The primary role of the HR/Volunteer Management Intern is to assist with the design, implementation, and management of the HR/volunteer program. You will assist with the HR Administrator/Volunteer Coordinator's chief responsibility of managing the HR/volunteer program, which includes marketing and recruitment; scheduling and supervision. As a HR/Volunteer Management intern, the need to handle community relations is of key importance. You will assist with management of all volunteer program-related communications, and special events as well other duties and tasks as assigned.

Candidates applying for this position should posses the following:

• Exceptional organizational skills with reliability and consistency in work performance
• Flexibility with a team player mentality
• Ability to work with minimal to moderate supervision
• An extreme focus on good judgment with a proactive approach to problem-solving
• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor with great interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to multi-task with the capability to learn quickly and integrate efficiently
• Maintain professional standards of performance, demeanor and appearance at all times
• Exercise discretion and professional judgment at all times, maintaining the strictest of confidentiality
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook)

Applicants should be pursuing a degree in HR or Volunteer Management.

Learning Opportunities

The Marketing &Advertising Assistant position at CMA will be a once in a lifetime experience for the student chosen to intern during this exciting time at CMA. Filming of Dolphin Tale, a major motion picture has just completed and there are opportunities to work in many areas of marketing, including the potential to assist in a Warner Bros. multi-million dollar campaign. This opening has potential to grow a students' knowledge of marketing on a national level as well as participate in a cause-based capital campaign marketing effort. It is a ONCE in a lifetime internship where student will engage in the following educational experiences:

• To have students employed in a fast paced, out of the box, creative marketing environment while developing practical marketing and communications experience.


• To challenge students ideas of conventional marketing practices to create unique and extraordinary results in a timely manner.


• To analyze the relationship between the students' undergraduate academic preparation and the processes/activities employed by non-profit organizations.

To provide students an opportunity to gain an insight into the marketing alongside a national media event in conjunction with an international marketing environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Although a portion of the responsibilities will be clerical, a large portion of the internship will be determined by the candidates specific skill set


• Assist with tasks assigned by Warner Bros. Domestic Promotions Department


• Assist with social media marketing campaigns


• Assist in developing new hotel and tourism marketing plans


• Help develop and implement marketing strategies for animal interaction programs


• Assist in planning fundraising 15k race, including obtaining awards and prizes and developing strategies to market the event


• Assist in annual membership and adoption drive


• Help secure vendors and items for event


• Other duties and tasks as assigned in a marketing/development context.

Aquatics interns will assist in maintaining the water quality and appearance for all the exhibits at our facility. This includes daily water quality testing, recordkeeping, backwashing, plumbing and maintenance of filters and pumps, and caring for animals in fish systems including sharks, stingrays and other fish. Candidates should be pursuing a degree in chemistry, engineering, marine biology, or another related field.

The Education Department at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium offers a wide variety of opportunities for students interested in educating in a non-traditional setting. Throughout the course of the internship, students will learn how the aquarium works as a whole by interacting with all departments to provide an informative yet fun experience for hundreds of guests daily. Using the draw of our marine animal ambassadors, interns will work with staff to educate school groups and the public about marine life, conservation, and sustainability. Summer participants in the internship program also work closely with our camp program. Upon completing the internship, all Education interns will have gained experience in public speaking, classroom presentations and management, science education instruction, and guest relations.

Duties and Responsibilities: Interns assist staff with all Educational Programs, including school tours and lectures, online distance learning, and off-site presentations. Interns will also represent Clearwater Marine Aquarium at various festivals in the Tampa Bay area. Interns will act as crew for the aquarium's boating eco- tours, which utilize research net pulls to educate the public on marine life and ecosystems. Summer interns will actively participate in CMA's popular summer camp program, which involves classroom teaching and snorkeling in our local waters to provide campers with hands-on learning.

Qualifications: Candidates should be pursuing a degree in education, marine science, biology, environmental science, or other related fields. Public speaking skills or previous education experience preferred, however all college-level aspiring educators are encouraged to apply.

Guest Services interns will assist in the daily operations of guest services. The candidate will assist in greeting guests and explaining the programs that we offer such as Behind the Scenes tours, Sea Life Safari boat trips, and Dolphin Encounter programs. Interns will sell memberships, photo opportunities, boat trips, and animal adoptions . They will also educate the public on the mission of Clearwater Marine Aquarium and ensure guest satisfaction. Candidates should have computer knowledge as they will be working on a POS and reservation system. This intern will be directly assisting the Guest Services Director and should be pursuing a Hospitality or related degree.

Hospitality interns assist in the daily operations of the Hospitality department. This is a fast-paced position that works heavily with all other departments. Interns work side by side with staff and volunteers to ensure that our guests have a positive experience while visiting CMA. Interns act as tour guides on Behind the Scenes tours and Movie tours, engage guests at all of our exhibits, answer questions, and provide information about CMA and our mission. Interns will also engage with guests at our new facility, Winter's Dolphin Tale Adventure, which requires in-depth knowledge of the film Dolphin Tale. Interns directly assist the Director of Hospitality and may be asked to help with special projects as needed in addition to regular duties. Candidates should be able to speak on a microphone to make announcements, give short presentations, and provide information as needed. Heavy guest contact is required on a daily basis. Candidates should be outgoing, willing to engage guests throughout the day, and comfortable with public speaking. Candidates should also be pursuing a Hospitality or related degree.

The Marine Mammal Training internship at Clearwater Marine Aquarium is designed to give students an inside look into what it takes to care for marine animals, with emphasis on Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins and North American River Otters. We use training as a way to stimulate our animals since they can never rejoin their counterparts in the open ocean. Our animals are trained for medical management behaviors, like blood draw, gastric and fecal samples, and even ultrasound. We also train mentally stimulating behaviors like mimicking and match-to-sample behaviors to challenge their intelligence and the ‘fun' aerial behaviors such as bows, somersaults and speed swims to give them the same physical workout they would receive in the wild. During your internship, you will learn how to prepare diets, maintain exhibits, provide enrichment and mental stimulation, keep behavioral records, and give public presentations to educate our visitors about these amazing animals and environmental conservation. You will also learn how trainers use principles such as positive reinforcement, classical conditioning and shaping to train these animals. Due to the fact that internships are custom designed to each individual's skill level, you may or may not have the opportunity to assist trainers in behaviors, or even maintain some established behaviors by the end of your internship. Candidates should be able to perform physically demanding duties and be enrolled in a four-year college program in psychology, biology, marine biology or another related field and have some hands-on animal experience, such as volunteering at an animal shelter or completing other marine mammal internships at other facilities. SCUBA, First Aid and CPR certification is also a plus.

Do you want to learn more about non-profit management? If so, spend some time interning with the Development Director and Marketing Manager learning the ins and outs of the non-profit world. Some of the duties will include: data entry, donor software management and list maintenance, donor recognition, donor level benefit assigning, special event coordination, off site representation, hotel marketing, advertising pitches and general administrative duties. Candidates should be pursuing a degree in management, development or marketing.

(Summer Internship ONLY)

The Sea Turtle Nesting internship is designed to give college students an up close and personal look into sea turtles and their annual nesting patterns. Staff and interns will patrol over 26 miles of beach every morning to search for sea turtle tracks, a sign that a female has laid a nest. The interns will be required to assist in sighting nests, marking and caging nests, collecting and entering scientific data, assisting hatchlings to the ocean after hatching, and public education. Candidates should be able to work early morning and late night shifts and be currently enrolled in a four-year college program in biology, marine biology, environmental science, ecology or another related field.

The Sea turtle Rehabilitation internship gives students a hands-on learning experience caring for sea turtles currently undergoing rehabilitation as well as sea turtles who remain as permanent residents at CMA. Students will be able to assist in diet preparation, feeding records, exhibit maintenance, medical examinations and procedures as well as enrichment. Interns will also assist in giving public presentation to guests of CMA to educate them about these protected and endangered species. Candidates should be able to perform physically demanding duties and be currently enrolled in a four-year college program in veterinary science, biology, marine biology, environmental science, or another related field.

Enrichment interns will have the opportunity to learn how to maintain a successful enrichment program, by directly assisting the Coordinator in the planning and implementation of various enrichment goals. Primary responsibilities will include planning of new and existing enrichment initiatives for Atlantic Bottlenose dolphins, North American river otters, and several species of sea turtles; creation of a monthly enrichment calendar; public narration for the daily Enrichment Presentation; educating guests about our enrichment program and involving them whenever possible; contacting outside organizations to obtain material donations for larger enrichment projects; and collaborating with outside groups to organize structured enrichment activities. Enrichment interns will need to be very detail-oriented and mindful of protocol, in order to ensure the overall safety of enrichment initiatives for the animals. Ideal candidates are enthusiastic, imaginative, self-motivated, possess leadership skills, and should be able to tackle challenges with confidence. Experience with public relations and community involvement, as well as the development of new programs, is preferable. Although direct involvement in the animals' daily lives constitutes a majority of the time required for this internship, hands-on contact with animals may be minimal at most, and is not guaranteed.

This internship gives students a hands-on learning experience working with a 24 hour emergency response marine mammal stranding team. Students will assist staff and volunteers with stranding calls, stranding response, animal transport, taking samples and photos as needed, quarantine issues, maintaining files and paperwork, stranded animal care and rehabilitation, and guest presentations in relation to stranded animals viewable by the public. Candidates should be able to perform physically demanding duties and be currently enrolled in a four-year college program in veterinary science, biology, marine biology, environmental science, or another related field.