Critical Mass' Internship opportunities are part of our Trailhead Program and will provide a 12-week jump-start to your career. The program is a fast-track to launch your career through regular learning opportunities, mentorship, client work exposure, while also getting paid. We aim to show you all the amazing work we do here at Critical Mass, and to support you as part of the team! You will have the opportunity to try the digital agency world through multiple internship and client projects to see if it's for you!
Our Internship will run from May 27 – August 15.
As a development intern you will get to work with a tech lead to gain experience to all the different aspects of the technology discipline at Critical Mass. You will gain experience seeing how the technology team works with different departments like creative and UX to create top-notch user experiences. You will have a foundational knowledge of languages like HTML, CSS and Javascript and a passion to learn more. Most importantly, you are driven to hone your craft through a passion for technology.
You Will:
- Gain exposure to all elements of the technology discipline at Critical Mass.
- Understand how technology fits into the Critical Mass agency offerings.
- Collaborate with other interns on a client project and our global intern project.
- Deliver solutions balancing technical and business requirements.
- Understand business and user requirements.
- Maintain high coding standards and practices to exercise quality control on all aspects of web development.
- Problem-solve in all areas of web development.
You Have:
- Demonstrated development experience with hand-coding advanced HTML, CSS, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript through class or certificate program.
- Demonstrated development exposure to React.
- Package manager and automation tool experience (npm, gulp, grunt).
- Basic understanding of Responsive Web Design principles.
- Proficiency with Semantic HTML Markup.
- Aptitude to collaborate and work with cross discipline teams.
- Exposure in diagnosing and solving cross-browser and cross-platform issues.
- Currently in 2nd or 3rd year of a 4-year degree or 1st year of a 2-year specialization program
What We Offer:
- Vacation, compassionate leave, wellness days, and flex days
- Hybrid work options
- Summer Fridays (off at 3:00 PM local time every Friday)
- Diversity and Inclusion Board with 13 affinity groups
- Enterprise-wide employee discounts
The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training, onboarding, and employee experience possible! Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 3 days a week. The ask stems from our want to:
- Strengthen opportunity for continuous learning
- Improve collaboration and team relationships.
- Increase employee engagement
We continually review ranges to address skills, experience and markets. Base salaries are determined during our interview process, by assessing a number of factors that include, but aren’t limited to, a candidate’s experience and skills relative to the scope and responsibilities of the position. For current CM employees, tenure will also be a consideration.
Salary Range
$21—$21 USD
Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. If you are an individual with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please reach out to [email protected].
We are committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within our candidate pools.
The Critical Mass Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs criticalmass.com and us.greenhouse-mail.io. We will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Google Hangouts for communicating with you. We will never ask you to send us money, technology, or anything else to work for our company. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly.
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Critical Mass is a digital experience design agency with a relentless focus on the customer. Founded in Calgary in 1996, we have steadily expanded into a group of over 950 people working in 11 offices across North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and South America.
