Top Internships in Richmond, VA

College intern supporting WMATA’s Safety Policy & Promotion team through safety communications, campaigns, research, training materials, policy and program development, data analysis, reporting, and strategic projects. The role provides hands-on transit industry experience, promotes safety culture, and may involve presentations, meetings, and departmental assignments. Interns must be college students entering their sophomore year and complete a temporary summer assignment of up to 13 weeks.

Build and test AI tools that interact with databases, including query, create, update, and delete functions. Design safeguards such as permissions, input validation, confirmation steps, and development-environment testing. Document tool behavior and data access, follow donor and participant data-handling rules, and identify improvements to the organization’s AI tooling. This fully remote internship provides mentorship and practical experience in AI engineering, API design, database operations, access control, and testing.

Support marketing analytics by analyzing digital channel performance, building and maintaining KPI dashboards, ensuring data accuracy, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to turn insights into actionable recommendations.

Remote, unpaid 6-month UI/UX internship (20 hrs/week) supporting the Marketing team: create wireframes, prototypes, high-fidelity designs, conduct user research and usability testing, maintain design systems, collaborate cross-functionally, iterate based on feedback, and support product strategy while meeting deadlines.

Remote unpaid video-editing internship: edit and assemble raw footage into polished content, add transitions, color correction, sound design, graphics and captions, adapt assets for social platforms, manage multiple projects, iterate on stakeholder feedback, and organize media libraries while collaborating with marketing and creative teams.

Remote unpaid 20-hr/week graphic design internship supporting marketing: create social, presentation, web, and multimedia assets; maintain brand consistency; iterate on designs; collaborate with teams; learn design and digital marketing best practices.

Develop, test, document, maintain, and integrate software applications supporting business needs. Responsibilities include writing clean code, fixing bugs, improving performance, troubleshooting, documenting systems, collaborating with engineers and business analysts, and participating in agile development processes.

Supports growth marketing through social media content creation, short-form video, copywriting, conference and event coordination, brand partnerships, performance reporting, AI tool experimentation, research, and administrative organization.

Finance internship providing supervised training and practical experience in FP&A-related departmental work. Responsibilities include completing assigned tasks, supporting projects, learning functional applications and tools, following company policies, solving problems, and collaborating with management, staff, and team members.

Build Cadence’s testimonial content engine by identifying and contacting patients and providers, conducting compliant interviews, producing transcripts and first-cut edits in Descript, organizing assets, surfacing compelling stories, applying AI productivity tools, and coordinating with design and marketing to distribute testimonial content across owned channels.

Support backend, database, API, authentication, authorization, and security improvements for a live HR platform. Responsibilities include identifying vulnerabilities, improving tenant isolation and access controls, maintaining database integrity and performance, monitoring production issues, writing automated tests, reviewing dependencies, documenting changes, and assisting with backups, migrations, and deployment testing.

Improve Timmy HR’s web and mobile user experience by identifying usability issues, creating wireframes and prototypes, refining responsive layouts, simplifying HR workflows, maintaining design consistency, incorporating user feedback, and collaborating with frontend and mobile developers on accurate implementation.

Develop and maintain the Timmy HR mobile application for iOS and Android. Implement UI workflows, integrate backend APIs and authentication, support employee features, fix bugs, test across devices, prepare app releases, and document technical changes while collaborating with design and backend teams.

Human Resources and Legal Interns train with department staff, perform supervised assignments and projects, gain experience with functional tools, and support assigned departmental work. The role requires compliance with laws and company policies, problem-solving, organization, communication, independent work, and teamwork. This internship is aligned with Human Resources Administration and is intended for students or recent graduates in relevant fields.

Develop and improve LLVM/Clang-based compiler infrastructure for Arm microcontrollers and proprietary DSPs. Collaborate with application, architecture, design, and engineering teams to enhance compiler performance and support architectural improvements. Work under mentorship while applying software development, debugging, performance analysis, testing, compiler design, and computer architecture knowledge.

Create and manage daily faceless TikTok videos for beauty, health, wellness, fashion, and lifestyle brands. Identify emerging trends, produce aesthetic image and video content, grow client accounts, and collaborate with sales and engineering teams to improve high-performing content formats and automation. The role involves managing multiple accounts independently while developing skills in digital advertising, client interaction, and content leadership.

Gain supervised work experience in the Revenue Quality department through assigned projects and functional tasks. Learn department-specific applications and tools, complete meaningful work, solve problems, follow company policies, and collaborate with management and professional staff. Responsibilities and assignments will align with the intern’s field of study.

Summer sales engineering intern supporting commercial HVAC equipment and control-system sales. Responsibilities include developing customer relationships, building opportunity pipelines, educating clients on products and pricing, proposing efficiency improvements, analyzing solutions, and growing knowledge of HVAC products, finance, competition, and industry trends. The role combines technical, interpersonal, and business skills with sales strategy and customer engagement.

Paid, remote 10-week internship supporting software feature development, testing, debugging, code reviews, documentation, API work, deployment pipelines, and sprint activities. Interns collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Design teams while gaining exposure to frontend, backend, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and platform engineering. The program runs June 7 through August 13, 2027, requires full-time U.S. work authorization and residency, and includes a two-day in-person experience at Amplify headquarters in Brooklyn.

Supports end-to-end supply chain operations, including demand planning, procurement, inventory management, vendor management, fulfillment, and logistics. The intern analyzes operational data, identifies inefficiencies and cost-saving opportunities, tracks supply chain metrics, assists with purchase orders and supplier onboarding, and develops process documentation, reports, and dashboards. This is a paid, remote 10-week internship with a two-day in-person experience at Amplify headquarters in Brooklyn.

Supports the design, development, delivery, and administration of training and enablement programs for internal teams, educators, and district administrators. Responsibilities include creating e-learning modules and learning assets, managing LMS content and learner data, identifying training needs, tracking effectiveness metrics, supporting product demonstrations, and contributing to cross-functional enablement initiatives. This is a full-time, paid, remote 10-week internship with a two-day in-person experience at Amplify headquarters in Brooklyn.

Supports the development, testing, and evaluation of AI/ML models for educational products. Responsibilities include data collection and cleaning, feature engineering, model validation, analyzing outputs, identifying optimization opportunities, documenting findings, preparing technical reports, and collaborating with Data Science, Engineering, and Product teams. The intern also explores applications in personalized learning, content recommendations, adaptive learning, NLP, generative AI, and responsible AI.

Supports Amplify’s end-to-end sales process through prospecting, lead generation, account research, outreach, qualification, CRM management, pipeline reporting, and deal progression. The intern will help identify education-sector opportunities, prepare sales materials and demonstrations, collaborate with Marketing, Product, and Customer Experience teams, participate in customer calls, and track sales metrics. This is a paid, remote, full-time 10-week internship with a two-day in-person experience at Amplify’s Brooklyn headquarters.

Supports IT service delivery through help desk ticket management, troubleshooting hardware, software, and network issues, device provisioning, software deployment, account administration, onboarding and offboarding, documentation, asset tracking, and process improvement. The intern collaborates with IT, Engineering, Security, and Operations teams while gaining exposure to systems administration, cloud services, cybersecurity, and IT operations in a remote summer program.

Supports corporate strategy initiatives through market landscape analysis, business research, investment case development, strategic planning, and synthesis of market trends. The intern collaborates with cross-functional teams to identify partners and acquisition targets, evaluate growth opportunities, and communicate insights. This is a paid, remote 10-week internship with a required two-day in-person experience at Amplify headquarters in Brooklyn.