A: While you’ll see mention of interns in the distant past, Looney Labs no longer offers internships. Working with someone that untried and tested is more work than many people realize. It’s usually not in our budget to hire a new person, and when we do, we want someone who has a proven track record and evidence of what they can bring to the company.

If you’re wishing you could do an unpaid internship, please understand that there are rules around these things, to prevent companies from abusing free labor. They usually involve making sure the person working for free is getting some benefit, like defined skills or credit for school, and working that out is a giant hassle, so there’s still a significant cost for the “free” labor even though it’s not directly monetary.

Regarding hiring for existing positions, we are just not a very big company: fewer than ten people, and we don’t see a lot of turnover. As for hiring for new positions, we often have to figure out what the position is before we start looking, because we’re constantly making this all up, reinventing our employee structure as we go along. It’s a big effort… not to mention seeing whether we can afford to add a person to payroll.

When we do need to hire someone, we will mention it in all the regular places: social media, the top of our website, etc. Keep in mind, though, that we don’t take any applications ourselves. We always refer people to the hiring agency we use. Don’t be that person who can’t read directions, and sends us your resume directly!