2026 Internship : Change & Communications

TiER1 Learning Interns

TiER1 is an employee-owned consulting firm built on the idea that we can build a better world by helping people do their best work. Founded over 20 years ago, we have been nationally recognized for our end-to-end transformation solutions that have activated strategies at over 500 of the world's most successful corporate, healthcare, educational, and government organizations.

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

• Be legally authorized to work in the U.S. indefinitely
• Be a full-time incoming senior, or advanced degree college student by the start of their internship, completing a related degree.
• 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 :

What To Expect

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

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.

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

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.