About the Job

Pay and Benefits

• Compensation for this role is $12,500 for a 10 week internship OR $15,000 for a 12 week internship ($31.25/hr). We cover lunch at work and have a ton of fun activities. Potential to cover $3,000 in housing stipend (total).

Job Description

About Bandana Bandana exists to improve the livelihoods of hourly and entry-level workers through transparency and trust, starting with finding better jobs. The broader vision? Re-ignite the belief in the “American Dream” for workers. Specifically, the American promise that hard work can lead to success — and that this applies to all, not just the privileged few.

We seek people who:

• Lead with Head AND Heart: Smart isn’t enough. At Bandana, we want people who care deeply about the everyday Americans that we serve.
• Have Informed Opinions (Loosely Held): We have the conviction that building for workers first is the key to our success. Not everyone agrees. We are building an opinionated product For the People — we want to hear yours.
• Grow Through Action: We learn by doing. This takes time, energy, and in-person investment. Restoring the American Dream is not a 9-to-5 job.
• Want to Work On What Matters: At Bandana, we work on challenging problems that make a real difference for real people.

Bandana has raised $25M in total funding from top-tier VCs, led by General Catalyst and Craft Ventures. Learn more about our company vision here, coverage on Techcrunch for our funding rounds here and here, and check out our current product at bandana.com/search

Duration of Role and Location

The duration of this summer internship is 10-12 weeks, starting in late May/early June and lasting through early-mid August, depending on your university schedule.

About the Role



What you might do:

• Work as a team to help ideate, write, animate, and produce viral social media content for Bandana’s animated channels
• Research social media for new animated content ideas across different platforms
• Turn complex work concepts into simple, engaging animated stories
• Create short-form animations optimized for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts
• Collaborate with the social and growth teams to align content with trends and audience insights
• Edit and refine animations based on performance data and audience feedback
• Stay ahead of internet trends, memes, and emerging animation styles
• Experiment with illustration comic posts for Instagram

Skills you have:

• Proven ability and knowledge of going viral on social media
• Excellent drawing, animation, and illustration abilities
• Preferably frame by frame 2D animation skills, however if you have other animation skills, let us know how you’d combine your style with the current Bandana Shorts styleStrong understanding of in-between animation, background art, and coloring
• Comfort working quickly in a very fast-paced, trend-driven environment (i.e. 2-4 15-30 second animations a week)
• Familiarity with Procreate, Procreate Dreams and/or other common animation software
• Strong storytelling instincts and comedic timing
• Understanding of short-form content pacing and hook-driven intros
• Comfort working quickly in a fast-paced, trend-driven environment
• Strong visual taste and understanding of internet culture
• Basic video editing and sound design skills
• Collaborative mindset with openness to feedback
• Nice to have: Acting, theatrical, skit writing, and or other video/live performance based skill

What we’re looking for:

• Grit & Hustle: Get-shit-done attitude, with willingness to roll up your sleeves.
• Creativity Within Ambiguity: When we tell you to “go test and figure it out”, you can test and learn, quickly!
• Speed & Independence: You have a track record of driving projects from 0-to-1 quickly and autonomously.
• Growth Mindset: You have an innate desire to always be learning, no matter the knowledge source.
• Heart & Head: You’re kind. You balance decision-making with both logic and emotional intelligence.

Bonus if you have:

• Deep experience and empathy with our core target audience of American hourly workers.

Check Out Our Animated Accounts:

Bandana (Instagram), BandanaShorts (TikTok), BandanaShorts (Youtube)

Who You’d Work With

• Paulo - Media & Marketing Lead
• Justine - Animation Producer

Interview Process

The non-technical internship interview process typically involves 3 components:

• Coffee chat: 10-15min video or phone conversation with Paulo/Justine
• Take-home Assignment: 1-2hr assessment that mirrors day-to-day work that you might be assigned to.
• Interview(s): Review of take-home assessment & personal fit interview with 1 or 2 people.

Location & Work Policy

Bandana is based in the Williamsburg neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY. We believe in the power of face-to-face, personal connection. As a result, we are only considering in-person candidates that are expected to be present at our office 4-5x a week whenever not in the field.