Top Internships in Richmond, VA

Assist in designing and building full-stack web applications using the MERN stack. Work on frontend (React) and backend (Node/Express), create responsive UIs, develop RESTful APIs, manage MongoDB databases, debug and optimize applications, collaborate in code reviews and agile sprints, and stay current with web development trends.

Create lists of potential members, collaborate with market research to identify interested groups, and complete a flexible, mentor-guided business development project aligned with internship course requirements.

Create an introductory Industrial Organization course (student-project), focusing on market power, oligopoly, collusion, antitrust, and competition. Choose any educational medium, work with a volunteer mentor, and align deliverables with academic internship requirements.

Support the Educational Team by building a uniform Google Sites platform, assist interns and mentors, and contribute to creating introductory courses across six economics topics. Work is project-based and flexible to meet academic internship requirements.

Create an introductory Development Economics course (focus on economic history and public institutions) using a chosen educational medium; work with a volunteer mentor and JMI staff to meet internship course requirements.

Project-based internship to create a business plan for Just Markets Institute, build internal processes and systems with mentor guidance, and support educational and marketing teams while meeting course requirements.

Project-based student internship to develop a content strategy, produce educational media, and support fellow marketing interns. Interns are paired with volunteer mentors and work flexibly to meet course requirements while promoting JMI's mission.

Create an introductory Game Theory course (choice of medium) focused on the Prisoner's Dilemma and collective action problems. Work with a volunteer mentor, meet internship course requirements, and produce flexible educational content.

Project-based internship to create an introductory Economic Anthropology course (medium of your choice) focused on sustainability, equity, and efficiency. Interns are matched with volunteer mentors, must meet academic internship requirements, and will develop educational content flexible to course needs.

Work as a project-based communications intern within a six-person marketing team. Create a strategic communications plan targeted to specific audiences, develop marketing strategies to promote educational content and boost membership, and collaborate with a volunteer mentor and staff. Projects are flexible to meet spring internship course requirements.

Support go-to-market strategy and execution across inbound and outbound channels: define ICPs, join user calls, create Excel demo videos, run outreach using Clay/HeyReach/Instantly, post and measure performance on social platforms, and optimize funnel metrics (visits, conversion, retention, referral).

Six-month engineering internship building production backend services and AI pipelines. Design SQL schemas (PostgreSQL), implement SaaS integrations (REST APIs, webhooks), work with embeddings, transformer models and vector databases, build end-to-end data processing pipelines, and contribute to code reviews and architecture discussions.

Work as a hands-on Product Management intern owning features end-to-end: run user research, write specs and user stories, work with engineering/design/growth to ship, analyze product data, support sprint planning and QA, benchmark competitors, and build roadmaps and documentation.

Run and coordinate qualitative user research: plan and moderate interviews and focus groups, translate goals into discussion guides, produce transcripts and structured insight summaries, and communicate findings to product teams while working remote-first.

Work as a Python development intern building applications and APIs, processing and analyzing data, working with databases and data pipelines, contributing to system architecture, writing clean documented code, and collaborating with the team. Strong emphasis on backend development, SQL, ORMs, and REST API design with potential conversion to full-time.

Support the sales team by conducting cold calls, generating leads, assisting with sales strategies, handling administrative tasks, maintaining customer databases/CRM, and collaborating to meet sales targets while gaining hands-on experience.

Support the sales team by identifying leads, conducting market research, preparing sales materials and proposals, participating in meetings and presentations, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to help drive business development and ensure client satisfaction.

Support international B2B sales through lead generation, prospect qualification, outreach, CRM data hygiene, sales material preparation, market research, pipeline tracking, and cross-team collaboration while learning sales processes.

Support the sales team by researching markets, identifying B2B opportunities, preparing sales materials and proposals, attending meetings, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to help drive client satisfaction and business development.

Support CEO and leadership on market intelligence, financial modelling, go-to-market strategy, partnerships and PMO. Run competitor analysis, size segments, build investor-ready business plans, craft value propositions and support partner negotiations while tracking cross-functional OKRs and dashboards.

Support website content editing, formatting, and publishing. Update job listings and resources, optimize content for SEO and accessibility, test site functionality, integrate multimedia, and collaborate with marketing to maintain brand voice and improve usability.

Support execution of large-scale B2B outbound and demand-generation campaigns: build outreach sequences, manage outreach tools, enrich and QA data, maintain outbound infrastructure, coordinate webinar and content syndication operations, research target accounts/ICPs, assist reporting, and apply AI tools to automate workflows.

Write and publish high-quality blog posts and case studies by researching eCommerce/logistics topics and interviewing customers. Propose original content ideas, craft narratives that showcase customer success and Wondys impact, collaborate with the team, use Figma/Framer/HubSpot/Google Workspace for content workflows, and track content performance to improve engagement.

Lead Marketing / Public Relations Intern will own marketing and PR initiatives, collaborate with founders on branding, analyze market trends, manage campaigns, and use Google Workspace, HubSpot, and Framer. Opportunity to grow into a full-time leadership role at an eCommerce-focused AI startup.

Support and grow Wondy’s social media across LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and other platforms. Create and schedule engaging content, monitor performance metrics, interact with followers, and provide insights. Collaborate with founders, propose trends-driven ideas, and use tools like Framer and HubSpot to streamline workflows and analytics.