Pittsburgh Summer Internship Program
Information for Students
"I came out of the internship more confident in the kind of future I want to lead once college is over. I am and always will be grateful for my first, and most unique, internship experience and all that I will take from it." – Elizabeth Rodriguez, ‘23
The Pittsburgh Summer Internship Program (PSIP) provides financial support and resources to connect Dietrich College undergraduate students to their first internship experience at a non-profit, start-up or small business in the Pittsburgh area. The program is designed to support students who have limited professional experience by providing assistance with the application process, ongoing career workshops and host sites that offer direct mentorship and supervision.
Students who participate complete 175-200 hours of work at an organization in the Pittsburgh area and receive a $3,300 stipend.
Eligibility
The program is open to any undergraduate student with a primary major or BHA concentration in Dietrich College. Students from any class level are eligible to apply, but preference is given to students who have not yet had a meaningful internship experience.
Past program participants are not eligible to apply. Past participants include those who completed an internship through the program or declined an internship offer. Students who were not accepted or were accepted but did not receive offers are still eligible to apply.
Application Process
Applications to participate in the program during Summer 2024 are now open and must be submitted by February 9 at 11:59pm. For more information about the application process, check out the Summer Internship Informational Video and Slides. If you have any questions, email DietrichExperiential@andrew.cmu.edu.
Summer 2024 Internship Opportunities
The projects listed below represent an idea of opportunities for the intern at the site, not everything they will be expected to do. Interns and host sites are encouraged to be flexible in identifying projects that align with professional goals and organizational mission. This list may change and more opportunities may be added.
1Hood Media Academy
Community Engagement Intern- Policy and Research: reading legislations, conducting research, data entry
- Writing related: drafting responses; grant writing; drafting organizational policy, writing proposals
- Community engagement related: Communicating with community members, event planning
- Content creation related: Media projects
African American Leadership Foundation
Project Coordinator Intern- Information Systems: database management, website maintenance, design and functionality
- Event Planning: large scale event management, event evaluation and reporting
- Community engagement: outreach efforts, collaborate with educators on school programs
Alliance for Refugee Youth Support and Education - ARYSE
Program Assistant for PRYSE Academy- Data science related: collect, analyze and communicate data from summer program
- Youth/Education related: assist with 5-week camp for youth with immigrant/migrant backgrounds
Arts Excursions Unlimited
Drop-In Studio Assistant- Community engagement related: Assisting with local arts excursions, creative event planning>
- Project Management: design and implement activities for new Drop-in studio program including evaluating success and working with and mentoring Summer Learn and Earn interns
Ascender
Funding Connections Intern- Consulting: Market research and trends for entrepreneurship to support Ascender clients
- Technology: Identify ways to use AI and automation to improve business efficiency
- Data Science: utilize data visualization and design storytelling; utilize search queries from Crunchbase to identify fundraising trends and key players
Assemble
Event Planning Intern- Event/Project Management: assist with planning large scale event, support recruitment and outreach efforts
Behaivior
Business Development Intern, Outreach Intern, Design and Marketing Intern- Marketing related: Market and product strategy, customer/partner outreach
- Content Creation: Creating and editing videos and animations, blog posts
- Technology related: implementing and testing SEO and other analytics strategies
Bike Share Pittsburgh
Data Specialist- Data science related: analyze and communicate data for a 5-year growth plan
Biomotivate
Addiction Psychology User Experience Interface Design Intern- Information systems related: device testing on location, user experience
- Data science related: analyze data to identify trends and patterns for on-site testing
Blanket and Board
Business Operations Intern- Business Management - evaluate current procedures, improve workflows, develop efficient systems
Bloomfield Garfield Corporation
Greenzone & Public Safety Program Assistant- Project management related: volunteer events and coordination, large project oversight, direct community engagement around sustainability initiatives
Building New Hope
Marketing and Coffee Coordinator Intern- Research and Marketing: market research, data entry, communications to help build clientele
Casa San Jose
Information Technology Intern; HR and Accounting Office Aide- Organizational management related: organizational assessment of policies and HR metrics
- Information systems: database management, website design and maintenance
- Data Science: Data analysis and visualization
CEPHR, LLC
Social Media and Marketing Intern- Writing related: storytelling of CEPHR, blog and newsletter writing, media press kits
- Content Creation: video storytelling, video editing, course content and framing
City of Asylum
Public Programming Intern and Marketing & Administrative Intern- Project and event management: Full arc of public programming - booking, planning, implementing and evaluating
- Non-Profit operations: brand marketing, publicity, non-profit management
Davis Consulting Solutions
Data Project Intern- Data science related: data management, pattern recognition, data reporting and visualization
Dress for Success
Communication, Marketing, and Events Intern- Project and event management: large-scale event, communications
ERIN
Customer Success Operations Intern- Data Science: Data analysis, visualization, reporting and storytelling
Foodscription
Data Science Intern- Machine Learning: Develop and refine predictive models, image recognition
Genetics Society of America
Communications Intern- Writing related: writing and editing content, maintaining website and blog
Grounded Strategies
Grounded Strategies Intern- Policy related: Advance and support advocacy around environmental justice and land use
Hello Neighbor
National Network Intern and Marketing and Development Intern- Program growth: research and evaluation of existing nationwide initiatives
- Information systems: build out and create grants management system, information entry
Hollow Oak Land Trust
Community Outreach Intern- Community outreach: connecting with community members, volunteer management
- Project management: trail planning, building and evaluation
Honeycomb Credit
Data Analytics Intern- Data science related: collect, manage, and analyze investment and small business data from Honeycomb’s crowdfunding platform, and create a centralized dashboard for key metrics.
Industrial Arts Workshop
Summer Welding Bootcamp Student Outcomes Specialist- Data science related: data collection, evaluation of participant experience, data analysis
InnovatePGH/Pittsburgh Innovation District
District Communications Intern- Communications: long form marketing and communications campaign creation
- Event Management: develop, organize and assist in managing summer programming
Lifeware Labs
Social Media Manager- Content Creation: increase online engagement with potential customers in anticipation of an upcoming FDA clearance for the ProPatch medical device
Macedonia FACE
Senior Center Program Assistant, Family and Community Engagement Services Program Assistant- Community engagement related: Event management, outreach and engagement with seniors
- Education related: Facilitate workshops and events for Hill District Early Literacy Initiative
Multiplying Good Pittsburgh
Community Events and Special Program Intern- Project management: program support for Students in Action and ChangeMakers initiatives
- Nonprofit management related: communications, project management, data and analysis, etc.
Nischal Sports Group
Data Analyst and Match Analyst- Data science: data analysis, predictive modeling, data visualization to market clients to potential teams, aid with consulting arm of business
Noma AI
Data Science Intern - Healthcare- Machine Learning: evaluate ML models, develop data pipelines, financial value analysis
Oakland Business Improvement District (OBID)
Economic Development Intern and Marketing and Communications Intern- Data science: data analysis related to economic development, data visualization
- Communications: website updates, blog posts, event planning (Summer Music Series)
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Environmental Psychology Education Intern- Research related: Young children’s knowledge acquisition, review relevant literature, collaborate on developing research methods, and collect data
Piper Creative
Creative Apprentice- Content creation: video production, shoot original content, post-production; create content for social media communications across multiple platforms
Pittsburgh Hispanic Development Corporation
Business Analyst Intern- Business related: consult with small business owners to create plans, industry research, business acceleration, community reinvestment
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Advancement and Development Intern- Information systems: evaluation of CRM systems, database entry cleaning, systems improvement
- Data Science: engage in stewardship initiatives to collect data and survey donors
Pittsburgh Schweitzer Fellows Program
Website Designer and Development Associate- Website design: aid in the design and creation of a new website
- Community outreach: cultivate relationships with community, interview Fellows, event planning
Program to Aid Citizen Enterprise
Data Intern and Marketing Intern- Data Science related: data analytics, compilation and analysis of historical data, data interpretation
- Marketing related: develop marketing plan/timeline with emphasis on branding and social media
PublicSource
Data Storytelling Intern and Audience Growth Intern- Writing related: writing journalistic articles and supporting reporters
- Data Science related: analyzing publically available data, visualization, fact-checking
- Marketing and Growth related: support audience growth, search engine optimization, social media
SHzoom Technologies
Data Analyst Intern and Research and Digital Marketing Intern- Business related: market research, lead generation, team brainstorming
- Information systems related: regular system testing, customer technical support, CRM database management
Smart Futures
eLearning Curriculum Builder- Content Creation related: animated educational videos and/or interactive web content
- Youth/Education related: use programming, psychology or writing to build K-12 learning modules
The Equity | Impact Center
Social Impact Intern and Community Outreach Intern- Research and data collection: support EIC programming through research and data collection
- Community engagement related: outreach and relationship building, event planning, grants
The Forbes Funds
Social Impact and Data Intern- Data science: creation of data collection tools to measure regional impact, analysis, research
The Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania
Nonprofit Management and Program Analysis Intern- Community engagement related: event planning and management
Toyz Electronics
Software Development Intern- Software development: video game development, full stack, UX/UI Design
Trying Together
Data Analyst Intern- Data Science related: data collection, cleaning, reporting, validation, dashboard creation
velo.ai
UX/UI Intern and Marketing Intern- Technical related: open to machine learning, UX/UI or data analysis intern
- Business related: assist with business growth and promotion of the first product
Vincentian Home
Oral Historian Intern- Research: Revive a oral history research program with elderly residents
Xpogo, LLC
Xpogo Intern- Data science: Analyze sales and financial data, R based data work, CRM
- Event Management: Event production for Pogopalooza, business strategy, SEO, social media
Youth Enrichment Services
YES Summer Programs Intern- Youth/education related: design unique apprenticeships and mentor youth