Work-Based Learning Assistant (Spring/Fall)

Spring Assistants learn practical work experience alongside professionals in the Senate administrative offices supporting its 63 Senators and 1,100 employees. Assistants are placed within the State Senate’s fiscal, media, and events departments and generally will work in the fields of business administration or mass communication.   

Senate Fiscal Office (Business Administration)

The Senate Fiscal Office comprises the Payroll and Accounts Payable offices. Assistants will learn all stages of processing payroll, expenses, general accounting practices, and mandatory reporting.

Senate Media Services (Mass Communication)

Senate Media Services consists of Photography and Video and offers a wide variety of production tools and resources to help Senators communicate with constituents. Media Services also records, live streams, and archives all legislative proceedings including Session, public hearings, and committee meetings, both live and virtual. 

Spring Work Based Learning Program Brochure

Fall Assistants work hands-on in every aspect of print production, from the early stages of design and planning to the technical stages of manufacturing and off-press processing. Senate Production is a full-scale, state of the art printing facility. It produces and distributes materials to millions of constituents through New York State. Apply early. Positions are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact Student Programs for exact dates, as they are subject to change.

  Departmental Areas of Learning Production includes:

• Shipping/Receiving/Warehousing
• Mailing and Packaging
• Post Press Bindery
• Offset Press: Sheet fed offset printing
• Digital Press: Sheet fed digital printing
• Order Entry
• Production Coordinating
• Editing and Proofing
• Pre-press/Large format printing
• Graphic Design

Fall Work Based Learning Program Brochure