Founding GTM Intern

Roost is hiring GTM Interns for Fall 2026.

We’re looking for students at UIUC and Northwestern
who want to help us build Roost from the ground up and make it the go-to way students find roommates on their campus.

Finding a roommate is broken. The search lives across scattered Facebook groups, random DMs, and group chats that go nowhere.

Roost is building a better way.

We’re a roommate-matching platform that helps students find people who actually fit what they’re looking for—from lifestyle and preferences to budget, location, and move-in date.

This fall, we’re hand-picking our founding cohort of GTM Interns
to launch and grow Roost across our first campuses.

This is a real seat at the table with our founding team. You’ll help us figure out how Roost grows on a college campus, test ideas in the real world, and directly influence our product and GTM strategy.

What You’ll Do

• Make Roost the go-to way students on your campus find roommates by getting clubs, organizations, teams, Greek life, and friend groups onto the platform
• Help run Roost’s Instagram and create
  at least 3 short-form videos per week
  for Instagram and Tik Tok
• Plan and host2+ campus activations
  during the semester, from tabling to housing events and other creative ideas—we’ll cover approved costs
• Drive signups through your own referral link and experiment with new ways to grow Roost on your campus
• Build relationships with student organizations and other campus communities
• Work directly with the founding team through regular communication and
  weekly meetings
• Share student feedback that directly influences Roost’s product and company roadmap

Who We’re Looking For

• Juniors and seniors who are genuinely plugged into campus life through clubs, Greek life, student organizations, athletics, or other communities
• Highly involved sophomores are encouraged to apply
• Students who understand the pain of finding a roommate or apartment and have opinions about what could be better
• Creative, scrappy people who are excited to build something from scratch
• Strong communicators who are comfortable creating content and representing Roost on campus
• People who can take an idea from concept to execution without needing to be constantly managed

What You’ll Get

• Performance-based compensation with real upside—the more you grow Roost on your campus, the more you earn, with$1,400+ earning potential over the fall
• An official
  GTM Intern
  title and hands-on experience across growth, marketing, content, partnerships, events, and product
• Direct mentorship and access to
  all three Roost founders
• Content tools, including a microphone and Cap Cut Pro
• Early
  Roost Insider
  access to unreleased features
• Priority consideration for future paid internships and full-time opportunities at Roost
• A letter of recommendation for standout performers

You won’t be running someone else’s playbook.

You’ll help us write the one we use to launch Roost at campuses across the country.

Schools:University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign + Northwestern University

Type:Part-time | Sept. 15 – Dec. 1 | On-campus

Final date to receive applications:September 10th