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August 20, 2009 by Alex Hillman

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The IndyHall Internship

Filed under: Announcements, coworking, From the Business Side, Independents Hall


Lachlan wants YOU to come work with IndyHall!
The infamous community workspace and geek hangout in Old City Philadelphia known as IndyHall (that’s short of Independents Hall) is looking for some new blood to add to our operations team. Hot on the heels of opening our new office, we’ve opened a brand new opportunity for the right person to join our community in a unique way: as a 2nd in command to our awesome Office Manager, Dana Vachon.
We’re looking for an intern to help Dana with managing the space and, most importantly, taking on some responsibilities of their own. The ideal candidate is someone who would want to be a member of IndyHall to begin with!
You’ll have some specific tasks you’re responsible for every day we’re open (Monday through Friday, 9am-6pm). They include:
  • Being a morning person: you’ll be in charge of opening the space every morning, starting the first pot of coffee, and making sure everything is ready for members to arrive.
  • Being a people person: you’ll be a go-to person for people with questions throughout the day. You won’t need to know *everything*, but you’ll know who to go to to find out. You’ll also be giving new visitors and members tours around the space, and getting them acquainted and acclimated.
  • Being an organized person: you’ll be keeping tabs on our reservation system, and our daily attendance records.
  • Being a self-starter: the status quo will get you by, but we’re looking for someone who’s going to look for problems, and fix them.
Update about work hours: It was suggested that 9-6, 5 days a week, might be too much for an intern. We totally get that. Our main concern is opening the space and prepping it for the day, so the only time you’d really NEED to be at the office is from 9am until after lunch. You’re welcome to stay longer, but if you’ve got a part time job, or class, we’re willing to be accommodating.
What do you get in return?
  • A free desk at IndyHall. Since you’re there full time, you get a full time membership to IndyHall (worth $275/month) to work on your own projects between things you’re doing with IndyHall.
  • An incredible network of mentors. This position is perfect for someone who’s interested in being a freelancer, small business owner, or entrepreneur but doesn’t know where to start. The IndyHall community is known for being an incredibly valuable support network for anyone who wants to work independently. You’ll have the collective mindshare and experience of nearly 100 members at your fingertips, as well as any organizational or personal contacts IndyHall has in this city, and others.
  • The most fun you’ll ever have at work. IndyHall is a productivity powerhouse, but it’s also a blast. Fun people, great music over the sound-system, bright spaces, bean-bag chairs…seriously. Show and Tell. Saturday Morning Cartoons. You get to call this your job.
  • An opportunity to be a part of something big...and potentially make some money doing it. This internship is unpaid to begin, but that doesn’t mean forever. We believe in rewarding performance, and if you’re doing a great job, IndyHall will be growing and we’ll be able to allocate money for this position. The amount of time this takes is 100% in your hands.
  • A chance to take Dana’s Job, and make it your own. Dana has completely taken ownership of creating the perfect job for herself, and this is your chance to do the same. The entire point of this position is twofold: to garden yet another successful independent contributor to the community of Philadelphia, and to have someone to fill Dana’s shoes when she’s ready to expand the business she’s grown while being our office manager. We’re looking to complete the cycle, and start it all over again. With you.
We have no minimum requirements in education or industry experience.
We do have minimum requirements in passion for Philadelphia, an understanding of the values of our organization, and willingness to work your butt off.
If you’re game, you can let us know by going to this page or filling out the form below and answering a few questions. We’ll get back to you and let you know when we’d like to meet you!