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Internships
In the Words of the Vikings
Tanner DeMarco, ’24, Breanna Marchewka, ’24, and Lucas Mendes, ’24, earned their required internship hours with the Bisons in the Spring and Summer of 2024. From the press box to the dugout, these Vikings are bringing Buffalo baseball to life!
Explore Your Opportunities
There’s no better way to prepare for a successful career than to participate in an internship.
Think of an internship as an opportunity to get a sneak peek into your future. You’ll have the opportunity to work in your chosen field while experiencing the is-and-outs of the business and living “a day in the life.” You’ll help support projects you will eventually manage on your own, meet clients you might eventually work with, learn the software you’ll eventually need to master, and more. Most importantly, you’ll be strengthening your resume, building your portfolio, and creating your own professional network.
Past Internship Sites
Wondering where you’ll complete your internship hours? Below are some of the companies with which the Vikings have worked. You can use this list as a starting point for your own search or you can add to it!
Animation Internship Sites
- Buffalo-Niagara Partnership
- Buzz Records
- DAR Enterprises
- Disney
- Hallwalls
- Isolation Sciences, LLC
- PJD Studios
- Stuck Down Entertainment
- Villa Maria College
- WKBW-TV
Graphic Design Internship Sites
- Buffalo Bills
- Buffalo Sabres
- Childcare Resource Network
- Crowley Webb and Associates
- Eric Mower and Associates
- Erie1 Boces
- New Era
- The Broadway Market
- The Martin Group
- Quinlan
Interior Design Internship Sites
- Artisan Kitchens and Bath
- Best Tile
- Calico Corners
- Carmina Wood Morris, DPC
- Kittinger Gallery
- Marrano Homes
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
- Shea’s Performing Arts Center
Music Internship Sites
- 92.9 Jack FM
- 93.7 WBLK
- Adsongs
- Entercom Communications
- ESI Events
- Hamburg Percussion
- Prayer Tower Church of God
- Rivera Theatre
- World of Noise Recording Studio
- Xtream Audio Mastering
Photography Internship Sites
- Dana Marie Photography
- Aaron Ingrao: Commercial, advertising and editorial photography
- Rhea Anna Photography
- KC Kratt Photography
- Fisher-Price
Get Prepared
Don’t just pull your internship site out of a hat to fulfill your academic requirements. It’s a huge opportunity that helps further prepare you to get your first job right after college. Consider your dream job, and look for companies that can help you decide whether or not you’re on the right path. Our Career Services team will help you every step of the way, from searching for opportunities, perfecting your resume, preparing for interviews, and selecting the perfect internship. These services are hugely helpful and, as a Viking, they’re at your fingertips.
Find an Internship
Internships can come from anywhere, including your professors, college administrators, family and friends. Visit the College Central Network to find organizations that you would like to intern with and have open spots for your talents.
Find an Intern
Interested in hiring Villa students to help out with contact projects? Learn more about Villa Connex, the College’s freelance internship program.
After Your Internship
In fulfillment of your internship course, you’ll be required to detail one of the projects that you worked on in a presentation to Villa’s faculty, staff and administration. You will be asked to share the learning goals you set for yourself at the beginning of your internship, analyze how those goals were met, and share samples of your work. Additionally, you will update your resume to include you new work experience, write a thank you letter to your internship supervisor and receive an evaluation.
Join the family.
The student body at Villa Maria College is amazing. We’re not caught up in silly segregations based on popularity or hobbies. Everyone gets along—the atmosphere is very welcoming and warm. We are like a giant family.