Love museums, zoos, and aquariums?
Us too.

Roto is looking for an Experience Development Intern to join our 2025 Summer Intern Cohort!

We’re a world-class design and fabrication firm specializing in experience design for museums, aquariums, immersive attractions, and more. Experience Development intern will split time between working with our professional studios on active Roto projects and collaborating on their own self-determined creative assignment. Tasks will include content research, writing activity descriptions, prototyping, material research and ordering and completing visitor evaluations. This role is ideal for someone who’s eager to learn the ropes of content and exhibit development while collaborating within a dynamic, interdisciplinary team. Gain meaningful, portfolio-building work experience and mentorship, with full-time pay starting at $18.00/hr.

Areas of focus and study:

Museum Studies or Museum Education
Creative Writing and Storytelling
Visitor Studies, Project Management, or Collections Management
Humanities and Social Sciences

Internship Qualifications:

Upload 2 examples of written work
Ability to conduct research on exhibit-related topics and develop innovative storytelling ideas
Enthusiasm for interdisciplinary “experience design”
Proficient in Microsoft software including Word and Excel
Familiarity with Adobe Suite is a plus, but not required
Diversity of backgrounds and perspectives are strongly encouraged

Internship Timeline:

Application window open from Nov 18 - Dec 20, 2024
12 week cohort (May 19th -Aug 8, 2025)
In-person participation, no remote work
Local housing assistance available through nearby Otterbein University

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Compensation: $18.00 per hour

Roto is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We offer equal employment opportunities to all regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

We believe that diversity fuels innovation and creativity, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive work environment where every voice is valued and respected.

Join us in shaping the future of immersive design, where passion meets purpose, and every idea has the power to ignite change.

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Roto has produced in more than 150 museums with exhibits, attractions, and architectural features throughout the world. Our team of over 85 professionals offer a broad and unique skill set, combining design and development excellence with in-house engineering and fabrication for a wide array of exhibits and attractions.

Our central idea of "Building Genuine Human Connections" stems from our reflection of what physical “experiences” mean to the users of multisensory visitor destinations like zoos, museums and attractions. Why do people buy tickets and go? Many answers emerge, including a chance to tangibly experience the world with our whole bodies, rather than just our eyeballs; the desire to do things larger than ourselves, that transport us outside our routine home and work spaces within environments we find original and immersive; and the desire to connect with friends and family in a way that is deeper and more authentic.

We make connections between people and their world, their communities and themselves, using play, discovery, nature, participation, stories, and sharing. We do this in ways that are uniquely human, using the whole power of human thinking, feeling, social and sensory ability. And our ways are real and genuine, tangible and deep, more substance, more true, less superficial, less virtual, less hype. The world needs stronger, deeper and more genuine human connections. We need more opportunities to explore with our whole physical bodies, to be transformed by unique environments, and to do meaningful and memorable things with those we love most.

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