5 Internship Opportunities Near Waltham

WALTHAM, MA - Looking to get a head start on your career? Here are five excellent internships within five miles of Waltham. If you don’t see what you’re interested in, check out the Patch jobs page here. Just be sure to type “internship” into the search bar.

Web Developer Intern - Rocket Software - Waltham

Rocket Software has internship (“Rocketship”) opportunities in Summer 2016 for college students’ currently studying computer science, mathematics, engineering or a related technical discipline. Candidates should have strong analytical backgrounds, be hardworking, energetic, articulate, open to new challenges, and willing to learn. The internship experience will provide an insider view of how a fast moving, innovative, and entrepreneurial company operates through an exciting and challenging work experience. Our interns will operate as a team to design and build, from the ground up, brand new and innovative applications related to text analytics, statistical analysis, and model based reasoning. The “Rocketship” is also designed to give you multiple opportunities to interact with members of Rocket Software’s Executive Team, an invaluable chance to showcase your skills and start building a network of professionals for future internships or post-graduate work.

Market Research Intern - Kelly Services - Waltham

Shire is partnering with Kelly Services to offer an exciting internship program with a world-class global biotech company. Founded in 1986, Shire is a fast-growing, global company with major operations in the US, UK and Switzerland, and a network of offices and distribution channels throughout Europe, South America, Canada, and the Pacific Rim. There is a simple purpose that sits at the heart of Shire’s business: enabling people with life-altering conditions to lead better lives. Shire’s US Internship Program offers hands-on work experience to students completing their undergraduate and graduate degrees and allows Shire to engage with the local community and discover new and emerging talent.

Software Performance Engineer Intern- Ericsson -Waltham

Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment & services to mobile & fixed network operators. Over 1,000 networks in more than 180 countries use Ericsson equipment, & more than 40 percent of the world’s mobile traffic passes through Ericsson networks. Using innovation to empower people, business & society, we are working towards the Networked Society, in which everything that can benefit from a connection will have one. At Ericsson, we apply our innovation to market-based solutions that empower people & society to help shape a more sustainable world. We are truly a global company, working across borders in 175 countries, offering a diverse, performance-driven culture & an innovative & engaging environment where employees enhance their potential everyday. Our employees live our vision & core values. They share a passion to win & a high responsiveness to customer needs that in turn makes us a desirable partner to our clients. To ensure professional growth, Ericsson offers a stimulating work experience, continuous learning & growth opportunities that allow you to acquire the knowledge & skills necessary to reach your career goals.

Copywriting Internship - inSegment - Newton

Content is king in the digital marketing world, and this has never been truer than it is today. Social media, website design, public relations, email marketing – it all depends on well-crafted, relatable content that engages readers and compels them to action. This is the goal of the copywriter. The goal of this internship, meanwhile, is to teach you about essential copywriting skills. To do this, you’ll work directly with our writing staff and learn how to generate content for websites, social media, email, advertisements, and other digital media. You’ll learn how to leverage these resources within the modern digital marketing landscape. To succeed in this internship, you must be a skilled writer who is open-minded and capable of shifting your style to suit different industries and clients. You must also think critically and under tight deadlines.

Digital PR and Social Media Internship - inSegment - Newton

This internship examines the digital realm of public relations and how the ever-evolving web landscape continues to change the industry. The key channels through which companies communicate with their audience are constantly changing; this internship allows students to learn how companies communicate with their audiences, and how digital PR and social media can help a company accomplish a variety of goals. Interns will learn how a digital agency creates social media strategies. They will learn about the initial stages of setting goals, evaluating existing channels, creating a social media strategy all the way through to the implementation of and reporting on those communications strategies. inSegment is a hands-on learning environment in which interns can gain knowledge of how to foster two way communications between companies and their customers, a greater understanding of how to leverage social media for marketing and PR purposes, stronger writing skills, and published works for their portfolios.