Training Content & Instructional Design Intern @ AI Startup (Full-time)

You love GenAI? You are a content enthusiast? You want to take responsibility in a startup? Then this is a job for you – Build the future of HSE with Akdo – Fast growing Pre-Seed Startup serving the largest enterprises around the world Building an ai-enabled platform to create tailored HSE/EHS trainings at scale - already training millions of employees With an experienced team composed of serial founders, leaders at decacorns and early YC-employees Tasks Your Mission Our trainings are already world-class — now we need to scale them. Working closely with Lena (Chief Learning Officer) and Alice (Learning Experience Designer), you'll use your content and learning-design craft to make our AI better so we can deliver that same quality to many more clients. You'll be the bridge between great pedagogy and AI at scale. Learning Content & Quality You're the go-to person for what makes a training actually land. You make sure our AI-generated content is accurate and delightful to consume. Check the details: Review scripts and modules to make sure they're accurate, clear, well-paced, and pedagogically sound Turn topics into lessons: Take dense sustainability, safety, and compliance content and shape it into engaging learning modules Spot the AI gaps: Find exactly where the AI's falls flat — accuracy, pacing, clarity, engagement, instructional choices — so we can fix it Apply customer feedback: Take what clients and users tell us and use it to make our trainings better AI Content Production & Product Feedback You'll use our own platform to build trainings — and help make the platform itself better along the way. Test new features: Try out new AI features before clients see them and share feedback with Jonas (CTO) Support multimedia: Help create AI-powered videos and animations Improve our tools: Help us automate how we build trainings so we're 10x faster than everyone else Growth & Sales Support Show potential clients what's possible with Akdo. Build demos: Create impressive, industry-specific demos for sales calls with Max (CEO) Learn from workshops: Join client sessions to understand the challenges big companies face and how we can solve them Your Own Contributions Have ideas for improving our methodology, new content formats, or smarter ways to use the platform? We welcome your initiatives. Requirements Essential: AI enthusiasm: You actively use AI tools in your daily work and studies, experiment with new models and workflows, and get genuinely excited about where the technology is heading Content craft foundation: You've spent real time on writing, editing, instructional design, or training material — and you can point us to examples. You care how an idea is communicated, not just whether it's accurate Attention to detail: You find satisfaction in perfecting the final touches and catching what others miss — especially important when crafting learning experiences that need to land Organizational skills: Comfortable juggling multiple projects and priorities simultaneously Communication: Excellent English; German proficiency is a valuable advantage Availability: 4–6 months for a full-time internship Experience & Background: Any of the following is a plus, though none are required: Hands-on experience with AI tools beyond casual use — prompt engineering, building workflows, testing models Studies in a field where craft with content matters — Communications, Psychology / Business Psychology, Education or Instructional Design, Journalism, Business (HR focus), or similar Exposure to corporate training, e-learning, or curriculum design (internships, thesis work, student initiatives) Genuine interest in sustainability, safety, and compliance within business contexts We care more about curiosity and aptitude than checking every box. Mindset: Thrives in a small-team startup where priorities shift and you wear multiple hats Balances precision with speed — knows when to polish and when to ship Collaborative but self-directed; comfortable asking for help and figuring things out independently Naturally curious about how things work, whether it's a topic, a training method, or an AI model At Akdo, we believe in continuous development. Even if you don't meet every requirement, what matters most is your excitement about the role and your drive to grow with us Why work at Akdo? Help us to build the future of HSE - starting with trainings Receive mentorship from an experienced founding team: serial founders & operators who have worked for/with the fastest-growing tech companies. Btw: We have LinkedIn! Have a look at Max, Jonas & Lena Get one-to-one coaching from Lena, an experienced editor Competitive pay for a full-remote intern position Based on your performance, there is the possibility to transition to a full-time position Remote Working in Germany We embrace a fully-remote work culture with regular gatherings Before applying, please consider whether you love working from home in Germany for a large part of your time Our Recruiting Process You send us your application. First Introduction with Lorenzo to get to know Akdo. We'll do a (remote) training creation challenge Deep Dive with Lena and Max to get a feeling for the team and the tasks ahead of you Offer - the start of your journey with Akdo Please provide a link to relevant job experience. Be it things you created, things you wrote or things you are proud of. #J-18808-Ljbffr Akdo