Innovation Internship

Lake Forest Country Day School seeks a Junior or Senior undergraduate student for a semester-long unpaid internship based out of our Technology Department. The ideal candidate is interested in a career in marketing or development.

The Innovation Advancement Intern will work with faculty and students across all age ranges on our campus in informal prep times. Additionally, this candidate will partner with the Director of Technology and the Innovation Space Director to streamline communications, assist in planning and executing events, and support program development. We seek a candidate who has a high degree of energy and is a strong communicator, enthusiastic, dedicated, and excited to share their knowledge with the LFCDS community.

The person will work best in a collaborative environment where they can help bring ideas to life. The ideal candidate will have a vision of an effective communications and/or development strategy that they can articulate.

• Support the Director of Technology in creating a weekly internal technology newsletter
• Work with the Innovation Space Director to research and write a grant proposal
• Sit on the planning committee for the annual Innovation Design Challenge and the annual LFCDS Mini-Conference
• Create marketing materials for the annual Innovation Design Challenge and LFCDS Mini-Conference
• Project manage the weekly LFCDS Morning Announcements by writing a script and working with students in preparation each week

• Working towards a career in an advancement-related field
• A willingness to learn and work across multiple departments
  
  Flexibility and adaptability with a client-centered approach to work

Lake Forest Country Day School is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and it does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, religion, marital status, disability, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, order of protection status, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.