Maker Coach Intern – Makersville

Position: Maker Coach Intern

Organization: ETES Inc.

Department: Project and Product Development

Cycle: School year: Specific Tasks Adjust Quarterly

Start Date: 10/01/2024

Time Requirements: Part time 15-20 hours/week

Major(s) requested: Marketing, Business, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Education, Graphic Design, Fashion, Film.

GPA Desired:

Position Type: Hybrid 80% onsite 20% remote

Number of Openings: 3

Job Description:

Our resident makers take a playful approach to learning and are focused on the following skills/projects: Sewing bunnies / teaching bunny making; Historic Long Beach, particularly publishing of books/workbooks; creative and technical LEGO projects (particularly mechanical Great Ball Contraptions; robotics.) The Makerspace team works with our organizational partners and events of our shared programs, particularly our Makersville Brand Ambassador and Young Ambassador programs.

Support one or more of our Makerspaces (in Shoreline Village or at the Shaun Lumachi Innovation Center at 3rd and Pine or at a local supported Park) in the following ways:
- Demonstrate equipment use during family open times (3D printer, button maker, die cutter, vacuformer)
- Share the projects of the Makerspace and what you have made in the Makerspace
- When no families are present work on other tasks described below.
- Manage materials and equipment for the Makerspace (organizing, inventory)
Support one or more of our resident Makers, in one or more of the following ways:
- Product prototyping; new project research (for product development); develop your own contribution to their projects; instructional video creation; written project descriptions for publication online and in book form; package design and definition..
- Develop and support a plan to level up the Makers’ product reach.
- Host classes using the curriculum and materials you have created
Support our planned events, working on a team of other event planners
- Plan and support events at which our Makers appear.
- Manage materials for Makers for these events.
- Provide social media support for Makers and events.