Job Description

Ancestry is currently seeking highly motivated, internet-savvy interns who can work full-time for 12-16 weeks during Summer 2018. Our summer internships allow you the freedom to experience impactful business projects that allow you to develop your talents. You will enjoy mentorship, and experience challenging work all while receiving fantastic pay, fully-paid temporary housing, and having a lot of fun—we have it all. Oh, and did we mention the possibility of full-time employment once you graduate?

From Engineering to Marketing, UX Design, DNA Science, Product and more, we’re looking for fresh minds and diverse ideas with an interest in connecting families and technology. Come join a diverse company of enthusiastic, talented, smart, and very passionate people who bring their A-game each day.

Internship Project Description

This is what you will do….

Our Family History Research Intern will spend most of their time researching and building family trees of historical figures in Ancestry.com and looking for interesting stories to share with media outlets. There will also be some narrative writing and some database creation and upkeep.

Tasks & deliverables:

• Evaluate our database of historical figures, establish criteria to prioritize opportunities.
• Build 5-generation family trees for 25 famous historical figures as assigned using the Ancestry.com website using full sourcing and attribution in each tree.
• Populate a database of famous family trees for easy access.
• Write tree overviews or scripts to deliver to media outlets.
• Provide next step recommendations.