Three Fall Internship Opportunities
Human Factors Design | Creativity and Innovation | Marketing Insights
align is offering three exciting paid internships this fall. The positions are for a human factors specialist, a creativity and innovation specialist, and a marketing insights specialist. The opportunity includes working with clients as well as developing programs to unleash the business and social impact of creativity and human-centered design.
The positions are great for undergrads studying business, humanities or technology. We are especially looking for creative and critical thinkers interested in innovation and social impact. I'm eager to see what I can learn from them. I'm equally excited to be part of their growth and witness how they'll use the experience and new perspectives to advance professionally.
See details below and email a resume to Contact@alignltd.com. Selections will be made by mid-August for assignments to begin around Sept. 11.
Creativity & Innovation Specialist
This position will assist in the business services that support our client’s internal strength building for innovation and creativity.
• Research and organize a collection of innovation and creativity resources including, business case studies, exercises and activities, best practices and policies for a culture of innovation, and assessment tools for measuring creativity and innovation practices.
• Help facilitate ideation session for clients
• Assist in conducting business evaluations that measure the capacity for, and conditions affecting innovation
• Draft summaries and assist in outreach through social media and our website blogs
• Help organize and promote the Lancaster Plays initiatives.
Skills needed:
• Critical thinking, research and analysis skills, as demonstrated through projects
• Strong communications skills, particularly listening, writing and conversation
• Detail and/or process oriented
• Comfort and curiosity with the creative process and problem solving
• Familiarity with psychology, anthropology or sociology concepts is beneficial
• Willingness to try new things and model courage to others
Human Factors Design Specialist
Apply design principles to launching new businesses and new products. Work with entrepreneurs and established businesses on an innovation process that seeks to design amazing solutions based on a deep understanding of human behavior and user preferences.
This position will help establish customer insights and design principles using steps in the design thinking process, and the lean startup process. Participate in field observations, ideation and prototyping sessions to contribute to the business and product development process.
• Help coordinate and carry out ethnographic research (field studies of users in a natural setting) to learn about user needs and preferences.
• Design customer surveys to identify user preferences
• Build a collection of resources that identify best practices in human centered design principles
• Help facilitate ideation sessions with clients
• Help advise on prototyping projects
• Research customer profiles
• Help facilitate workshops and webinars
Skills needed
• Critical thinking, research and analysis skills, as demonstrated through projects
• Strong communications skills, particularly listening, writing and conversation
• Detail and process oriented
• Knowledge of business and marketing principles is helpful
• Knowledge of psychology, sociology or anthropology is beneficial
• Knowledge of collaboration platforms is beneficial but not required
Marketing Insights Specialist
Use your creativity to help our customers get their compelling stories to the world! We focus on building customer understanding as the best way to help our clients reach their customers with a powerful experience. This position is a combination of behind-the-scenes and collaborative work with our clients.
• Conduct market research to identify audience trends, needs and preferences, and to uncover special events and associations to reach customers
• Assist in the development and prioritization of marketing strategies for our clients
• Help identify the positioning and messaging that will enable clients to standout in the market
• Design and deploy customer surveys
• Use process tools to conduct analysis and identify elements of a competitive strategy
• Assist in the development of customer insights and persona development
• Research relevant business models that apply to the client’s business and competitive strategy
• Participate in client meeting to conduct discovery and development activities
• Help facilitate workshops and webinars
Skills needed:
• Critical thinking, research and analysis skills, as demonstrated through projects
• Strong communications skills, particularly listening, writing and conversation
• Detail and process oriented
• Knowledge of business and marketing principles is beneficial
• Familiarity with social media for business