13th Oct 2026
Paid Internships at the Institute of Making
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13th Oct 2026
We're looking for four passionate interns to join our Communications and Events team in 2027. Could it be you?
The Institute of Making internship programme is open to all students and staff at UCL. This year, we're hiring two Communications interns and two Events interns. Besides providing a casual job that is flexible and understanding of your other responsibilities at UCL, being an intern at the Institute of Making offers the opportunity to learn a range of new skills, exploring your interests whilst helping us to deliver our core work.
We rely on all of our interns to:
- Uphold the Institute of Making ethos
- Be kind and helpful
- Contribute to a safe and inclusive work environment
As a Communications intern, you will be involved with all areas of our communications - from photography to proofreading, writing to database administration, social media to community building. You'll learn basic communications management skills and get to exercise your creative flair and love of making and materials with our audience in mind.
As an Events intern, you will help to deliver our large-scale public events once or twice a year, assisting makers in workshops and masterclasses whilst working on events administration. You'll learn basic event management skills and explore your passion for making and materials with an events-focused lens.
Although you’ll apply to just one type of internship, if successful, you may on occasion work collaboratively with both teams. There are separate job descriptions for each type of internship, but only one application portal.
Our internships have a fixed 13-month term, starting in January 2027 and finishing in February 2028. You must be studying or working at UCL for the entire duration of this time period in order to qualify.
On average, all of our interns will work two to three shifts per month (though some months will require more shifts - for example, before the Festival of Stuff in May/June). All communications and events interns must be available to work at our annual Festival of Stuff, which is likely to take place in June 2027, on a Saturday. All interns will also need to attend two mandatory paid training days, taking place in January.
Communications Internship:
Read the full job description for our communications internship here.
Events Internship
Read the full job description for our events internship here.
Apply for our internships here. Applications open at 5:00 on Wednesday 14th October.
Deadline for applications: Sunday 15th November at 23:59.
Interviews will take place in Stratford on Monday 7th & Tuesday 8th December 2026.
Interns will start their 13-month term in January 2027, with mandatory attendance at all-day paid training in January 2027, likely on Tuesday 19th & Wednesday 20th January. The pay for these roles will be in line with UCL's grade structure at spine point 8, grade 3.
For any communications internship questions, please contact:
communications@instituteofmaking.org.uk
For any events internship questions, please contact:
events@instituteofmaking.org.uk
Institute of Making internships are open to all current UCL students and staff. Anyone with a registered UCL card and email address is welcome to apply.
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