The Global Education Strategy and Content Development team delivers engaging and informative content to support customer education and internal training.

Join us for a 12-week internship with the Global Education Strategy and Content Development team as a Learning and Development Intern.

Location: Hybrid: driving distance to IDEXX World Campus in Westbrook, Maine, on-site at least twice weekly

In this internship role you would…

• Be exposed to the content development process from creative brief to final asset delivery
• Work with teams from across the organization, including creative marketing, medical affairs, training, line of business, and regional marketing
• Gain hands-on project management experience, with a key focus on collaborating with global partners on asset translation/transcreation
• Dive deep into project management tools and translation management platforms – we want you to learn the ins and outs of these tools and platforms and uncover ways to optimize our processes
• Contribute to program reporting – help us turbo charge our current reporting with Smartsheet saavy and data visualization prowess
• Do work that matters: contribute to projects supporting key strategic initiatives

Day-to-day Tasks Are Likely To Include

• Provide project management support for global education and training projects, focusing – but not limited to – asset translations: scheduling, monitoring timelines and budgets, creating progress reports and communicating via routine updates, attending meetings, and acting as liaison to internal and external partners
• Create, review, and/or maintain project plans, timelines, and other supporting tools to track and report progress of key deliverables
• You will create reports; maintain and update data; and create and maintain process documentation as needed for each project
• Create dashboards to visualize data
• Look for opportunities to better use our current project management tools and translation management platforms, i.e., automate routine tasks to increase efficiency, and to potentially use new technology tools

Ideal Skills For This Role Include

• Motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently and proactively approach project management with an ownership mentality
• Collaborate as part of a team. We are part of a large, global organization; you may need to seek out information and answers to questions and should approach this as an opportunity to meet new teammates and learn more about how the company operates. 
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Strong interest in technology; learning translation technology tools (SmartCat, Phrase) and using technology tools, platforms, and automation to make work easier
• Proficiency in project management tools (SmartSheet, Workfront) and willingness to learn the ins and outs of project management tools used by the team
• Curiosity to try new things and suggest different solutions for the team, including task automation and process optimization
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Excited by the challenge of navigating a multilingual, multiregional ecosystem

Educational Requirements For The Role Include

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program majoring in Learning and Development, Project Management, Marketing, Advertising or other – we understand this skillset could be found across many majors.
• Applicants must have completed at least one year of college.
• A track record of student success and potential as demonstrated by GPA, research portfolio, prior work experience and/or the recommendation of a professor preferred.

What’s In It For You

• Hands-on experience in education and training content development and project management, with a deep dive into using technology to power asset translation
• Exposure to a global leader in pet healthcare innovation

Why IDEXX?

We’re proud of the work we do, because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve, we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, to ensure safe drinking water for billions, and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from diseases. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 10,000 talented people.

So, what does that mean for you? We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery.   At IDEXX, you will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.

Let’s pursue what matters together.

IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.

About Organization

10,000+ people, one global focus - enhancing the health and well-being of pets, people, and livestock

We are passionate about what we do at IDEXX – and why wouldn’t we be? When you’re working to raise the standard of care for pets, make drinking water safe for billions and keep our livestock population around the globe healthy and free of disease, it’s no wonder that what we do each day is more than just a job. There’s an energy across IDEXX that is contagious – where caring and committed people come together to make things better.

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDXX), a member of the S&P 500, is a leader in pet healthcare innovation, serving practicing veterinarians around the world with a broad range of diagnostic and information technology-based products and services. Headquartered in southern Maine, we conduct operations through more than 70 locations around the world and serve customers in over 175 countries.

Our primary business focuses on pet health, a growing market around the world. Our products —in-clinic diagnostic tests and instrumentation, reference laboratory and telemedicine consultation services, and practice management software—enhance the ability of veterinarians to provide advanced medical care, improve staff efficiency and to build more economically successful practices.

We also develop and manufacture diagnostic tests and information for the global production animal industry, including poultry and livestock, as well as tests for the quality and safety of water and milk.