Position: Scholar Learning Experiences Intern

Location: Remote*

*Candidates must be located in the following states: CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IL, LA, MA, MI, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA, WA, WI

Employment Type: Intern

Compensation: $20/hour, average 15 hours per week

Deadline to apply: January 16, 2025

Start Date: February 16, 2025

End Date: June 10, 2025 

The Organization:

At Thrive Scholars, we provide high-achieving  students from under-resourced communities, the opportunities they need to thrive at top colleges and in meaningful careers.

Our comprehensive and data-driven program model focuses on the key inflection points that can be the difference between graduating from any college and graduating from a top college with the grades, degree, career skills, and network needed to thrive in any career. Thrive Scholars originated in Los Angeles as South Central Scholars (“SCS”) twenty years ago. Over this time, the organization has refined its program model and, in the last five years, has focused on expanding nationally; reaching more high-achieving underrepresented students, growing the number of Scholars we serve; and deepening our program impact. Thrive Scholars has begun to grow its footprint with new summer program offerings in three additional cities, with more to come. The organization has approximately 75 year-round employees and close to 200 summer employees.

The Internship Experience: 

As an Intern at Thrive Scholars, you will get first-hand experience learning the ins and outs of a growing non-profit. With the collaborative nature of our organization, you’ll have the opportunity to work across departments and contribute to new projects and initiatives. Interns will receive mentoring from their supervisors and other staff, as well as the opportunity to communicate and network with professionals across career fields.

The Opportunity:

The Thrive Scholars Scholar Learning Experiences team creates online and blended learning experiences for scholars throughout our program. As a Thrive intern, you will get first hand experience learning the ins and outs of running a Scholar Learning Experiences program for a national non-profit. You’ll have the opportunity to work across departments, brainstorm and spearhead projects and take them from idea to fruition. Along the way you’ll receive mentoring from your colleagues and other professionals in our networks. With support from the Managing Director of Scholar Learning Experiences, the intern will be responsible for supporting the Scholar Learning Experiences team with day-to-day tasks. Possible projects might include:

• Administrative tasks related to digital curriculum, such as updating students’ course enrollments in our online platforms
• Evaluating platforms, such as gathering and writing requirements for new technology solutions
• Data analysis, such as uncovering insights from our learning platform data
• Developing new applications, such as creating an FAQ bot for our Slack platform
• Managing digital assets, such as helping us organize our video library or updating our college resource guides
• Supporting quality assurance work, such as reviewing auto-created video captions
• Provide troubleshooting support, such as answering Scholar and faculty questions about our online learning platform
• … and more, as needed.

The ideal intern candidate will demonstrate:

• Keen attention to detail
• A high level of initiative and accountability
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills; including comfort with responding to experienced faculty members’ technology questions
• Ability to collaborate and work as a team member
• Genuine enthusiasm and ability to work in a high-energy virtual environment
• Intellectual curiosity and an interest in learning about the behind-the-scenes management of a non-profit
• Passion for working with and/or on behalf of low-income first generation, under resourced students
• Tech savvy or quick to learn new online tools

Equal Employment Opportunities

Thrive Scholars provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status. We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

For more information, please visit thrivescholars.org