills. The program also offers individualized mentoring by staff members to further accelerate interns’ progress and personal educational goals.
Interns will work remotely, either part-time (20 hours/week at minimum) or full time (40 hours/week), with some flexibility around prior educational commitments. The position will last three months, with the possibility of interning for longer if desired. At the successful conclusion of the internship program, all participants will receive a $250 stipend to cover any costs incurred.
The aim of the internship program is for it to be as mutually fulfilling as possible to both the Institute and intern, so we will take care to assess each candidate’s capabilities and goals, and will tailor the role accordingly.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Interns perform the below duties and others as may be assigned:
- Prepare and edit optimized, impactful video content for our social media platforms and YouTube channel
- Schedule and produce virtual live video content (interviews, webinars, etc.)
- Manage all aspects of production and post-production for live virtual events including sound, lighting, camera, editing, and captioning
ELIGIBILITY
Minimum qualifications are as follows:
- Strong experience with Adobe Premiere, iMovie, or Final Cut Pro
- The ability to work within a team and on a self-directed basis
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Highly organized and fast-paced to support dynamic needs and overall design workflow
- Keen eye for detail
- Excellent grammatical skills
- Proficiency in all Google applications, especially Drive and Gmail
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Application materials must be submitted via email to jobs@childrenandscreens.com:
- A PDF file of your CV/Resume, including a description of relevant experience
- Portfolio that highlights examples of previous work
- A cover letter highlighting your educational experience and skills, along with an explanation of how this internship will contribute to your professional goals
OVERVIEW
The Institute’s UI/X Internship track offers an opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students in the fields of User Interface, User Experience, and Interaction Design to assist Children and Screens’ staff with redesigning its current website. The site’s information architecture and navigation will be updated, allowing for easy content consumption and interactivity as well as recognition and reinforcement of its brand identity. The internship program will offer an opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students in the field of UI/X Interaction Design to work with an in-house designer on this redesign.
Interns will work remotely, either part-time (20 hours/week at minimum) or full time (40 hours/week), with some flexibility around prior educational commitments. The position will last three months, with the possibility of interning for longer if desired. At the successful conclusion of the internship program, all participants will receive a $250 stipend to cover any costs incurred.
The aim of the internship program is for it to be as mutually fulfilling as possible to both the Institute and intern, so we will take care to assess each candidate’s capabilities and goals, and will tailor the role accordingly.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist with redesigning the organization’s website, including the information architecture and navigation allowing for easy content consumption and interactivity
- Partner with our Marketing team to help achieve design and organizational objectives
- Increase the UX of both internal and external facing tools by analyzing and implementing feedback
- Identify market and design trends and implement them in relation to the institute’s target audience
ELIGIBILITY
Minimum qualifications are as follows:
- Currently enrolled in UI/X design, Interaction design, or HCI program
- Skilled in WordPress editing
- Skilled in UI/X graphics programs such as Sketch App (preferred), Figma, XD, or Adobe CS
- Bonus Skills: HTML/CSS
- Excellent prototyping and presentation skills
- Highly organized
- Ability to work within a fast-paced team environment on a self-directed basis to support dynamic needs
- Extraordinary work ethic; committed to achieving excellence
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Application materials must be submitted via email to jobs@childrenandscreens.com:
- A PDF file of your CV/Resume, including a description of relevant experience
- Design portfolio with samples highlighting a strong understanding of the value of taking a user-centered approach to designing digital experiences
- A cover letter highlighting your educational experience and skills, along with an explanation of how this internship will contribute to your professional goals
Remote, USA
OVERVIEW
The Graphic Design Internship track offers an opportunity for graduate and/or undergraduate students in graphic design, digital art, and industrial and product design to work directly with an experienced Graphic Designer. Creative direction will be provided by the Founder and/or Marketing Director to create meaningful and high quality digital and print graphics for its research conferences, public education webinars, social media and website, consistent with the Institute’s brand identity.
The Graphic Design Internship will foster the interns’ skills in conceptualization, critical thinking, communication, organizational identity development, exhibit and display design, information graphics, promotional and presentation design, and publication design.
Interns will work remotely, either part-time (20 hours/week at minimum) or full time (40 hours/week), with some flexibility around prior educational commitments. The position will last three months, with the possibility of interning for longer if desired. At the successful conclusion of the internship program, all participants will receive a $250 stipend to cover any costs incurred.
The aim of the internship program is for it to be as mutually fulfilling as possible to both the Institute and intern, so we will take care to assess each candidate’s capabilities and goals, and will tailor the role accordingly.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Interns perform the below duties and others as may be assigned:
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Produce print and/or digital documents and graphics such as materials for research convenings, scientific reports, website, digital ads, and social media
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Assist in organizing, monitoring, archiving, and maintaining files in Gsuite and Canva
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Design new landing pages for webinar marketing and registration on website
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Produce high quality materials in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
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Design, improve upon, and organize current PowerPoint slide decks
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Assist Children and Screens with its overall creative design
ELIGIBILITY
Minimum qualifications are as follows:
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Currently enrolled in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Digital Media, or Product Design graduate or undergraduate program
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Skilled in Sketch App (preferred), Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
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Proficient with layout design, typography, color coordination, and spatial reasoning
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Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills
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Highly organized
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Fast-paced to support dynamic needs and overall design workflow
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Ability to work within a team and on a self-directed basis
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Extraordinary work ethic; receptive to constructive feedback; and committed to achieving excellence
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Application materials must be submitted via email to jobs@childrenandscreens.com:
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A PDF file of your CV/Resume, including a description of relevant experience
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Design portfolio with samples exhibiting an attention to detail to fonts, space and layout, and color composition, branding along with innovation and freshness
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A cover letter highlighting your educational experience and skills, along with an explanation of how this internship will contribute to your professional goals
OVERVIEW
Children and Screens’ Development Internship Program offers an opportunity for graduate and/or undergraduate students in the fields of business administration, economics, finance, communications, entrepreneurship and organizational management to work directly with staff on a variety of projects to increase funding and support for Children and Screens. This includes developing strategic partnerships with new donors, maintaining relationships with current donors, and strengthening and cultivating new programs for public education, grants, and research.
Interns will work remotely, either part-time (20 hours/week at minimum) or full time ( 40 hours/week), with some flexibility around prior educational commitments. The position will last three months, with the possibility of interning for longer if desired. At the successful conclusion of the internship program, all participants will receive a $250 stipend to cover any costs incurred.
The aim of the internship program is for it to be as mutually fulfilling as possible to both the Institute and intern, so we will take care to assess each candidate’s capabilities and goals, and will tailor the role accordingly.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Interns will:
- Assist with the development of Children and Screens as a leading nonprofit and with execution of its mission
- Collaborate on an annual development plan
- Coordinate the expansion of new programs and workshops
- Support the grant proposal development and submission process—ensuring that proposals, reports, and other documents are completed and submitted in a timely manner
- Assist with creating and executing strategy for sustaining and growing a large base of individual and institutional donors
- Conduct research on peer organizations, donors, and/or foundations and oversee outreach
- Provide general administrative support
- Perform other duties as assigned
ELIGIBILITY
Minimum qualifications are as follows:
- Currently enrolled in business administration, economics, finance, communications, entrepreneurship, or nonprofit/organizational management graduate or undergraduate program
- Commitment to Children and Screens’ mission
- Ability to perceive organizational and personal dynamics
- Strong qualitative and quantitative analysis and research skills
- Receptive to constructive feedback; committed to achieving excellence
- Ability to work within a team and on a self-directed basis
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Extraordinary work ethic
- Experience with Salesforce is a plus
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Application materials must be submitted via email to jobs@childrenandscreens.com:
- A PDF file of your CV/Resume, including a description of relevant experience
- A cover letter highlighting your educational experience and skills, along with an explanation of how this internship will contribute to your professional goals
FAQ
No, Children and Screens is operating remotely for the foreseeable future, and all interns are working remotely from their chosen location. Interns should plan to work east coast hours, and should have a computer, reliable internet access, and a webcam.
Each internship requires a minimum of three months working at least 20 hours a week in order to receive the stipend. Extension beyond this semester-long period may be possible, subject to the availability of funds and satisfaction with work. No stipend will be awarded if the internship is cut short, with the exception of illness.
Yes. Children and Screens has provided letters for CPT and OPT if necessary for international applicants.
Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes candidates from diverse backgrounds.
