About

Barn2Door is rated by Built-In Seattle as one of the Top 50 Small Businesses to Work For (<100 Employees). We are a Seattle-based food+tech startup that helps local farms sell direct to buyers through all digital channels, including web, social and mobile. We exist to empower Farmers who care about our planet.

We are looking for people passionate about the intersection of food, agriculture and technology. At Barn2Door, you'll get to learn what it takes to build a startup business and participate in ongoing training and education, while also playing a critical role in our growth. 

Overview

In this role as Market Research - Intern you'll be responsible for contributing as a Market researcher to help us source, identify and capture details on prospective customers. The work will include targeted research in certain states and markets, combing resource directories, reviewing website, social posts and listservs.

To be successful in this role you need to be curious, detailed-oriented, collaborative, technology-adept and self-motivated. You will learn online tools including but not limited to HubSpot (a Customer Relationship Management software), Slack, Google Business Suite and Barn2Door's platform.

This full-time internship is ideal for a college student seeking a resume builder or early-career opportunity, including experience and exposure working inside a fast-paced startup environment. Our office is located in Fremont (next door to SeaWolf bakery)! This is an on-premise job as you will work closely with the team to support Farmers' success.

You Are:

• Curious, a learner, and seeking to grow. Researching brings you joy!
• Detail-oriented, able to complete rote and tedious work for the greater good
• Self-identified problem-solver, resourceful, humble - no task is too small
• A highly motivated, focused self-starter (this isn't a theory it's a must)
• A good communicator, collaborator and team member who looks to fill in gaps and make a difference
• Willing to work with a high degree of independence and keen on working in a fast growth startup environment
• Located in the greater Seattle area

You Have:

• Ambition to learn more about startups
• Hunger to learn technology and productivity tools, such as G! Suite and Slack, Squarespace, LuckyOrange and Barn2Door's ecommerce platform
• Confidence to ask questions, contribute ideas and invite continual feedback
• Nice to have: food or farming domain knowledge and / or a passion for local farms and changing the food system

You Will:

• Conduct detailed market research for the business
• Analyze data and share insights on market trends, characteristics and attributes in a given market(s)
• Research competitive solutions, market coverage and conduct a SWOT assessment
• Willingly support other areas of the business - namely in Marketing, Sales and Success where your hard-work, positive attitude and detailed nature could be of value

You Get:

• $17h DOE, working full-time (starting in our May Intern Cohort)
• Real experience in a high profile startup company just hitting its growth curve
• To work closely with all team members including executives
• To grow your skill set and experience with end-to-end insight into a tech startup
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Hip startup office environment on Lake Union (Fremont)

Net-net

We're looking for driven, intelligent people who regularly go the extra mile. You should thrive on the urgency of a startup atmosphere and be results driven (always seeking to exceed expectations). You must be well-disciplined, self-motivated and hungry to achieve. If you've got the drive, grit, creativity, and a passion for local food, startups and disrupting the food industry - then Barn2Door may be right for you.