Project Management Xtern - The Ultimate Internship Experience
PROJECT MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIPS
The Indiana Digital Innovation Economy seeks passionate students to work as Project Management Interns in the summer of 2024. In this role you will work alongside experienced professionals to actively contribute to meaningful projects and gain valuable experience. This is an opportunity to apply the knowledge you’ve learned in the classroom and develop the skills you’ll need for the next step in your career.
WORK AT A RAPIDLY-GROWING TECH COMPANY
The Xtern program places you with a high-growth tech company for a 10-week, full time, paid internship over the summer. Xtern finalists will interview with two-to-five potential tech companies for their internship on November 17th, 2023.
SKILLS ON THE JOB (in no particular order):
- Project Management Principles: Knowledge and use of project management principles including initiating, planning, executing, and closing a project while monitoring and coordinating tasks, resources, and team members involved.
- Detail Orientation: Being accurate and thorough in review and development of work materials/ content.
- Analytics: Ability to use business analysis and data analysis tools. Ability to use data visualization tools. (E.g., Tableau)
- Customer Feedback/Testing: Ability to use one or more customer feedback/testing tools (e.g., Aha! Ideas, Formstack, Google Form, Typeform)
- Design, Prototyping & Wireframing: Ability to use design and wire-framing tools (e.g,, Axure, Figma, Flaticon, Framer)
- User Experience Testing: Adobe Target, Contentsquare, FullStory, Helio, Hotjar, Lookback, UXCam
- Critical & Analytical Thinking: Using logical thought processes to analyze information and draw conclusions.
- Teamwork: Working cooperatively with others to complete work assignments, especially while utilizing collaborative software.
- Communication: Listening, speaking, and signaling so others can understand using a variety of methods, including hearing, speech, American Sign Language, instant messaging, textto-speech devices, etc.
- Initiative: Exercising a self-starter orientation and a commitment to effective job performance by taking action on one’s own and following through to get the job done.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Must be enrolled in college
JOIN US FOR THE BEST SUMMER OF YOUR LIFE
There is more to your life than school, and there should be more to your internship than work. Xtern is the whole package. Work alongside industry leaders at Indiana’s fastest-growing tech companies, live and make friends with more than 100 other Xterns from around the country, and experience why Indiana is such an awesome place to live.
- Professional Networking and Skills Development: When you join the tech community in Indiana, you join a community of artists, makers, and technologists who are passionate about helping each other create the best product, affect the most change, and be the best builders they can be. Through newly-developed, specialized training tracks based on your professional interests, we plug you into that community from day one.
- Civic Engagement: In Xtern, we believe in making a big impact – both in our companies and in our community. We want to help you change the world for the better, one great idea at a time. Whether you're helping the city pursue some of its most challenging problems or teaching the next generation of kids to code, you'll have support to dive into any project.
- City Immersion: Experience the social and cultural scene that makes Indiana such an awesome place to live with Xtern events across the 10-week internship program.
If you’re looking to make an impact on a growing tech community, be sure to apply online before the deadline, Tuesday, October 10th at 11:59 PM.
The Xtern Program also recruits for internship opportunities in the following roles:
• Artificial Intelligence
• Business Analyst
• Cloud Administrator
• Cybersecurity
• Data Science
• Engineering - Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical
• Graphic Design
• HR
• IT Networking
• Marketing
• Product Management
• Sales
• Salesforce Administrator
• Security
• Software Engineering/Development/Testing
• Supply Chain
• Technical Customer Success and Support
• UX Design