Apprentice, Strategy

Apprentice, Strategy

Apprentices contribute to and collaborate with project teams, learn new skills from across disciplines, and build valuable professional connections. The goal of every Apprentice at Proto is to learn by doing, with support and guidance from experienced practitioners. We desire to influence their craft and development beyond the apprenticeship at Proto and in turn, receive inspiration from them to continuously evolve our own approaches and ways of working here.

As an early developing creative professional, their superpower is unstoppable curiosity. Like a sponge, they soak it all up. They read the articles, go to the events, watch the talks, do the tutorials, ask questions, and raise their hand for every opportunity. They tackle challenges head-on, treating every problem like a puzzle waiting to be solved. They do whatever they need to do to improve and learn new skills, and are willing to fail. But when they start getting good, they don’t let up. They’re so excited to be progressing in the craft, their never-ending desire to get really good starts here.

What you will do

• Support the development of our strategic approach and recommendations by conducting research, gathering insights, and informing narratives that will ultimately help our clients make better decisions;
• Collaborate with, and take input from brand and experience strategists, engagement managers, designers, and clients from different backgrounds; 
• Continuously ask your fellow team members questions, like “How can I help?” and “How can I make this better?”

Qualifications

• Invested in learning product and service development, enterprise innovation, or corporate strategy;
• Comfortable working with collaboration tools and communication platforms (Slack, Google Suite, AI, Figma, etc.) and willing to experiment with new ones; 
• Graduating from undergraduate or graduate level school and available for full-time employment from September 2026;
• Based in the New York metro area for the apprenticeship and available to 40 hours per week continuously throughout a 10 week period [note Proto is closed June 19 and July 3, 2025 over the summer].

Our full-time (40+ hours weekly) apprenticeship program begins in mid-June and runs 10 weeks total. Apprentices with undergraduate degrees receive $30 per hour and masters’ program graduates receive $50 per hour. The goal of every apprenticeship position is to work towards an Associate level full-time offer that starts at $65K salary and full-time benefits. Full-time opportunities are contingent upon meeting performance expectations throughout the Apprenticeship. As a project-by-project based business, we cannot guarantee availability, but always offer apprenticeships in good faith that we are working towards a full-time opportunity at Proto.

Proto is a New York based company with offices at 3 World Trade. Our staff is encouraged to work-from-office on days of their choosing based on personal preferences, collaboration moments, client meetings, and all-company gatherings. Our core business hours are generally 9:30am-6:00pm EST; however, due to our client service model and collaborative working culture, individual working hours fluctuate to reflect client deadlines and deliverables.