2026 Internship: Instructional Design

Who We Are & Why We Exist

At TiER1, we are people-centric and performance-driven. We believe that business is a force for good. By helping people do their best work, we help individuals and organizations realize their potential and ultimately build a better world. We're oriented to what's possible - for our clients and ourselves - so we're always striving to realize the next, best version of any organization, including our own. TiER1 is an employee-owned consulting firm. Founded over 20 years ago, we have been nationally recognized for partnering with over 320 of the world's most successful corporate and government organizations.
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Role Description

TiER1 is looking for full-time a Learning Intern with a strong interest in exploring a career in consultative organizational learning and instructional design.

Internship Eligibility
Candidates should:

• Be legally authorized to work in the U.S. indefinitely
• Be a full-time incoming junior, senior, or advanced degree college student by the start of their internship
• Have exceptional communication skills and the ability to articulate ideas, particularly in writing
• Be able to complete a 10-week+, 40-hour-a-week paid internship at our Cincinnati, Indianapolis or Pittsburgh office--within the next 12 months
• Submit the following information: Completed application including your resume, work samples and ideal internship statement

Responsibilities
Help project teams with some of the following tasks:

• Brainstorm the learning design for project(s)
• Research the best learning solutions
• Write training content for classroom or eLearning programs
• Review, edit or test learning components to ensure high-quality deliverables
• Gather evaluation data and/or analyze learning results

What To Expect

• A paid internship
• Exposure to TiER1's broad consulting services and opportunities for connection with colleagues at all levels of TiER1
• Skill development related to organizational learning and instructional design
• A variety of challenging assignments with ample coaching and support from your own mentor

Application and Timeline
Internships occur in the fall, spring, and summer. Application reviews and interviews typically occur in October, February and June. The timeline will depend on when you apply, but you will know if there are any next steps within a few weeks of submitting your application.

Location

• We enjoy a combination of in-person and virtual work, with 50% or more of our time in our office or at a client site.
• This internship can be based in Cincinnati, OH,, Pittsburgh, PA, or Indianapolis, IN. Please note that we do not provide room and board, except when we request that you travel (e.g., for onboarding). If you have financial concerns about paying for your tuition, or housing and transportation during your internship, please consider applying for our scholarship, explained below.

We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis covered by local law.

TiER1 SCHOLARSHIPS

TiER1 offers a limited number of needs-based scholarships to students who participate in our internship program. Details are described below.

Purpose

To achieve our mission, we seek to attract high performing consultants of varied backgrounds, creating a diverse, inclusive, and highly collaborative culture. TiER1 wants to create more space for students who experience socioeconomic challenges and could benefit from tuition and/or internship housing/transportation assistance. While TiER1 internships are open to everyone, our scholarships are intended for students who accept an internship with TiER1 Performance and who face serious financial hardship. TiER1 will offer a limited number of $2,500 scholarships that can be applied toward the student's tuition and/or housing/transportation during their TiER1 internship.

Scholarship Eligibility

In order to be considered for a scholarship, candidates must:

• Be legally authorized to work in the U.S. indefinitely,
• Read our scholarship statement and confirm they are experiencing financial hardship that threatens their education or internship opportunity,
• Submit a statement of how the financial assistance will be used and will help.

Timeline and Other Details
Scholarships are considered and communicated at the same time as internship opportunities. In other words, if you are awarded a scholarship this will be explained in an internship offer letter. Compensation for the internship is in addition to the $2,500 award.