Internships Are Available For a Select Few! 

SparqU is committed to becoming the leading talent and training resource hub for local businesses and community organizations that serve the underrepresented and underserved. 

Our mission is to foster transparency, accountability, and collaboration for there to be more opportunities for others to Show up, Start up, Scale up, & Skill up. 

We like to hire interns to help administer the overall operation of the organization and assist in tutoring students who go through our programming.  As a remote-first company, we like to work hard and back each other up. This "relay team" method helps to cultivate the remote worker skills that will prepare you to be a social entrepreneur AND find living-wage positions in your desired field.

Why Intern With Us?

We are advocates of the “earn while you learn” model. We provide embedded professional development into our team dynamic. We are looking for an individual comfortable learning multiple hats and who likes working in a team environment.

The Intern must be able to:

  • Have a flexible schedule that allows you to work remotely and be available some evenings for at least 8-10 hours a week.

  • Work well under low supervision and project deadlines.

  • Be creative and collaborative.

  • Comfortable engaging with various public and private businesses, government agencies, non-profits and schools.

Ideal Candidates:

  • Are very interested in Entrepreneurship, Information Technology, and Marketing, or simply want to improve their understanding of business. 

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

  • Proficiency in video conferencing, Google Suite, and Microsoft Office 2016 or 365

  • Strong attention to detail

  • Very task-oriented

  • Self-starter

  • Excellent critical thinking / problem-solving skills

The intern will receive: 

  • Compensation starts at $18.00 per hour.

  • Available Certiport training and vouchers during their assignment.

  • Invaluable connections, access, and opportunities to grow with hands-on projects.

  • A unique, fun, engaging, real-world experience in the startup community.

 

Positions Available

Assistant instructor intern

The Assistant Instructor works with the Lead Instructor with content and class management including communications and attendance. You will assist small groups and individual students who need help understanding tasks or absorbing the course material. Most of the delivery of the course is over a virtual platform that provides a high quality, interactive learning experience.

You will be given access to assigned online courseware, an exam voucher w/ retake, and one proctored session to take the exam. To be eligible for Lead Instructor status for future courses, you MUST PASS the certification exam.

AdmiN intern

Duties & Responsibilities: This involves assisting our facilitators with basic tasks related to the day-to-day operations including customer service communications online and over the phone, data entry, and business systems operation. These interns work with Google Drive, Microsoft Office, Mailchimp, & event planning CRM. Other tasks may include printing/assembling curriculum materials, handling incoming and outgoing mail, and providing basic support for office organization and upkeep.

Additional Qualifications: Experience with spreadsheet or Quickbooks software desired.

Marketing Intern

Duties & Responsibilities: This intern will assist in developing a marketing package for all events and programming which includes designing and branding marketing campaigns, social media posts, advertisements, brochures, and posters. These items must be utilized in both a digital and traditional paper format. 

Additional Qualifications: Experience with graphic design and website design required. HTML coding / programming a plus. Experience with graphic design software and/or web design software like Canva, Illustrator, & Squarespace desired.

Sales intern

Duties & Responsibilities: Generate lead flow and sales funnel for registration to any events, experiences, and BootUp Acceler8r camps. Accommodate the needs of past, present, and future clients while promoting our sales and marketing programs:

  • Provide excellent service by fulfilling the needs of every customer.

  • Maintain standards of lead collection and package sales, as well as other assigned sales or marketing promotions.

  • Display positive, courteous and respectful behavior towards the company, fellow associates, our customers and business partners.

  • Attend and actively participate in trainings and meetings.

  • Maintain a professional appearance and demeanor at all times.

  • Use only company approved collateral material and documents..

Additional Qualifications: Familiarity with Salesforce, CRM or other lead generation and retention software platforms desired.

Event Planning Intern

Duties & Responsibilities: This intern will support the team in all aspects of event planning and programming. Tasks such as collecting contact information; Organizing & Managing CRM database development and entries; Coordinating outreach and follow up with event participants, vendors and media contacts, assisting with on the ground event operations, working closely with the Marketing team on marketing materials, assisting with venue and speaker research; Helping with logistics and setting up of events. Handling attendee intake. Prepping the audience for events; Sending out invitations to leads; Food Menu planning; Ticket selling and distribution; Sponsorship development.

Additional Qualifications: Past experience with creating or organizing events preferred.

Digital Storytelling Intern

Duties & Responsibilities: This position involves providing hands-on audio/visual support to improve social media presence for the collaborative partners and their participants. They must have the ability to create video, photo, and social media presentations to market our programs and events. This includes organizing digital marketing files, story editing, etc.  Assisting with script development and facilitation may be available, depending on intern's prior experience and comfort level with narrative work. May also include assisting with basic technical and post-production tasks, such as video editing; compression/file exporting & transferring. On-premises marketing is necessary for taking photos at events and posting events on twitter and Instagram.

Additional Qualifications: You must be able to use Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Snapchat is a plus.