2026 NextGen Internship

Employer Sign-up & Job Description Form

The EC NextGen Intern program is a 10-week internship program running June 12 - August 21, 2026.

Interns are employed by you and all roles are paid full time (40 hours/week) and interns must earn a minimum of $25/hour. Note, you may compensate your intern more than $25/hour, if you choose.

We are prioritizing in person working arrangements for summer 2026 (a minimum of three days per week in-person required). Emerson Collective will support interns with transportation and relocation stipends should you hire interns who do not live locally.

The deadline to submit your NextGen intern job descriptions is Wednesday, December 10, 2025.

Emerson Collective will post all NextGen intern job descriptions to eligible college students when applications open to students on January 8, 2026. Note, student applicants cannot have any summer school, vacations, or other jobs that overlap during the intern program dates. Any applicant PTO requests that are longer than two days should be flagged to the EC NextGen team to avoid conflicts with NextGen programming.

By checking this box you confirm that you understand the NextGen Internship Program specifications above.

Primary Contact

Note that all communications will be sent to the colleague that you designate as your primary contact for the application process.

First Name

Last Name

Job Title

Additional HR Staff Member

Add additional HR staff members that should be included in NextGen intern email communications

First Name

Last Name

Job Title

Organization/Company

The information you submit will be used to populate a job description template on Google Docs. Click here to see examples of past job descriptions.

Name

Website

Intern Job Address:

Street

City

State

Zip Code

Please share a one paragraph description about your organization including its mission and history. This description can reflect what is shared on the About section of your website.

Please share a one paragraph description of the organization’s workplace norms and culture. This should include the number of days per week the intern will work in person, weekday schedule, office or co-working space, etc.

NextGen Internships are full time roles (40 hours/week). The intern hourly compensation is $25/hour. If you plan to compensate your intern(s) more than $25/hour or your organization cannot accommodate a 40 hour work week, please provide more details so that we can accurately post this information.

All internships will run 10 weeks from June 15 - August 21, 2026. Please note any alternative date requests below. If your team observes any summer holidays, please note the dates below.

(Earlier start/end dates will be considered on a case by case basis to be determined by students' academic schedules.)

Total Number of Interns Desired (Hosting a minimum of two interns enabled most successful experience for both partners and for students in previous summers.)

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Intern Job Description

Manager First Name

Manager Last Name

Manager Email

Manager Phone

Manager Office Location (Please note where the intern manager will be based)

Has the manager hosted a NextGen Intern or other intern in previous summers?

Intern Role Category (Please select the closest option)

Other Intern Role Category

	Sophomore	Junior	Senior	Recent Graduate	All levels welcome
Required Student Classification as of Fall 2026 (Please check all levels that would be the best fit for this role. Levels selected will be noted in the MUST-HAVE Qualifications section of JD)

Required College Major(s) (will be noted in the MUST-HAVE Qualifications of JD) Please list all majors REQUIRED for this role.

Preferred College Major(s) (will be noted in the NICE-TO-HAVE Qualifications of JD) Please list all majors PREFERRED for this role.

What team will this intern support?

Intern Job Title

Scope (In paragraph format, please share a brief description of the role (i.e. team/department, focus areas, core projects and/or who the intern reports to)

Responsibilities (In bulleted format, please share what projects and tasks the intern(s) will be responsible for during the internship)

Must-have Qualifications (In bulleted format, please share must-have experience, technical and/or soft skills needed for this role)

Nice-to-have Qualifications (In bulleted format, please share what nice-to-have experience, technical and/or soft skills will be preferred but not required)

Number of Interns Desired in this Role