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Location: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Employees: 100
Number of interns: 15 to 20
Length of internship: 3 to 12 months
Internship program created: 1999
What it does: Designs websites, software applications, and online marketing campaigns for clients ranging from IKEA to Columbia University.
Description of internship: Students are involved in all aspects of the company that full-time staffers are, including design, Web development, and project management. (stipend or school credit)
Notable perks:: Interns enjoy the same perks as employees (with the exception of health benefits), including a paid gym membership, company bowling nights and picnics, half-day summer Fridays, and office yoga every Wednesday.
Why interns? Technology plays a big role in the rapidly changing interactive design industry -- and interns often bring more hands-on experience with the latest tools. "We need to keep that fresh knowledge," says HUGE spokeswoman Deanna Anderson.
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