THE OPPORTUNITY:

Help launch the newest college food & drink app at your school and be the face of Lasso for this upcoming school year! As a sales & marketing intern, you will not be stuck in an office but instead, you will be going around town building relationships with local business owners. Additionally, you’ll play a key role in our digital marketing strategy through content creation and engagement. You’ll be selling Lasso to popular restaurants near your university.

As part of the signup process, you will be negotiating with restaurant owners to provide the best deals to Lasso users. You’ll work directly with the founding team over the summer. Before launch, you’ll be responsible for recruiting, interviewing, and hiring a team to help you grow Lasso. This is the team that will help you market Lasso to the students and people in your college town. Here you will have the opportunity to manage a small team while developing leadership and managerial skills. We're looking for someone who is excited to be recognized as the one who brought Lasso to UMN.

Desired Skills:

• Able to dedicate a minimum of 10 hrs/wk during the remainder of the Spring semester;
• Persuasive speaker and persistent personality
• Highly organized and able to handle multiple tasks
• Personable & professional demeanor, as you will be dealing with restaurant owners and representing Lasso
• Receptive to constructive criticism and willing to try new methods
• Competitive and self motivated

THE PERKS:

• Join the founding team of Lasso
• Gain Marketing & Sales Experience
• Develop Managerial Skills by Leading a Team
• Learn what it takes to start and run a business

Lasso is a college focused food and drink app that rewards users for rounding up their friends at nearby restaurants. For restaurants, Lasso boosts sales during targeted times of the day by advertising exclusive group deals to nearby users. For users, Lasso is the best way to decide where to eat and drink with your friends while saving money with exclusive, short term deals.