Potion Summer Internship 2017
Developer Intern
Description of Potion Design
The Potion Design Studio crafts technology into intuitive interactive experiences.
Our high functioning teams collaborate with cultural, institutional, and corporate
clients and express their stories in new digital forms that educate, entertain, and
delight people all around the world. Potion Design members value being curious,
respectful, inspirational, collaborative, and passionate about creating
transformative work.
Position Description and Overview
A development internship at Potion provides hands-on learning experience in a fast-
paced, interactive studio environment. You will be exposed to all aspects of our
creative process, from concept and design to development, production and
installation. You will work closely with producers, designers and developers to both
learn and contribute to projects.
This position offers a chance to make meaningful contributions to interactive
projects that will reach large audiences across the country and around the world.
This is a full-time 40 hours a week position.
Expectations & Responsibilities
• Support developers in various capacities, i.e. research, prototyping and
implementation.
• Participate in and contribute to various proposals and presentations.
• Collaborate with the Design discipline on internal and external projects.
• Actively ask questions and learn at a fast pace.
• Take ownership of selected internal projects.
Supervision
Interns will be assigned a mentor, who they will report to, and interact with on a day-
to-day basis. In addition, they should expect to interact with all developers in some
capacity throughout the length of the internship. Weekly check-ins with the Director
of Technology should also be expected.
Qualifications & Skills
• Minimum education or experience: Bachelor’s degree.
• Some experience in a creative coding work environment, either academic or
professional.
• A strong desire to learn and grow in a challenging environment.
• Some previous development experience in a creative coding platform, i.e.
Processing, openFrameworks, Cinder, Unity, etc.
• Experience with creative tools such as the Adobe Creative Suite.
• Ability to deal appropriately with confidential information and/or issues using
discretion and judgment.
• Ability to work collaboratively and participate in the creation of a respectful
working environment.
• Ability to receive and give critical feedback.
• A strong portfolio with samples of creative, elegant code.
Additional Skills (Nice To Have)
• Knowledge of web-based technologies (front and back-end).
• Experience with native mobile development (iOS or Android).
• Experience with virtual reality experience development.
Things To Note
• This is a paid and/or credit internship. Length is 3 months, typically from start
of June to end of August.
• Non-US residents must arrange for a student visa and sponsorship
independently.
• Starting from April 1st, our address will be 26 Broadway STE 808.
• We do not provide housing, but can help with recommendations.
How To Apply
• Send an online portfolio that shows the very best of your creative work along
with 2-5 code samples, and a resume and cover letter to
jobs@potiondesign.com.
