Marketing Intern

~ Spoiler Alert is a B2B food-tech solution developed at MIT that helps businesses better manage their wasted food. ~

Our mobile and web-based platform creates a dynamic, online marketplace for discounted food sales, food donations, and waste recovery opportunities.

Coupled with an analytics toolkit, Spoiler Alert enables food businesses to overcome inefficiencies in food management, comply with food waste regulations, and achieve margin improvement through cost reductions, new revenue streams, and tax breaks.

Additional information is available through our website at foodspoileralert.com or via a recent TechCrunch article on the venture. The company is ramping up for its commercial launch in September 2015 and currently splits its time between office spaces in the Seaport and Kendall Square.

Position Overview

The Marketing Intern role is a part-time position - ideal for a Boston-area undergraduate or graduate student - and will be responsible for supporting the company’s marketing and customer success initiatives. The primary goal of the role is to support digital content creation and customer onboarding and training.

Responsibilities 

• Develop content for the company’s website, blog, social media, and marketing collateral

• Create training materials and an online forum to streamline customer onboarding and support

• Support customer onboarding and troubleshooting

• Customize content for various audiences (food businesses, nonprofits, governments, etc.)

• Represent team at community events and conferences (when applicable)

• Report directly to the company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Product Officer

Qualifications

We are seeking a creative, fun, and entrepreneurial individual who is hard-working, execution-oriented, and doesn’t wait for direction. They should be a strong and flexible team player that embodies the company’s mission. Candidate recognizes they will be joining an early-stage startup led by a hard-working and and passionate team. 

An ideal candidate has the following:

• Bachelor’s degree (or pursuit of) in business, marketing, or communications

• 1 year (or internship) of relevant experience

• Experience with social media, digital marketing, data analytics, and content creation

• Past work experience in the food, technology, and/or sales & marketing industries

• Familiarity with content management systems, marketing automation, and customer relationship management (CRM) platforms (experience with Squarespace and HubSpot is a plus)

• Geographically located in the Greater Boston Area

• A “do what it takes to get the job done” attitude

To Apply 

Please use the email address below to send your resume and statement of interest/qualification.