2021 - 2022 Yearlong Graphic Designing Intern
Chicago Transit Authority is the second largest transit system in the country! Our college internship program offers summer and year-long internships that provide students with valuable work experience, professional development, and mentorship. Students receive exposure to the discipline of the workplace and are guided by subject matter experts who assist them in acquiring the skills, knowledge, and experience needed to perform in today’s technically demanding careers.
Interns at CTA work in a range of departments including:
- Administration Departments ranging from Diversity/EEO, Human Resources, Training and Workforce Development and more
- Board and President’s Office
- Communications
- Finance and Purchasing
- Infrastructure
- Law
- Legislative Affairs and Government and Community Relations
- Safety and Security
- Technology
- Transit Operations
Our internships are project-based; therefore, the skills that we seek vary based on the needs of the projects during each term. All majors are welcome to apply, but please see education experience/requirements for specifics about what disciplines each internship project is seeking.
Internships are part-time (15 hours a week) during the school year and full-time (40 hours a week) during the summer.
In this role within the Technology Engineering unit, interns will:
- Take information from source files such as AutoCAD, PDF, JPEG, etc. and create new graphical designs in Adobe Illustrator to produce backgrounds for CCTV camera placement.
- Survey various field locations to verify and validate maps and floor plans as needed.
- Design of web pages to link the maps to live camera streams.