Top Internships in Des Moines, IA

Create and structure AI literacy curriculum, research instructional frameworks, develop course materials and assessments, publish content through LearnPress, and refine lessons using participant feedback. The intern will work remotely with the Founder and Web Manager Intern for 5–10 hours weekly over three months. No prior curriculum design experience is required; reliability, curiosity, and authorization to volunteer in the United States are required.

Create and publish social media content across Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and TikTok; engage with community comments and messages; track performance using Adobe Express analytics powered by Metricool; prepare simple reports; and support campaign and content-series planning. This is a fully remote, unpaid three-month internship requiring 5–10 hours weekly, with mentorship and portfolio-building opportunities.

Maintain and update a WordPress website, organize and publish LearnPress course content, troubleshoot minor site issues, and support ongoing website improvements. The intern will collaborate with an AI Curriculum Intern, report to the Founder and CEO, and gain hands-on web management and LMS administration experience in a fully remote, three-month internship.

Research grant opportunities, draft grant applications and supporting materials, refine the organization’s case for support, track deadlines and outcomes, and maintain a grants calendar and pipeline. The intern will work remotely with the Founder and CEO for 5–10 hours weekly over three months, gaining hands-on nonprofit development and grant writing experience through mentorship.

Support internship and volunteer recruiting by posting roles through Dover and social channels, screening applications, communicating with candidates, refining recruiting materials, and coordinating interviews. This fully remote internship offers hands-on talent acquisition experience, mentorship, and exposure to applicant tracking systems and recruiting workflows. The commitment is 5–10 hours weekly for three months, with North Carolina residency preferred and no prior recruiting experience required.

Design onboarding protocols, procedures, documentation, checklists, and reference materials for interns, volunteers, and program participants. Collaborate with the Founder and CEO, interns, and stakeholders to build onboarding systems, identify process gaps, and recommend improvements. This fully remote, unpaid three-month internship requires 5–10 hours weekly and offers mentorship and practical HR and operations experience.

Communications Intern supporting communication strategies, social media content, marketing material design, business intelligence research, reports, presentations, and collaborative initiatives in a consulting environment.

Supports the design and development of scalable end-to-end data pipelines and cloud data platforms. Responsibilities include improving data reliability and quality, implementing data management practices, supporting automation and process improvements, ensuring secure and cost-effective solutions, and recommending system enhancements. The intern collaborates with global teams and gains hands-on experience in data engineering, project coordination, and innovation management.

Intern will support daily administrative tasks, project meetings, documentation management, and ad hoc assignments for the operations team. The role requires strong organization, communication, discretion with confidential information, and proficiency in Microsoft Office, Photoshop, and video editing software. Candidates must be enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program and commit to a three-month internship, with potential for full-time employment based on performance.

Supports digital transformation and process improvement initiatives through workflow analysis, documentation, business cases, ROI calculations, automation prototypes, dashboards, data validation, testing, UAT coordination, and deployment support. The intern also assists with project tracking, stakeholder coordination, presentations, change adoption materials, and training related to AI, automation, Lean, and digital tools.

Supports APAC marketing operations through Salesforce data hygiene, list maintenance, campaign attribution, performance reporting, dashboard updates, campaign launches, data reconciliation, and process documentation. The intern reviews MQLs, SQLs, opportunity influence, and campaign ROI while maintaining Looker Studio dashboards and marketing data accuracy.

Six-month internship supporting business analysis, reporting, business intelligence, market research, and marketing initiatives across APAC. Responsibilities include analyzing data, developing Power BI dashboards and reports, preparing presentations for senior stakeholders, tracking marketing performance, conducting market research, and collaborating on strategic projects. The role suits a business, marketing, or analytics student with strong analytical, communication, organizational, and presentation skills.

Paid, fully remote six-month Talent Acquisition internship supporting resume screening, candidate sourcing, interview coordination, candidate evaluations, recruitment tracking, onboarding documentation, candidate communication, and employer branding initiatives. The intern will work under experienced TA professionals while gaining practical recruiting experience and supporting a positive candidate experience.

Supports the HR team across onboarding, offboarding, employee records, HR databases, engagement activities, training initiatives, documentation, reporting, and general administration. The six-month internship provides practical exposure to end-to-end HR operations while requiring confidentiality, organization, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Provides first-level IT support, troubleshoots hardware and software issues, assists with installations, system administration, account access, network monitoring, IT asset management, documentation, and technology projects. The six-month internship offers hands-on experience in corporate IT infrastructure and support services.

Provides first-level technical support, assists with hardware and software installation and troubleshooting, maintains IT asset records, monitors network and system performance, manages user accounts and access, supports IT projects and upgrades, and documents procedures and technical records.

Interns gain hands-on experience in transportation brokerage by verifying carriers, maintaining shipment records, monitoring freight, learning market pricing and capacity trends, supporting carrier negotiations, and communicating service issues between carriers and internal stakeholders. The role also provides exposure to transportation technology, load management, workflow optimization, margins, and service execution.

Agronomy Research Intern supporting corn and soybean yield trials through packaging, planting, note-taking, harvesting, hand pollination, phenotypic evaluations, and trial design. The intern will analyze how agronomic data is generated, communicate project status, support seasonal labor, participate in customer field days, follow safety policies, and complete a summer project presentation for leadership.

Assist in monitoring insider risks, support data protection, investigate security alerts, and maintain operational governance in a security team.

Software engineering intern responsible for owning a scoped project and building production-quality features across frontend, backend, full-stack, real-time, or forward-deployed systems. Duties include developing telemetry and geospatial interfaces, backend services, APIs, event-driven systems, tests, developer tooling, and data pipelines. The intern will support integration and test events, debug distributed systems and networks, explain technical tradeoffs, and present their work at the end of the internship.

Research venture-backed companies, sectors, and investors; assess market timing, deal fit, and investment risks; and communicate findings through clear memos, articles, newsletters, and social content. The intern will write for family offices, founders, and investors, work directly with the co-founders, apply sound judgment when using AI, and may grow into a full-time role.

Supports project managers with planning and coordination of heavy-lift, heavy-transport, and specialized rigging projects. Responsibilities include schedule development, cost tracking, customer submittals, project documentation, proposal support, meetings, site visits, and local field coordination. The intern gains exposure to equipment, project planning, budgeting, scheduling, resource allocation, risk management, and project execution while collaborating with engineers, superintendents, and field teams.

Supports the development and delivery of peacemaking, conflict transformation, and nonviolence courses. Organizes peacebuilding theories into accessible lessons, facilitates inclusive learning environments, evaluates community impact, and recommends course improvements. Collaborates with the peacemaking director and Empower team while helping participants navigate religious and political conflict with grace and skill.

Supports InterVarsity’s Creative Labs by designing visual communication materials, developing templates, producing print and digital assets, researching visual concepts, presenting drafts, incorporating feedback, and delivering final files. The intern also maintains design archives, participates in brainstorming and team meetings, provides peer feedback, and develops design skills through training. The role requires Christian commitment, collaboration, organization, initiative, and availability for approximately 10 hours weekly.

Participate in full-cycle government software implementations, including requirements gathering, client consultation, configuration, SQL querying, feature development, testing, deployment, and production support. Interns investigate complex issues, solve problems, communicate technical functionality, and adapt to changing client needs while working in-office at client sites.