CCS/CAP Applebaum Internship

A key goal of the Applebaum Internship Program (AIP) is to provide upper level college students unique learning and networking opportunities with community and peer leaders. The aim of the engagement opportunities is to inform, connect, and network students with different ideas, leaders, individuals, and organizations to inspire leadership advancement and explore career paths in the non-profit sector. 

Auxiliary educational and learning opportunities are an integral component of the summer internship. Students will engage in a selection of roundtable discussions with their cohort of AIP peers from different organizations. The sessions include the topics of: Philanthropy in the City, Professional Leadership, Applebaum Fellows Overview, and Mentoring sessions with a paired mentor. 

Community Arts Partnership (CAP) is one of our most successful College for Creative Studies (CCS) Community Outreach programs. CAP’s focus is on inspiring art and design in the Detroit community by providing free art and design classes after-school, on weekends, and over the summer with the goals of: inspiring young people from diverse backgrounds to make the visual arts a part of their lives; bringing education in art, design, and new technologies to the neighborhoods of Detroit; and informing young people about art and design career opportunities. 

Internship Focus: Recruiting and Onboarding new Teaching Artists for CAP

• Support updates to and changes in CAP’s administrative systems
• Build transferrable Human Resources skills
• Hands-on experience in the administrative side of the CAP office
• Networking & professional development to expand professional skills/network
• Expand professional network and understanding of leadership at CCS

Requirements & Expectations 

• Communicate & Engage regularly with Applebaum & CAP staff throughout the internship experience
• Read & Sign Internship acceptance form
• Attend & Participate in scheduled meeting/activities
• Must have completed sophomore year or equivalent of college and not yet graduated
• Available 25hrs/week for 8-week internship June 2-July 25th (opportunities to stay engaged longer)
• Own transportation a plus as position requires visiting off-site locations to post flyers across Detroit and the nearby suburbs

Roles & Responsibilities 

• Attend & Participate in CAP administrative planning meetings and professional development events
• Update recruiting list – who we reach out to with information about our job postings for digital & physical distribution
• Physically post job flyers around Detroit where artists hang out
• Help identify more efficient ways to onboard our teaching staff including:
  • Collecting and acknowledging applicants
  • Preparing applications for review by admin team
  • Scheduling interviews
  • Finding and testing platforms to track applications from receipt to either rejection or hire
• CAP’s annual Fall Training – work with planning team to revamp our delivery at the in-person training to increase interactive components for our new hires and integrate existing staff into the training