DIGITAL MEDIA INTERN

Zactli, Inc. | Remote | Unpaid Educational Internship | Up to 5 Hours per Week

About the Internship

Zactli is a member-supported digital platform centered on genuine human connection, user choice, and community. This semester-based educational internship gives students guided experience in visual storytelling, graphic design, video, and multimedia production.

Interns work on a defined semester project in a small team, generally with up to four students. Zactli’s leadership team provides instruction, project guidance, and regular feedback. Each student has individual learning goals and a contribution related to their studies. The team develops findings, drafts, prototypes, or recommendations; Zactli leadership decides whether and how to implement them and remains responsible for live operations.

What You May Work On

The team’s project will be defined at the start of the internship. Marketing and communications interns and digital media interns may collaborate on one shared project, with distinct responsibilities and individual learning goals. The team generally includes up to four students in total, rather than four students in each role.

Digital Media

• Develop sample graphics, storyboards, or multimedia concepts for leadership review.
• Create and revise a prototype tutorial or explainer video with mentor feedback, considering captions, readability, and accessibility.

All Areas

• Organize findings, drafts, and recommendations into a clear final project.
• Collaborate within the intern team and with another team when projects overlap.
• Present findings, questions, and recommendations to Zactli leadership; leadership approves and implements any public use.

Learning & Development

Students may develop skills in visual storytelling, design, storyboarding, video production, accessibility, and presenting creative concepts. Each student and a primary mentor will set individual learning objectives and project milestones in the Welcome & KPI Plan. Feedback, revision, and a final reflection are part of the experience.

What We’re Looking For

• Currently pursuing a degree or educational program in Digital Media, Graphic Design, Film, Multimedia, Visual Communication, or a related field.
• Interest in learning through a defined project and constructive feedback.
• Familiarity with design, video, or audio tools is helpful; coursework and student projects are welcome.
• Interest in visual storytelling, accessible media, and developing creative skills.
• Ability to collaborate with a team while completing an individual contribution.
• Organization, reliability, and willingness to ask questions and revise work.
• Interest in social platforms, community, storytelling, or mission-driven ventures.

Internship Structure

• Up to five (5) hours per week, including meetings and project work. The learning plan will identify start and end dates, instruction, feedback, and educational milestones. The internship will last only while it provides beneficial learning.
• Remote, with scheduling that accommodates classes, examinations, and academic breaks.
• A primary mentor from Zactli’s leadership team and at least one weekly team meeting for instruction, questions, and feedback.
• Intern projects will complement the leadership team’s work and will not replace paid employees or fill regular staffing needs. Instruction and student learning will guide project assignments, with individual learning goals for each student.
• Optional monthly Zactli All-Hands participation when schedules allow, within the five-hour weekly limit; recordings may be available.
• Before the internship begins, each student and their mentor will establish a written learning plan connecting the project to the student’s coursework or educational program. Where available, Zactli will coordinate with the student’s school or faculty advisor. Academic credit is welcome; students confirm school requirements, and Zactli completes applicable paperwork.
• Before beginning, Zactli and the student will confirm in writing that there is no expectation of compensation and no entitlement to a paid job at the conclusion of the internship.

How Success Is Measured

Success is measured through learning and project progress: individual learning objectives, creative concepts and draft quality, accessibility considerations, milestones, participation in feedback, collaboration, a final presentation, and reflection. Zactli leadership is responsible for publishing and ongoing operations.

How to Apply

Please submit your resume and share what you hope to learn and how this internship relates to your studies. Portfolio links, class projects, or examples of design or video work are welcome. If seeking academic credit, please share your school’s requirements.