AAFT College Internship Program

The American Advertising Federation is the leading industry association for marketing, advertising, and creative professionals. American Advertising Federation Tucson (AAF Tucson) and the Tucson Advertising Federation Education Foundation (TAFEF) are strong supporters of advertising education. AAFT and TAFEF have an endowed scholarship fund that supports annual internships for students pursuing a degree in Marketing, Advertising, Illustration, Graphic Design or Video Production.

These paid internships will consist of a minimum of 10 hours per week for a sixteen-week semester with a minimum hourly rate of $16/hr. Students will get to work at an AAFTucson member company. Through an application and interview process, the student will be matched with an appropriate company.

All student and company applications are due November 1 each year. Internships begin the Spring semester of the university’s school year.

2024 AAFT Internship Selectees:

AAFT and TAFEF are pleased to announce the following eight interns have been selected for the Spring 2024 semester:

  • Ackerley Advertising – Molly Shambro, University of Arizona
  • Caliber Group – Lindsay Blischak, University of Arizona
  • iHeart Media – Spencer Thomas, University of Arizona
  • Pima Council on Aging – Jocelyn Markeson, University of Arizona
  • Sandoval Creative – Mike Choi, University of Arizona and Alexander Maldonado Salas, University of Arizona
  • Southern Arizona Attractions Alliance – Kimberly Ngomo, Pima Community College
  • The Scout Guide – Olivia McCandless, University of Arizona

Student Internship Criteria

Students must:
Be enrolled at least half time at an accredited College or University with a major emphasis in advertising or marketing (Marketing, Media Arts, Communications, Journalism, Graphic Design, Web Design, Photography, Illustration or Visual Communications).

  1. Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
  2. Complete all work assignments given by the employing company.
  3. Follow the standards of professional practice set by the employing company.
  4. Be available to work on-site in the greater Tucson area.

Internship Application Submission Details:

Interested students shall submit a resume and cover letter no later than Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, to AAF Tucson at membership@aaftucson.org. Please include the category of work you are interested in (choose from categories below):

Account service Media placement

Graphic design Copy writing/content creation

Video production Social media management

If you are an AAFTucson member company and wish to apply to host an intern for the Spring 2024 semester, contact membership@aaftucson.org for an application or fill out this form.