Undergraduate Internship/Co-Op Program-Cartographer, Editor, Graphic or Interactive Designer

Agency-wide Requirements

All applicants must be:

About the Job

Undergraduate students serving as Cartographer, Editor, Graphic Designer, or Interactive Designer Interns for CIA work side-by-side with Agency officers to support intelligence analysis for the President of the United States, U.S. policymakers, and other officials.

Cartographer Interns are responsible for researching, designing, and producing thematic and reference maps in support of CIA finished intelligence.

Editor Interns perform a variety of tasks related to producing and publishing products, including editing, creating, and processing text and graphic products for mobile, web, and hardcopy dissemination.

Graphic Designers and Interactive Designers are responsible for conceptualizing, designing, and producing visual solutions for a wide variety of formats and dissemination outputs.

In addition to your job-specific responsibilities, undergraduate interns become familiar with the Agency and Intelligence Community by participating in a range of meetings and projects.

Two 90-day tours are preferred; however, one 90-day tour is the minimum requirement

Who You’ll Work With

At the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), we recognize our Nation’s strength comes from the diversity of its people. People from a broad range of backgrounds and viewpoints work at CIA, and our diverse teams are the reason we can keep our country safe.

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What You’ll Get

The CIA offers various benefits to students, including:

As a CIA employee, you’ll also get the satisfaction of knowing your work is part of something bigger than yourself. Our work is driven by one mission: to keep our Nation safe. Every day is an opportunity to enhance U.S. national security.

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Minimum Qualifications

Desired Qualifications