Gig: 3D Printing Projects with the Career Center
UNC Charlotte Gig Training Program
Campus Internship
Closes on Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Job Description
The Career Center is committed to providing comprehensive, innovative services and resources for students, alumni, and employers that prepare UNC Charlotte graduates for the competitive global market. Through a focus on early, continuous career and professional preparation, we bridge academic knowledge and professional development. We seek campus and employer partnerships to connect students with meaningful, real-world experiences, leading to success for both UNC Charlotte alumni and the greater Charlotte community.
The Project
The 3D Printing Designer will manage the development of a few designs that will support event planning and marketing efforts! These designs will be configured to work with the Makerspace on-campus printer. The marketing team at the Career Center is looking to design tabletop centerpieces (likely 'Charlotte' Cs) and awards.
The designer will manage several main stages of a 3D printing project as follows:
1. Ideation/Concept creation: Animated or sketch board of how the finished product(s) will look
2. Designing: Creating and refining 3D models using CAD software
3. Preparing files for print and ensuring the Makerspace can process the files properly (consulting with the Makerspace regarding incompatible file formats, corrupt files, oversized files or prints, or file design complexity that could lead to issues with print stability)
Potentially: the project intern can request to be trained on the 3D printer if they would like to and if time permits with the project!
Learning Experience
This project allows students to benefit from the following:
1. The iterative design process - Moving from concept → sketch → CAD model → print → failure/redesign
2. CAD Experience - fully designing a project and bringing it to life with CAD growing that technical skill
3. Troubleshooting - if the design fails or is incompatible, this is a chance to learn how to refine a design and fix a problem
4. Consultation with clients and vendors - an opportunity to consult with a "client" to understand deliverables and work with a vendor to use their equipment
Outcomes
1. 2 fully designed 3D tabletop centerpieces
2. A full designed award used for various Career Center awards
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