Location: This is a hybrid position requiring regular travel to our headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin. Work Schedule: This is a year-round internship. We require approximately 20 hours per week during core business hours (Monday – Friday, 8am-5pm). At TDS, our interns are our future. We are seeking motivated individuals who are passionate about problem solving and delivering technology solutions to move our business forward. As a Project Execution Intern - Route Acquisition with us, you will build a solid foundation for you career by gaining hands-on experience from working on multiple projects with a wide variety of software and hardware programs. The hourly compensation for this position is $17.00. Intern Resources: Our interns partner with seasoned Route Acquisition professionals to help with executing high-priority company projects and day-to-day operational activities. As an intern, TDS offers you:
Prioritization of your professional development from in-depth training.
A key focus on internal promotions
Competitive compensation
Emphasis on ethics and promoting a healthy life/work balance with a business casual work environment
Encouragement to volunteer for local charities and university activities, and community events
Access to an Intern Associate Resource Group (ARG). This group’s purpose is to support you by providing extra resources for development, opportunities for internal advancement, and forums to connect with other interns throughout the company. ARG meets once per month to allow you to hear from other interns about their projects, as well as leaders within our organization about their team. They host networking events to grow your connections within the organization with the goal of finding full-time employment by your graduation.
TDS Telecommunications LLC (TDS Telecom/TDS®) delivers high-speed internet, TV entertainment, and phone services to more than 1,000 rural, suburban, and metropolitan communities across the U.S. With 1.2 million connections, TDS is a rapidly growing technology company. Powered by fiber-optics and new industry-leading technologies, TDS delivers up to 2 Gigabit internet speeds and offers internet-protocol based TV entertainment solutions along with traditional phone services. TDS also offers businesses VoIP advanced communications solutions, dedicated internet service, data networking, and hosted-managed services. Visit tdstelecom.com.
Responsibilities
Position Overview:
In this position you will have the opportunity to thrive in a fast-paced, high-tech learning environment to evaluate leading-edge technologies and develop systems in support of and the continuous improvement within the TDS Route Acquisition Team. Your existing problem solving, communication, and organizational skills will be expanded by learning to integrate a broad spectrum of technologies into day-to-day operations that will build a solid foundation for your career. These include but are not limited to:
Producing, formatting, and publishing support materials and reports
MS 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint), Visio
Continuous Improvement and Data Science environments
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Desire to create innovative ways to bring new visualization techniques to project stakeholders
Ability to communicate the vision and goal of projects to capture an audience
Attention to detail for request processing and updating data repositories
Capable of handling multiple tasks simultaneously
Writing and reviewing SOPs and supporting files in support of team success
Skilled at leading a variety of individuals in an effort to work towards a common goal
Proficient at organizing and leading cross-functional teams
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalency
Must be able to complete working hours between M-F 8-5pm
At TDS, we embrace Equal Employment Opportunity by valuing our differences and consider all qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by law. To learn about our diversity & inclusion philosophy and culture, click here!
Employment at TDS is subject to post-offer, pre-employment drug testing.
At TDS, we embrace Equal Employment Opportunity by valuing our differences and consider all qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by law. To learn about our diversity & inclusion philosophy and culture, click here!