Top Internships in Santa Cruz, CA

Assist on website design projects for regional and national clients, create graphics and layout mockups, support design consistency and documentation, learn WCAG 2.2 accessibility practices, collaborate with senior web developer and design lead, and gain WordPress workflow exposure to produce portfolio-ready work.

The Generalist Intern will optimize internal tools, conduct customer research, support go-to-market efforts, provide product insights, and write clear documentation. This remote position targets recent grads or students.

As a Software Engineering Intern, you will contribute to building features for user-facing products, APIs, and scalable services for machine learning. Responsibilities include crafting code, designing data pipelines, implementing tools, and enhancing technical documentation.

Support development team by creating pitch decks, writing loglines and treatments, researching concepts and talent, sourcing imagery and footage, contributing ideas, and coordinating materials and timelines.

Work with engineers to design, model, prototype, and test medium-voltage power converters. Tasks include simulation, component selection, hardware bring-up, device characterization, lab testing (efficiency, thermal, EMC), and documenting results for design reviews.

Support BIM/VDC workflows from design through project completion: facilitate 2D/3D coordination, model missing content, perform 4D/5D schedule and cost analyses, run clash detection and assist conflict resolution, and produce material quantity take-offs for estimating.

Remote 6-month video editor internship producing short-form social videos and assisting on long-form pieces. Own captions, sound design, B-roll, color, and pacing. Work directly with founders and content team, use retention and engagement data to iterate, and bring an independent editorial point of view. Requires public portfolio and fluency in at least one NLE.

Remote 6-month content creator internship. You will pitch, script, record, edit, post, and analyze original social video and short-form content across YouTube, LinkedIn, X, and Instagram. Run experiments, iterate on retention and hooks, and work directly with the founder and video team. India-based candidates only.

Support defense business development and acquisition planning by conducting market and opportunity research, analyzing contract vehicles and timelines, assisting proposal and capture activities, and supporting early-stage program management tasks (schedule, cost, risk). Requires translating military acquisition experience to a commercial startup environment, producing briefings and decision materials, and maintaining security-clearance eligibility with up to 20% travel.

Support wiring, fabrication, and documentation of controls and automation equipment for a pilot production line and lab. Assist with sensor/field-device integration, PLC/HMI programming, schematic review, SOP creation, and task tracking under guidance from a controls engineer.

Support social media and content marketing initiatives for a telehealth clinic focused on PCOS. Responsibilities include video editing, content creation, and campaign support.

Assist with financial and operational audits, evaluating internal controls, analyzing data for risks, and contributing to audit reports.

Support data collection, cleaning, and preliminary analysis. Write and run SQL queries, use statistical tools and Python, produce visualizations, document methods, troubleshoot analytics tools, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver actionable insights.

Support artist growth by creating and managing fan/edit pages, sourcing and editing short-form viral content, posting daily, monitoring engagement and trends, and helping grow organic fan communities across TikTok, Instagram, Twitter/X, and YouTube Shorts.

Work alongside project managers and engineers on industrial construction projects. Assist with blueprint interpretation, estimating, scheduling, project controls, safety and quality audits, productivity analytics, procurement, change orders, progress tracking, and process improvement during a minimum 12-week, full-time internship.

Six-month paid remote communications internship supporting Keeper's Communications and Social Media teams. Tasks include updating the media page, creating social content, planning and executing announcements, writing PR and internal communications, reporting performance data, scheduling content, and general administrative support. Mentored by the Communications Director; designed for students or early-career candidates.

Support the Supply Chain Contract Review Team by reviewing supplier contracts, amendments, SOWs, and legal documents; track contract status and approvals; maintain records; perform research, reporting, and data analysis; prepare correspondence and presentations; support audits and process-improvement projects while handling confidential information.

Collaborate with the founding team to design, prototype, and scale backend and infrastructure for an agentic AI assistant. Implement orchestration logic, API integrations, and LLM-driven workflows; build diagnostics, tests, and monitoring; improve agent reasoning and execution pipelines; participate in product and architecture discussions; document bugs and stabilize the platform for launch-readiness.

Support PR strategy and execution: research influencers/podcasts, coordinate interviews, draft press releases, upload to newswires, and optimize YouTube content using SEO and AI tools.

Entry-level cybersecurity compliance internship providing hands-on exposure to audits, CMMC compliance reporting, risk and security assessments, GRC artifact management (POA&M, SSP), policy and awareness program development, incident response, and managing GRC toolkits. Interns participate in customer meetings, industry activities, and author technical articles while receiving mentorship and on-the-job training.

Support enablement content publishing, tagging, audits, and QA in Seismic; manage Jira workflows and onboarding support; create/update internal docs and FAQs; troubleshoot enablement tools; partner cross-functionally on brand-refresh and onboarding projects; use AI tools to automate and improve enablement workflows.

Provide supervised clinical and case management support for youth experiencing or at-risk of homelessness. Conduct intakes, assessments, referrals, documentation in Civicore/HMIS, co-facilitate groups, deliver 1:1 therapy under supervision, run front desk rotation, and participate in trainings and team meetings while receiving field instruction and clinical supervision.

Assist the Reedsy Learning team with community management, outreach to influencers, engaging with students, and promoting courses and events.

Assist Community Managers with outreach strategies, lead generation, and onboarding professionals while optimizing conversion rates and campaign performance.

Assist authors and publishing professionals by offering support, reviewing projects, optimizing user engagement, maintaining FAQs, and suggesting product improvements.