Animated Video Intern

Put your classroom experience to work and collaborate with your department colleagues to make and influence real changes! As part of the Public Utilities team, your primary project will be an animated video to showcase Bee Ridge Water Reclamation Facility Expansion & Conversion project, currently under construction.

Job Description:

Are you interested in getting hands-on experience in your chosen field? Do you want to make a difference in your community?

Intern Sarasota County dedicated to providing students with an unsurpassed learning experience and insight into the dynamic world of public sector employment.

Develop new skills you can apply in the workplace. Gain skills that will enhance your resume and increase your career options while exploring public service! Observe and participate in tasks and responsibilities performed daily by skilled professionals. Experience workplace culture, office dynamics, and business etiquette.

Your internship will include impactful hands-on work within a department, networking, professional development, and building long lasting connections with other interns, mentors, and Sarasota County team members.

Department Responsibilities:

• Storyboard and create a 15–20-minute video showcasing the largest project (250M+) the county has ever embarked upon. The treatment facility will be the newest/largest Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) wastewater treatment plant in Florida. The MBR treatment system is a newer technology which provides drinking water quality effluent after treatment.  The project has many interested and connected parties that will be part of the eventual groundbreaking ceremony in late 2025, some of those are the Director, United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), State officials, other local municipality dignitaries and of course our engineers, contractors, and county staff.
• The video is for our guests and visitors that will be touring the plant, not only during the ceremony, but for years afterwards in the new visitor’s center and County website.
• Other creative projects, educational pieces, recruitment advertising and more to support Public Utilities, as time permits.

Internship Program Responsibilities:

• A presentation to the County Administrator and other County Leadership staff is required at the close of the internship program.
• Participate in all organized intern events and trainings.

Your Internship Includes: 

• Competitive wage 
• Hands-on work experience
• Professional headshot
• 1-1 mentoring with county staff
• Professional Development Events:
  • Civics 101 & Facility Tour
  • Own Your Career
  • Business Etiquette & Professional Networking
  • Philanthropy & Your Career
  • Board of County Commission Public Hearing Session
  • Speaking for Success

About You

Minimum Qualifications:

• At least 18 years old, or age 16 with parental consent.
• High school diploma, or equivalent (if applicable).
• Eligible to work in the United States – we love local, national, and international students!
• Active student, or graduated August 2023 or later.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Candidates currently working toward a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or closely related field.

About Everything Else

• Program Dates: The 2024 internship program will begin on May 20, 2024 and end on August 9, 2024.  
• Internship Hours: 40 hours/week, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; some departments vary. 
• Pay Range: $13 per hour (high school student) up to $20 per hour (Grad/Masters student), based on your credit hours earned.

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