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Creative Technology Intern

G&A
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About G&A 

G&A is recognized internationally as a leader in creating successful, engaging experiences— synthesizing the physical and digital worlds in ways that move people—momentarily stopping time and creating lifelong impact. G&A brings a highly regarded collaborative style, plus design and service excellence to clients and public spaces around the world. G&A is dedicated to cultivating a meaningful and impactful intern experience that gives you opportunities for creative freedom while also sharpening your technical skills. We have studios across the country in Washington, DC, New York City, Portland, Oregon and other remote locations.


 

Our core values:

  • Client-Focused Impact: We partner with our clients to co-create outcomes that mutually align their goals with our standards of excellence.
  • Brave Innovation: We continuously evolve ways of making meaning of our constantly changing world. We push past the expected and refuse to settle for what worked before.
  • Inclusive Collaboration: Everyone at G&A is expected to contribute to the creation of extraordinary experiences for our clients’ guests and visitors. We integrate diverse perspectives to realize our shared goals.
  • Engaging with Openness: We consider different perspectives with mutual respect and a learning mindset. Our expectation for cross-capability collaboration only happens on a foundation of continuous personal growth, open communication, and earned trust.

 

 

What to expect from your internship experience

  • What’s your passion? Craft your own passion project with the intern team! This will be presented to the company at the end of the semester. This project allows you to have a fully realized project that you can use in your portfolio.
  • Project Integration: While you’ll be working on many projects, you’ll have the opportunity to be fully integrated onto one project team, attending meetings and contributing to real project deliverables.
  • Dedicated mentorship from team members to understand your interests and how your experience can be crafted to you, informal and fun!
  • Exhibit Tours! Spend a day visiting and touring local exhibit/museum projects (with the option of seeing some G&A projects for DC interns), lunch and admission included. This is dependent on CDC guidelines and current COVID-19 data.
  • Share your experience! Assemble and curate your own social media takeover highlighting what you’re working on. 
  • Studio Pal: You’ll be teamed up with a full time employee who you can approach with any questions during your experience. 


 

What we look for in a G&A intern: 

  • A positive attitude!
  • A strong interest in or curiosity about experience design and environments
  • Ability to work and multi-task in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
  • Attention to detail, accuracy, and quality
  • Strong communication skills ­(verbal, written, and illustrative)
  • Adaptability and ability to respond to the changing needs of varying clients and projects
  • Being an accountable and contributing member of the studio
  • A desire to push your personal creative growth


 

ABOUT THE ROLE

What will you do as the Creative Tech Intern?

  • Work on a flexible weekly schedule, mostly on-site at our NYC Lab in Manhattan, managing and organizing equipment and mockup items (PCs, displays, mounts, projectors, sensors, cameras, etc.)
  • Set up PCs and hardware in prescribed locations for prototyping, client reviews, User Testing and QA testing. 
  • Perform task-based production (development/collaborative coding on git-flow) as assigned and guided by senior staff.
  • Participate in “early phase” design and concepting meetings, guided by senior staff.
  • Take notes during User Tests with help from the User Experience Design team.
  • Provide status updates of the Lab as a whole for the team.
  • Assist developers to gain remote access to various PCs for prototypes and project work.
  • Perform manual/exploratory software testing (using existing and improvised test plans) for Quality Assurance. Assist developers in identifying potential issues/bugs and environment issues during application development.


 

What do we look for in a Creative Tech Intern?

  • Team-player with outstanding analytical, written, and verbal communication abilities
  • Familiarity with software experience design principles and learning methods
  • Very comfortable with tools for mounting, arranging, packing, and unpacking electronics equipment
  • Education in software development for native devices and web stack applications
  • Comfortable with exploratory or beta testing on software meant for public use
  • Strong, demonstrated interest connecting interactive media design, UX, and application development with storytelling and user learning
  • Strong interest in working with emerging technologies (AI, ML, Web AR, etc.) and testing various user input devices and hardware configurations
  • Basic understanding of the software development lifecycle, production pipeline, and QA processes
  • Experience with versioning software (GIT/SVN)
  • Strong proficiency working in macOS, Windows, iOS and Android in general



 

Pluses:

  • Experience creating:
    • Interactive installations/touchscreens
    • High-traffic/high-exposure applications for businesses or direct-to-user
    • Public event-driven digital experiences and demonstrations
  • Experience with web service/REST APIs and data driven applications
  • Experience with open source software and frameworks
  • Strong interest in immersive technologies and educational spaces




 

Internship Details

Our internships are paid, and you will need work authorization for all positions:

  • You need to be able to work legally in the US:
    • For current international students, you are able to use CPT in order to legally work at G&A.
    • For all others, you should have an approved OPT in order to work at G&A.



 

How to apply

Please submit your resume, portfolio of relevant work if able, and a cover letter to hr@gallagherdesign.com

 

G&A is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected classification.