Internships at Symph

More people ask to intern with us every year as Symph grows, so this post covers the tracks we offer and how to apply.

(Note: we don't give interns allowances or laptops. Please read our Interns Culture Book before you read the rest of this post.)

How to apply

1. Pick the internship track you want to apply for.

Technical

Web and Mobile App Development

You study our tech stack for 2-3 weeks, and then we put you on a project delivery team. There you observe, learn and work with Symph developers, designers and a project manager on our web and mobile app projects.

QA Technical

You test Symph products, web apps, mobile apps and more, by writing code. Your job is to keep product quality consistent by building and running automated tests.

Internal Technical Operations

You work on Symph's internal operating system. We give you technical tasks to fix, improve or add to the operations tools the whole company uses.

UI/UX Design

You work with the Symph design team on web and mobile apps or on Symph's own products, and you work closely with project managers, product managers and developers.

Project Management

We pair you with a project manager, and you help them run projects. That means checking the project follows its specifications, keeping the timeline on schedule, and talking with the delivery team (Symph designers and developers) and other stakeholders.

Entrepreneurship

You act as the client on internal projects such as Symph's web apps and systems. You own the project's execution and quality, and you carry feedback and suggestions for each iteration between the Symph executive team and the delivery team. If you have ideas and will do what it takes to make them real, this track is probably for you.

Marketing Automation

This is the technical side of marketing. You automate recurring marketing work and sales pipelines, learn the basics of Search Engine Optimization (SEO), and carry out SEO tasks for Symph.

Non-technical

QA Testing

You run Quality Assurance tests on Symph products such as web apps and mobile apps. The product team collects and studies your experience and feedback, then uses it to fix bugs, change features and try new ideas.

Internal Non-technical Operations

You help the company stay compliant with operations work that needs the whole Symph team. Most of it is reminding the team about compliance, gathering feedback and passing it on to the company executives.

Sales

You join the Sales team and help the sales executives manage the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) pipeline. You learn how clients think and behave, and how we as the service provider should work with them so our work is worth something to their companies.

Startup Sales

You join the Symph Startup team and work directly with founders to grow one of our startups. You help run outbound, manage the CRM pipeline and sit in on real sales conversations with prospective customers. Along the way you learn how early buyers think, how to position a product that is still finding its market, and how sales feedback shapes the product. It is the closest seat you can get to how a startup is built and sold.

Junior Finance and Admin Intern

You mostly help the Admin and Finance teams with administrative and finance tasks, and you also help the production team so the whole team gets more done.

Marketing

Copywriting or Social Media Marketing Intern

You write content for the Symph brand across platforms. With the marketing team you write social media captions, blog articles and more, and you help manage Symph's presence on each platform so it matches our marketing plan. You get hands-on practice in content creation, social media management and digital marketing analytics.

Creative Design Intern

You work with our design team on assets for marketing campaigns and products, and with Symph's editors on graphics and video. You learn multimedia production and storytelling, including how to use Artificial Intelligence in editing, and you get practice in graphic design, video editing and multimedia production.

Events Intern

You help organize the community events Symph is part of, such as tech meetups, design workshops and entrepreneurship seminars. You work with teammates who lead local communities, including the Google Developers Group (GDG) Cebu community manager, Google Business Group (GBG) Cebu, Startup Weekend facilitators and others. You get hands-on practice in event planning and community work, and you help Symph grow in the local and international tech and startup community.

AI Content Intern

You use tools like Midjourney and ChatGPT for our social media. You try new ways to use AI to make and distribute content, learn where AI and marketing meet, and feed into our content plan.

Business

Business Development

You find sales leads, pitch our products to new clients and leads, keep good working relationships with new contacts, tell prospective clients about new product developments, and oversee the writing of marketing literature.

2. Make a Pecha Kucha video for your application. Watch this example for ideas. Then apply here, using the form for the track you picked:

Technical Application Form (Web and Mobile App Development, QA Technical, Internal Technical Operations, UI/UX Design, Project Management, Entrepreneurship, Marketing Automation)

Non-Technical Application Form (QA Testing, Internal Non-technical operations, Liaison Officer)

Marketing Application Form (Copywriting, Social Media Marketing, Creative Design, Events, AI Content)

Business Development Application Form (Business Development)

3. Our team reviews your application and replies within the week to accept or decline you.

I applied but haven't heard back. What do I do?

First, check that you followed every step above.

If you did, give us 3 days to reply, and allow for weekends and holidays. Feel free to stalk our social media accounts while you wait. If we still haven't replied, send a follow-up email to join@symph.co.

If this post doesn't answer your question, send us a direct message on any of our social media accounts. We look forward to your application.