growth and ops internship, summer 2026
this is a full-time paid internship role running from early june to late august
who we are
iru is an early-stage startup that uses a quick voice ai interview to learn who you are and matches you into a small group every week for an experience you'll genuinely enjoy. we're a small founding team, we move fast, and we're moving hq to new york this summer.
what we're figuring out this summer
we have hypotheses about iru's users we can't answer yet. does campus work as a wedge? what are our user retention patterns? this summer we're running user research and tests to answer these questions to help shape where iru goes next.
the role
- talk to users constantly and deliver insights daily
- do user research to figure out which communities iru should tap into next
- turn user insights and stories into content with the marketing team
- handle the messy ops that come with launching new features
- ensure the smooth ops of all iru events
who we're looking for
- you've put together small to medium events before
- you've broken something and fixed it before anyone noticed
- you ship without being told
- you are a high agency and proactive individual
- you use ai tools to 10x your output
nice to have
- ties to a college or community we could tap
how to apply
email your resume to joinus@iru.social. in the email tell us what's the riskiest assumption iru is making about its users right now, and how would you test it in a week?
email help@iru.social with any questions.