Community Growth Intern

William is an AI emotional wellness companion launching soon on iOS and Android. We believe the first 10,000 users will come from a community we build before the app ever goes live. As our Community Growth Intern, you will be the architect of that community — identifying where our users spend time, building genuine relationships, and engineering creative growth loops that turn early interest into downloads, reviews, and referrals.

WHAT YOU'LL DO 

• Identify and infiltrate online communities where potential William users already gather — Reddit, Discord, Facebook groups, wellness forums, and beyond.
• Design and run growth experiments: referral mechanics, waitlist incentives, ambassador programs, and community challenges.
• Build and manage a pre-launch waitlist strategy with a target of 5,000+ sign-ups before launch.
• Recruit, onboard, and coordinate a small team of brand ambassadors on college campuses and in wellness communities.
• Track acquisition funnel metrics — signups, activation rates, referral rates — and iterate based on data.
• Partner with the social media intern to align community campaigns with content strategy.
• Run targeted outreach to micro-influencers, wellness coaches, therapists, and mental health advocates for partnership opportunities.
• Gather and synthesize early user feedback to inform product and marketing decisions.

  WHAT YOU BRING 

• You understand how online communities work and have been an active participant in at least a few.
• You think in systems — referral loops, viral coefficients, funnel stages — and love optimizing them.
• You are highly organized and can manage multiple channels and campaigns simultaneously.
• You communicate clearly and build trust quickly, even with people you've never met.
• You are resourceful and can drive results with little budget and no playbook.
• You are genuinely passionate about mental health, wellness, or helping people build better habits.

  NICE TO HAVE 

• Experience building or moderating an online community from scratch.
• Familiarity with growth tools like Viral Loops, ReferralHero, Notion, Airtable, or Mailchimp.
• Prior experience at a startup, especially in early-stage growth or community roles.
• Background or personal interest in psychology, behavioral science, or mental health.
• Experience running ambassador or affiliate programs.

  WHAT YOU GET 

• Direct ownership of a growth channel that will shape William's entire user acquisition story.
• Hands-on experience in growth hacking at a pre-launch AI startup — rare and highly valued.
• A real case study: building a community from zero with measurable impact on downloads.
• Close collaboration with a founding team that includes Forbes-recognized entrepreneurs and top-tier AI researchers.
• Flexible hours and a remote-first environment.
• Letter of recommendation and potential full-time offer for standout interns.