Careers

Location: In person at our downtown office (1550 Wewatta Street, Denver, CO 80202) 3 days a week; remote 2 days a week (with option to come into office) 

Compensation: $20/hour (fixed rate) 

Duration: June – August 2026 (with potential for flexibility for part-time internship starting in April) 

About Colorado Thrives 

Colorado Thrives is a coalition of CEOs and business leaders from many of Colorado’s leading employers working together to strengthen the state’s workforce. We focus on creating pathways to quality jobs and increasing economic mobility for Coloradans by aligning employer demand with education and training opportunities. Through an employer-powered approach, Colorado Thrives collaborates with industry partners, educators, and community organizations to help ensure Coloradans have access to meaningful careers while helping employers find and develop the talent they need. The organization has set a goal of helping place or upskill 30,000 Coloradans into good jobs by 2030.  

Colorado Thrives works to build career pathways in high-demand sectors – healthcare, skilled trades & construction, and business – and is actively shaping a strategy to support AI talent and transformation in Colorado. 

One of our initiatives, CareerFit Colorado, is a career marketplace designed to increase visibility for students and job seekers around internships and early-career opportunities across key career pathways. The platform connects local talent with Colorado employers offering living-wage career opportunities. 

Position Overview 

Colorado Thrives is seeking a motivated undergraduate or graduate student interested in technology, business, AI, or data analytics to leverage AI in support of priority initiatives. The AI Fellow will specifically support our emerging AI talent strategy as we build data flows, integrate job market data, and stand-up communication tools (e.g., website page) to showcase Colorado’s evolving ecosystem.  

The AI Fellow will also play a leading role supporting CareerFit Colorado, the AI-powered job platform connecting Colorado talent to Colorado opportunities. Workstreams may include an audit of weekly workflows and tasks, scoping automation opportunities, and building automations and tools to deliver high-value tasks (e.g., weekly job and internship blast, analysis of job supply data, dashboard building).  

This is a full-time internship (40 hours per week). The AI Fellow will be expected to work in person at the Colorado Thrives office at least 3 days a week, with 2 days a week remote.  

As a benefit of the internship, you will also join a statewide cohort of AI Fellows, collaborate with peers, and engage with Colorado’s broader AI ecosystem through professional development and networking opportunities.  

Key Responsibilities  

• CareerFit Colorado Platform 
• Support the creation and distribution of a weekly “job blast” across several career pathways 
• Track and organize job supply data across industries and career pathways 
• Audit “job blast” workflow for AI and automation opportunities. In collaboration with the leadership team, build and deploy high-value AI and automation use cases to make the workflow more efficient 
• Build dynamic dashboards leveraging job supply data to illuminate real-time trends and insights in targeted sectors 
• Collect and manage feedback on CareerFit Colorado’s user experience and prioritize improvement opportunities for our platform provider 
• AI Talent Strategy 
• Leverage AI tools to build a dynamic understanding of the quantitative and qualitative AI talent landscape in Colorado, including job supply data, major AI talent and training efforts, funding opportunities and grants, major organizations and stakeholders with AI talent strategies, national AI talent initiatives and strategies, and any data on outcomes 
• Build website page in WordPress to clearly show evolving Colorado AI talent landscape, sharing insights for a range of stakeholders 
• Other responsibilities as defined 

Qualifications 

• Currently studying or pursuing coursework in technology, business, data analytics, computer science, economics or a related field  
• Experience using AI tools, automation platforms, or scripting tools, including building AI automations and workflows 
• Learning agility and interest in continued learning and credentialing with AI tools 
• Passion for supporting economic mobility and expanding access to career opportunities 
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills 
• Self-starter who can work independently and take initiative on projects 
• Comfortable working with spreadsheets and basic data tracking tools  

What You’ll Gain 

• Hands-on experience applying AI and automation to real-world operational workflows 
• Exposure to Colorado labor market data and workforce trends 
• Opportunity to help shape a growing career marketplace platform for students 
• Opportunity to participate in a cohort of AI Fellows across multiple organizations exploring how AI is being applied inside companies 

Additional Details 

• This position is based in Denver, CO. Office perks include a downtown parking stipend, as well as breakfast, lunch, and snacks. 
• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. 
• This position is classified as a non-exempt, hourly internship and is not eligible for benefits; Colorado Thrives does not offer health, retirement, or other benefits for this position. 
• Colorado Thrives is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Colorado Thrives’ employment decisions are made without regard of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. 
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. 
• For the security of our employees and the business, all employees are responsible for the secure handling of data in accordance with our security policies, identifying and reporting phishing attempts, as well as reporting security incidents to the proper channels. 

How to Apply 

• To be considered, please submit your resume along with examples of recent and relevant work that demonstrate your ability to apply AI and/or automate workflows. 
  Examples may include a brief description of your work (1–2 pages), screenshots of work products, AI workflow process maps, links to tools or automations, or short videos of an automation or AI agent in action. 
  Materials should be submitted to careers@coloradothrives.org with the subject line: “AI Fellow Internship – [Your Name].”