AI & Emerging Tech Intern — Hybrid IT

Life Fitness; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Life Fitness / Hammer Strength is seeking an IT Infrastructure & Support Intern to explore AI, automation, and emerging technologies within our IT organization. You will work on hands‑on projects aligned with your studies and gain mentorship from experienced professionals.

You will partner with IT and business teams, develop proofs‑of‑concepts using generative AI and LLMs, and contribute to knowledge retrieval, data analysis, and enterprise integration.

Qualifications

• Must reside in Chicagoland area and hybrid schedule.
• Pursuing a full‑time bachelor's degree in IT, IS, CS or related field with expected 2028/2029 graduation.
• GPA 3.2+ preferred.
• Interest in cloud technologies, endpoint management, IT operations, cybersecurity, or enterprise tech support.
• Coursework/projects in programming, data analytics, AI, ML, or automation.
• Basic programming or scripting experience (Python preferred).
• Understanding of data structures, APIs, or application integration concepts.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Curiosity about artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
• Initiative, positive attitude and eagerness to learn.
• Excellent organizational and time‑management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to work with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Partner with IT and business teams to identify and evaluate AI use cases.
• Assist in developing proofs‑of‑concept and prototypes using generative AI, LLMs, and automation.
• Explore AI assistants and agents to streamline workflows and support business users.
• Design, test, and refine prompts and AI workflows for accurate outputs.
• Explore AI use cases involving knowledge retrieval, document analysis, summarization, and data analysis.
• Assist in integrating AI with enterprise apps, APIs, databases, and data sources.
• Analyze and prepare structured and unstructured data for AI solutions.
• Test and evaluate AI solutions for accuracy, reliability, usability and business value.
• Research emerging AI technologies and assess applicability.
• Document use cases, approaches, prototypes, results, and lessons learned.
• Develop demos and presentations to communicate AI concepts to technical and business audiences.
• Participate in discussions on responsible AI, data privacy, and AI governance.
• Collaborate with solution architects, analysts, developers, data teams, cybersecurity professionals.
• Attend and participate in team meetings and updates.
• Work on a 12‑week cross‑functional case study project culminating in a senior‑leadership presentation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Initiative & learning

Organizational skills

Time management

AI curiosity

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/IS/CS

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Life Fitness / Hammer Strength is seeking an IT Infrastructure & Support Intern to explore AI, automation, and emerging technologies within our IT organization. You will work on hands‑on projects aligned with your studies and gain mentorship from experienced professionals.

You will partner with IT and business teams, develop proofs‑of‑concepts using generative AI and LLMs, and contribute to knowledge retrieval, data analysis, and enterprise integration.