Summer Intern (Paid)

Interested in history, STEM, education, tourism, and cities? Join The Innovation Trail this summer to help us tell the stories of four centuries of innovation in Boston and Cambridge. This dynamic internship will offer a mix of public engagement, walking tour and scavenger hunt support, event management, content development, and social media management. You'll be an essential contributor to a young and growing nonprofit organization, and you'll conclude the summer with plenty of experience and work to show for it.

To apply, please send your résumé and a short cover letter by email to scott@theinnovationtrail.org with the subject "Summer Internship Opportunity." Cover letter should explain prior history/tourism/nonprofit work, as well as what would make this a successful summer internship for you. Please do not use LinkedIn EasyApply.

What You'll Do

• Support project management tasks, including partnerships, logistics, and event prep
• Create and manage social media content to share fun facts, trail highlights, and upcoming events
• Help us coordinate and run scavenger hunts for student, corporate, and tourist groups
• Interact with and communicate with our board members and other partners
• Help us manage our fundraising platform and email list
• Help shape visitor experiences and contribute to new ideas for walking tours, scavenger hunts, school field trips, and other fun and educational activities related to The Innovation Trail.

This internship entails being in the Boston area this summer, though it will be a mix of remote work and in-person/on-site work in Cambridge and Boston. Internship is 24-32 hours a week, based on your availability. The schedule is flexible, but will include some weekend hours (no more than 4-6 hours on any given weekend.) Pay is $20/hr, and you'll receive a paycheck once every two weeks.

We’re looking for creative, curious, self-directed, and reliable individuals who are excited about innovation, have good presenting and social skills, and are eager to share their enthusiasm with others.

Timeline

We will be accepting applications through May 2nd; conducting interviews the week of May 5th, and selecting a candidate by May 12th. Internship start date can be May 19th, May 27th, or June 2nd based on your schedule. Internship concludes August 22nd, though we are open to continuing on a limited basis into the fall semester.

Important dates before and during this internship:

• Consider attending our April 22nd or May 10th tours in Kendall Square, or doing our self-guided walking tour, so that you're familiar with what we do. Info on theinnovationtrail.org.

• June 26th (public walking tour)

• July 2nd (public walking tour)

• July 30th (summer board meeting)

• August 9th (History Camp conference).

Not all these dates are mandatory, but we'd like to know that you could participate in most of these events.

To Apply

To be considered, please send your résumé and a short cover letter by email to scott@theinnovationtrail.org with the subject "Summer Internship Opportunity." Do not use LinkedIn EasyApply.