Growth Member Experience Intern - 1871
1871 Member Companies, United States

About Us

The story of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 isn't really about the fire. It's about what happened next, A remarkable moment when the most brilliant engineers, architects, and inventors came together to build a new city. Their innovations born of passion and practical ingenuity shaped not just Chicago but also the modern world. What started 140 years ago continues to this day.

1871 exists to inspire, equip, and support founders, growth scalers, and innovators in building great businesses. We deliver unfair advantages at scale s. The team supports ~420 young companies. 300+ growth stage members and 100+ partners made up of Chicago's brightest digital designers, engineers, and leaders shaping new technologies, disrupting old business models, and resetting the boundaries of what's possible.

Come to a place where you can share ideas, make mistakes, partner with others, work hard, grow professionally, and change the world with a bit of luck. If that sounds like you, join us!

1871 is seeking a professionally driven, detail-oriented, and highly motivated intern to support its Experience Team. The 1871 Experience Team works closely with all business parts to advocate and support our member community based on their needs and benefits.

Duties and responsibilities

• This intern will be working specifically within Growth Membership to support general account management and member marketing and event needs. Project steps are:
• Create a strategic and scalable process for growth member content promotion
• Support the launch of the growth member experience survey
• Create a strategic and scalable process for growth member events

General Responsibilities: - Support growth member marketing needs in collaboration with experience + marketing team; Support growth member events in collaboration with experience + events team; CRM upkeep for account management purposes

Specific responsibilities:

• Support experience team to ensure that all growth member marketing is included in content strategy and built-in for the remainder of the year
• Track and manage all marketing activity for each account within CRM
• Track and manage all event attendee info for each account within CRM
• Support experience team in the development, management, and execution of growth member events

Requirements

• Strong interpersonal, verbal (including phone work), and written communication skills
• Basic computer processing skills, including Microsoft Office and Internet
• College coursework or comparable work experience preferred
• Previous internship experience is preferred
• Preference will be given to college juniors and seniors
• Interest in the Tech/Entrepreneurship and Non-Profit Sectors

Benefits

Benefits: Letters of recommendation from our leadership team, college credit ( upon school approval), work with the best and brightest entrepreneurs and startups in the country, develop in-demand skills, and flesh out your resume with Context, Action, and Results

Time: Monday - Thursday, 10 am-4 pm (hours and time commitment may be flexible if agreed upon by the supervisor and the internship candidate prior to the start of the internship)

Job Rewards and Benefits