Job Description

SUMMARY: As a K12 Zone Content & Event Intern, your role is to support the development and enhancement of the K12 zones by creating assets, designing scenes, and organizing activities that engage students across our virtual world. This internship offers hands-on experience in content creation, virtual environment design, and event planning, helping to foster engagement, creativity, and community within the K12 zones. With guidance and collaboration from the program manager, you will contribute your ideas, work on seasonal themes, and learn the essentials of online community management.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:   Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Content Creation & Design: Utilize design tools, primarily Canva, to develop creative assets and scenes for holiday and themed events within the K12 zones.
• Event Planning & Execution: Assist in the planning and execution of virtual events, such as social gatherings, clubs, and building projects, aimed at enhancing community interaction.
• Brainstorming & Idea Generation: Collaborate with the program manager and other interns in weekly meetings to bring fresh ideas for content, activities, and events that align with student interests and seasonal themes.
• Project Management: Track and complete assigned projects, maintaining organized records and a portfolio of completed work.
• K12 Zones Development: Contribute to the ongoing development of the K12 zones by adding creative, engaging spaces that encourage regular student participation and enhance the virtual community experience.
• Learning & Adaptation: Stay open to feedback and continuously explore ways to improve content and activity quality in the metaverse.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:   

• Enrollment: Currently a high school student enrolled in a school powered by K12.
• Parental/School Consent: Required to participate, as well as any necessary work permits per state law.
• Technical Skills: Familiarity with Canva for asset and scene creation; basic proficiency in Excel or similar tools for tracking projects.
• Virtual Environment Comfort: Experience or interest in virtual environments or gaming, with a readiness to work in an online setting.
• Personal Traits: Self-starter with a creative mindset and the ability to independently pursue ideas and tasks with minimal oversight.

Certificates and Licenses: None required.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Interest in Design: Interest in digital design, virtual world building, or community engagement.
• Creative Portfolio: Willingness to build a portfolio showcasing projects completed during the internship.
• Organizational Skills: Capable of managing time effectively to complete tasks within the weekly 3-hour work limit.
• Team Collaboration: Willing to collaborate in a team environment, provide input during meetings, and communicate effectively with the program manager.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

This is a virtual internship open to residents of the 50 states and D.C.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: Stride, Inc. considers a person’s education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee’s salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position’s level and expected contribution, and the employee’s benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range.

We anticipate the hourly range to be $14.42 - $21.64. Eligible employees may receive a bonus. This salary is not guaranteed, as an individual’s compensation can vary based on several factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions. Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off.

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.  All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works.  It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer. 

Job Type

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works.  It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

Stride, Inc. is a Federal Contractor, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status age, or genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)