Marketing Strategy Intern

We're a small, focused team replacing the receptionist bottleneck for service businesses across North America. If you care about craft and want your work to matter immediately, you belong here.

How our internships work
Every internship below is remote and open to undergraduate and graduate students, whether or not you're in a co-op or internship program. Course credit is optional: if your program offers it, we complete your school's placement paperwork.

Intakes

Start now Rolling, for students who can begin right away

Winter 2027
· Jan–Apr Apply by Dec 1, 2026

Summer 2027
· May–Aug Apply by Apr 1, 2027

Fall 2027
· Sep–Dec Apply by Aug 1, 2027

Hours 10–15 hours a week, flexible around your classes

Location Remote, from anywhere in Canada

Who can apply Undergraduate and graduate students at any Canadian university or college. You don't need to be in a co-op or internship program.

Every intern gets

Course credit through your school, if you want it

Direct mentorship from the founding team

A reference letter when you finish your term

Real work for your portfolio: campaigns you ran and deals you took on

Help appointment-based businesses find Hot Seat. You'll create content, run campaigns, and keep the brand sharp everywhere it shows up.

What you'll do

Write and design social posts, emails, and short videos

Run outreach campaigns to local businesses and track what works

Keep the Hot Seat brand consistent across our site and social accounts

Course credit, plus a share of the revenue your work helps bring in.

Bring new businesses onto Hot Seat. You'll find shops that still take bookings by phone, show them a better way, and help them sign up.

What you'll do

Reach out to appointment-based businesses by phone and email

Follow up with interested owners and help them get set up

Shape how Hot Seat reaches new shops. You'll research the owners we serve, plan campaigns, measure the results, and coach the undergraduate marketing interns.

What you'll do

Research which businesses need Hot Seat most, and why

Plan campaigns and set the goals they're measured against

Report on results and coach the undergraduate interns

Course credit, plus a share of the revenue your work helps bring in.

Build the way Hot Seat sells. You'll design how we find and win new shops, track the pipeline, and coach the undergraduate sales interns.

What you'll do

Write our sales playbook: scripts, objections, and follow-up

Choose target markets and track the pipeline

Take on larger deals and coach the undergraduate interns