High School Internship Positions
High School senior to assist Director and Coordinator of Center for Excellence in Teaching with computer related tasks. Intern will have the opportunity to expand his/her expertise with graphics and web design software in a friendly atmosphere used exclusively by faculty.
Requirements: Basic knowledge of PC or MAC. Applicant must be be reliable. He or she should enjoy design projects and working with computers. Hours from 9:00-5:00 are flexible, and a work schedule can be arranged around the applicant's schedule.
Hours: Mondays- Saturdays, 9:30am-5:00pm. Hours and days are flexible.
School of Art and Design: Office Assistant (position not available for Spring 2013)
High school junior or senior wanted to perform light clerical duties in the School of Art and Design's Office of the Dean. Friendly manner and ease as well as professional behavior are part of the required qualities. Tasks to include: greeting guests, answering phones, filing, putting together meeting agenda, inter-office mail delivery.
Requirements: Pleasant demeanor, professional appearance, and good organizational skills.
Hours: Mondays through Fridays, 9:00am-5:00pm. Hours and days are flexible. 10-15 hours per week
Enterprise Center: Clerical Assistant (position not available for Spring 2013)
High school junior or senior wanted to provide customer support to support the staff in the Enterprise Center by performing light clerical duties. Tasks include assisting the existing staff, filing, photocopying and retrieving office vicemails. A student in this position will be required to familiarize him or herself with printed materials about the college and Enterprise Center Programs. Friendly manner and ease as well as professional behavior are part of the required qualities.
Requirements: Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel and Word), pleasant demeanor, good organizational skills.
Hours: 10-15 hours per week, Mondays through Fridays, 9:30am-5:00pm.
Educational Opportunities Program: Office Assistant (position filled for Spring 2013)
Opportunity: High school junior or senior wanted to perform light clerical duties in FIT's Office of Educational Opportunity Programs . Friendly manner and ease as well as professional behavior are part of the required qualities. Tasks to include: Greeting guests, Answering phones, Filing, Putting together meeting agenda, Inter-office mail delivery
Requirements: Pleasant demeanor, professional appearance, and good organizational skills.
Hours: 10-15 hours per week, Hours and days are flexible.
Department: IT Desktop Services (position not available for Spring 2013)
High school senior to shadow and assist the Desktop Service Team in the daily operations of FIT’s computer stations for staff and faculty. Intern to learn about both PC and MAC platforms, troubleshooting, and a variety of software used at the college.
Requirements: Basic computer knowledge of either PC or MAC. Mature, pleasant demeanor, energetic, and enthusiastic with a desire to pursue a career that uses computers.
Hours: Mondays- Saturdays, 9:30am-5:00pm. Hours and days are flexible. (Supervisor: Lou Vitale)
Department: IT Classroom Technologist's Assistant (available for Spring 2013)
Department: IT Academic Computing Center
High school senior to shadow and assist the ICC technologist in the daily operations of FIT’s computer labs. Intern to learn about both PC and MAC platforms, troubleshooting, and a variety of software used at the college.
Requirements: Basic computer knowledge of either PC or MAC. Mature, pleasant demeanor, energetic, and enthusiastic with a desire to pursue a career that uses computers.
Hours: Mondays- Friday, 9:30am-5:00pm. Hours and days are flexible. (Supervisor: Olufemi Ariyo)
Department: IT Media Services (position filled for Spring 2013)
Opportunity: High school senior to shadow and assist the Media Service Team in the daily operations of FIT’s media needs for staff and faculty. Intern to learn about both PC and MAC platforms, troubleshooting, and a variety of hardware and software used at the college.
Requirements: Basic computer knowledge of either PC or MAC. Mature, pleasant demeanor, energetic, and enthusiastic with a desire to pursue a career that uses computers.
Hours: Mondays- Saturdays, 9:30am-5:00pm. Hours and days are flexible.
FIT Library: Circulation Desk (pending)
High school junior or senior wanted to assist the Circulation Department Directors in maintaining the Library’s stacks, picture files and service desk. Projects to include: shelf reading, shelving, maintaining organization of media hardware, preparing new picture files, in-house shelf counting. Student may also assist in charging materials to patrons at the Circulation Desk. Must be organized and customer oriented.
Requirements: Ability to lift book materials, alphabetizing materials, pleasant demeanor, good organizational skills.
Hours: Tuesdays- Thursdays 10-8 ; Saturdays, 10:30am-5:00pm; Sundays, Noon-6:00 pm Hours and days are flexible.
Precollege Programs: Blog/Social Media Assistant (position not available for Spring 2013)
Opportunity: High school junior or senior wanted with strong writing/editing skills, interested in blogs and social media marketing to assist with the management of the Precollege Blog. This assistant will help us monitor and manage 8-12 bloggers this each semester, schedule, write and edit individual posts, and assist with the development of advertisements for our social media marketing. Applicant must be detail orientated, extremely organized, technologically savvy and creative.
This position includes light clerical duties and photo editing.
Requirements: Detail oriented, organized, technologically savvy, pleasant demeanor, good organizational skills.
Preferred (but not required): Experience using Wordpress and Adobe Photoshop
Hours: 10-15 hours per week
Days: Tuesdays - Fridays, 11am-5:00pm, Saturdays, 9:30am - 4:30pm. Hours and days are flexible but preference will be given to applicants available on Saturdays.
Precollege Programs: Digital Photographer and Blog Assistant (position filled for Spring 2013)
High school junior or senior wanted to assist the Department's Director Coordinator in maintaining the Center’s photography archive, writing for the Precollege Blog and in performing light clerical duties. Projects to include digitally photographing students and student artwork, preparing images for the website and Precollege Blog. Student will also assist in writing and editing individual posts. Must be organized and keep track of student work as it is received and returned.
Requirements: Basic knowledge of photography (digital). Basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office (Excel and Word), strong writing/editing skills, pleasant demeanor, good organizational skills.
Hours: 10-15 hours per week, Tuesdays- Saturdays, hours and days are flexible, but Saturdays are REQUIRED.
Students must submit a writing sample approximately 400-700 words long.
TOPIC: An introduction blog post. We want to know who you are! Some things you may want to include are…where you are from, how many classes you have taken at FIT (if applicable), what your interests/passions/hobbies are, why you are excited about this opportunity to intern, what your goals are at FIT or for the future, etc. We want to know all about YOU! Have fun with it!!
Precollege Programs: Customer Service and Blog Assistant (available for Spring 2013)
High school junior or senior wanted to provide customer support to students participating in the Precollege Programs and in performing light clerical duties. Tasks include assisting students with picking up class materials and attendance, photocopying and providing general information about the programs offered by the Precollege office. A student in this position will be required to familiarize him or herself with printed materials about the college and Precollege Programs. Student will also assist in writing and editing individual blog posts.Friendly manner and ease as well as professional behavior are part of the required qualities. Research projects included.
Requirements: Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel and Word), pleasant demeanor, good organizational skills.
Preferred (but not required): Experience using Wordpress
Hours: 10-15 hours per week
Days: Tuesdays- Saturdays, hours and days are flexible, but Saturdays are REQUIRED.
Precollege Programs: Digital Photographer and Website Assistant (position not available for Spring 2013)
High school junior or senior wanted to assist the Department's Director Coordinator in maintaining the Center’s website and in performing light clerical duties. Projects to include digitally photographing student artwork, preparing images for the website and uploading images to the site. Student will also assist in photographing Precollege classes and events. Must be organized and keep track of student work as it is received and returned.
Requirements: Basic knowledge of photography (digital). Basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office (Excel and Word), pleasant demeanor, good organizational skills.
Hours: 10-15 hours per week, Tuesdays- Saturdays, hours and days are flexible, but Saturdays or Sundays are REQUIRED.
Professional Studies: Instructor Services Assistant (position filled for Spring 2013)
High school junior or senior wanted to assist Instructors with their materials, handouts, etc, for noncredit Continuing Education seminars and special events. Tasks include typing, filing, photocopying, making signs, and occasionally making phone calls.
Requirements: Knowledge in Microsoft Office (Excel and Word), professional behavior, friendly demeanor, and great organizational skills.
Hours: 10-15 hours per week
Days: Mondays-Fridays, 1:00pm-6:30pm. Hours are flexible.
Professional Studies: Registration Team Assistant (position not available for Spring 2013)
High school junior or senior wanted to provide customer support to the Professional Studies Registration Team by performing light clerical duties. Tasks include photocopying, filing, sorting documents, and organizing the office. Friendly manner and ease as well as professional behavior are part of the required qualities.
Requirements: Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel and Word), pleasant demeanor, good organizational skills.
Hours: 10-15 hours per week, Tuesdays- Saturdays, 2pm-5:00pm. Hours and days are flexible, but Saturdays are REQUIRED.
Professional Studies: Customer Service & Digital Media Assistant (position filled for Spring 2013)
Opportunity: High school junior or senior wanted to assist instructors and students participating in the English as a Second Language / Fashion Business summer program in performing light clerical duties and occasional media support. Tasks include assisting instructors with picking up class materials and attendance, tracking student attendance, and photocopying handouts. Student will also assist in photographing and videotaping ESL/Fashion Business classes and events.
Requirements: Basic knowledge of photography (digital), Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office (Excel and Word), professional behavior, friendly demeanor, and good organizational skills.
Hours: 8-15 hours per week
Days: Mondays-Thursdays, 11:00am-4:00pm. Hours are flexible. Working a few hours each day is preferred, but not necessary. English as a Second Language / Fashion Business summer program runs from July 5 until July 26, student MUST be available during this time.
Professional Studies: Social Networking & Digital Media Assistant (position filled for Spring 2013)
High school junior or senior wanted to assist with social networking & digital media for noncredit Continuing Education seminars and special events. Tasks include light clerical duties, assisting with photographing and videotaping classes and events, editing photos in Photoshop, writing blog posts, scheduling posts on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, etc.
During the spring semester tasks will also include assisting with planning and setting up the FIT Pet Fashion Show.
Requirements: Basic knowledge of digital photography, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office (Word), good writing skills, professional behavior, friendly demeanor, and good organizational skills.
Hours: 8-16 hours per week, Mondays-Fridays, 11:00am-6:30pm. Hours are flexible, however 1 or 2 days must end at 6:30pm.
Students must submit a writing sample approximately 100 words long. Choose one:
TOPIC 1: Choose any designer from Style.com and review their current collection
TOPIC 2: Write about one specific trend for Spring 2013
Academic Skills Tutoring Center: Office Services Assistant (position filled for Spring 2013)
Ninth grade student needed to help out in the daily clerical duties under the direction of the Coordinator of the Academic Skills Tutoring Center. Tasks would include organizing packets for tutor orientations and student fairs, answering and making phone calls, distributing paperwork to tutors regarding appointments, filing, entering data in to excel and photocopying.
Requirements: Very basic knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), we can explain, patient and friendly demeanor, good organizational skills and a willingness to learn.
Hours: 2 per week, Wednesdays between 9:00 and 5:00 (time may be flexible based on requirements)