The Detroit Housing Commission (DHC) is Detroit’s local public housing authority. DHC is a public agency whose mission is to effectively and efficiently develop, manage, and preserve quality affordable housing. Learn more at dhcmi.org.

Common Elements

• Each student will have one core, discrete project for one semester, with the opportunity to complete more tasks as available from their supervisor.
• Each student will have one dedicated DHC staff member with whom the student can speak with at least once per week.
• Interns will have one cohort-wide meeting once a month to debrief and identify opportunities for the agency to improve. The DHC facilitator would step out for a few minutes to let the interns be open with each other before reentering.
• The intern will have an interim interview to cover project progress and hear ideas
• The intern will produce a final project-specific deliverable as well a memo reflecting on their experience with the agency and how it can function better.
• DHC and the intern will have an exit survey/interview to gather details on how DHC can become a better agency and improve the internship experience.

Requirements

• Undergraduate or graduate students
• Computer with webcam, microphone, and high-speed internet access
• Zoom account and Microsoft Office subscription

To apply

• Send a cover letter and resume to Patrick Braga (Development Project Manager, BragaP@dhcmi.org) by November 30, 2020

Eight Internship Positions

1. Web design internship
   • Deliverable: New and more attractive agency website, including instructions for how DHC staff can update and edit content
   • Desired experience: Coursework in information science, computer science, or other demonstrated experience in web design
2. – 4. (Three interns) Business processes internships: Voucher Operations, Procurement, and Utility Billing Processes
   • Deliverable: Business and operations/process analysis and plan to streamline the section 8 housing voucher program and DHC’s procurement processes. For utility billing, the goal is to create a schedule, process diagram, or system of checklists for finance department staff to streamline utility account lookup and payment, which will support DHC’s transition to digital bill payments.
   • Desired experience and interests: Business administration, operations management, government, public policy, sociology, social work; for the utility billing: accounting, business administration

• Affordable housing development internship
  • Deliverable: The intern will collaborate with DHC staff to identify and pitch a potential development project in Detroit that DHC could pursue. The intern will learn and apply principles of affordable and low-income housing development and finance, property acquisition, site planning and urban design, and local and federal programs that subsidize housing units.
  • Desired experience and interests: Urban planning, real estate, government, architecture, public policy, sociology, social work, and other relevant social sciences or design disciplines

• Asset management and business systems internship
  • Deliverable: Business and operations/process analysis and plan for asset management processes, such as:
    • tenant selection and intake,
    • work order processes and maintenance delivery,
    • preventive maintenance and emergency work orders,
    • rent collection processing,
    • eviction prevention, and
    • other operating procedures for maintenance and management, with a focus on residents’ social concerns.
  • Desired experience and interests: business or public administration, public policy, real estate, sociology, social work, operations management/engineering

• Communications/Public Relations internship
  • Deliverables: Branding, marketing, and public relations analysis and strategy; document templates for internal and external reports
  • Desired experience and interests: Marketing, graphic design, business administration, communications

• Organizational behavior and management internship
  • Deliverable: Strategy for agency-wide goal alignment, internal communication, and operational cohesiveness, propose strategies to implement/pilot/try out for different departments to become more aligned
  • Desired experience and interests: Business administration, operations management/engineering, industrial organization, human resources, government, public policy, sociology, social work

MAP360 Collective is looking for Spring interns looking for college credit to help coordinate, oversee and carry out various entertainment marketing campaigns and promotions.

Our clients include: UFC, HBO, AMC, Paramount, and many many more.

For these clients the interns work primarily (but not exclusively) on: research (influencers, potential partners, etc.), partner management (outreach & maintenance), recap collection (screenshots, listening to air checks), database maintenance (inputting information and keeping it up to date). We also ask for interns to participate in brainstorm sessions for new projects.

Interns must be comfortable with Excel and Outlook.

Interns must be receiving college credit to be considered for the position. This position can be for either 2 or 3 days a week from 9:30-6pm ET.
Looking for interns who can start in Early January to mid May . Please apply with resume, availability, and confirmation of credit eligibility to cat@map360co.com.

Please keep in mind that you can earn internship credits through ALA.

Hour Media, the publisher of Hour Detroit, DBusiness, Detroit Home, Metro Detroit Wedding magazines and more, is proud to offer a marketing research internship for the Winter 2021 term alongside Hour’s sister research company, Professional Research Services. Ideal candidates will work a minimum of 20 hours per-week. Schedules are negotiable, but a four month commitment is required. Interns must be enrolled in a university, however the intern does not have to be receiving credit to be eligible for the position. PRS works with several City and Regional Magazines nationwide in providing them solid research methodology for their publications. Interns will assist the marketing research department in day-to-day tasks including, tracking survey results, fact checking professionals, assisting with marketing campaigns and communicating with potential clients.

Requirements: Qualified students will have a GPA of 3.0 or higher with strong Microsoft Excel skills. Hour Media offers its interns substantial projects and significant opportunity for skill-development. We are looking for hard-working individuals who enjoy a fast-paced environment and are willing to take on new tasks. Professionalism and responsibility are a must.

Note: This is an unpaid internship

Required Documentation: Resume, Cover Letter

Contact: To apply for this position, please contact apotter@hour-media.com with the required documentation listed above.
No phone calls, please. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.

The Honors Summer Fellowship (HSF) is a paid ten-week summer program for rising seniorswriting honors theses. Utilizing the HSF community, students have the opportunity to spend a summer working on research, making new faculty connections, and receiving practical training in scholarly writing, academic presentations, and public outreach. 

Any questions should be sent to honorssummerfellows@umich.edu. Applications are due midnight on February 19th.

KMUW is currently seeking applicants for:

• Financial Specialist
• Summer 2021 Korva Coleman Diversity in Journalism Internship
• Spring 2021 KMUW News Lab

Korva Coleman is an award-winning NPR newscaster with a strong interest in introducing students of color to journalism, in particular public radio journalism. She will conduct an introductory video call with the selected applicant and another as the internship comes to a close. She will offer tips and answer any questions about the industry, including her own experiences as a journalist of color.

Click here to apply

For further questions, contact Tom at shine@kmuw.org or (316) 978-7324.