Growth Intern
Location: NYC
Duration: 3 months (Summer)
Compensation: $4.5K stipend + performance bonuses
About WeLikeSports
WeLikeSports is a social platform for sports pools and games — March Madness brackets, survivor pools, squares, and pick’em. We make it easy to create pools, invite friends, track standings live, and compete for bragging rights with a modern, game-ified experience.
We’re building the future of how friends compete around sports.
This summer, we’re hiring a small group of Growth Interns to help us expand on major sports campuses and build the go-to-market for football season.
The Role
You’ll be running real campaigns, managing people, and driving measurable growth.
Your job is to work with a small cohort of interns to develop and implement an effective college Go-To-Market program. This is a collaborative program - you are expected to work as a team. The internship program will consist of three phases:
- User discovery & product research:
- Source real users or potential users, get feedback on the product, and work with the team to understand and incorporate that feedback into the product.
- You will work closely with the team to create a systematic method for sourcing feedback. This is a priority of the company.
- Design a go-to-market strategy:
- Using the feedback you’ve collected, let your creativity shine. We are a startup and are looking for creative and resourceful individuals to design a program that will maximize reach leading into the football season.
- The strategy should be measurable and actionable.
- Implement the go-to-market strategy:
- Work as a team to implement this strategy, we value “do-ers” not just “say-ers”, here is your chance to prove that your ideas make sense.
What We’re Looking For
- Students at large sports schools
- Natural organizers and social connectors
- Competitive personality
- Creative problem solvers
- Comfortable approaching groups and pitching ideas
- Involved in sports culture (fantasy, pools, tailgates, etc.)
- Leadership experience in clubs, Greek life, or athletics is a plus
- Self-starter energy — no micromanaging
- Experience with AI tooling is a huge plus
What You’ll Gain
- Real growth + marketing experience at a startup
- Leadership and recruiting experience
- Performance-based bonuses
- Weekly mentorship from founders
- Potential return offer / long-term role