SUPPORT INTERN

ABOUT Barn2Door is 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 Support Intern role, you'll be responsible for supporting our Support Team as they support Buyers and Farmers, and help Farmer's support their websites and online stores. Sample work includes responding to support requests, assisting our Design team with DNS setups, and proactively evaluating online sessions. 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), Jira, Slack, Google Business Suite and Barn2Door's platform. This full-time internship is ideal as an early-career opportunity, including experience and exposure working inside a fast-paced startup environment. Our office is located in Fremont! This is an on-premise job as you will work closely with the team to support Farmers (currently working remotely).

YOU ARE:

• Detail-oriented, someone who seeks to exceed expectations on tasks and projects
• 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

YOU HAVE:

• Ambition to learn more about startups
• Hunger to learn technology and productivity tools, such as G! Suite and Slack, Hootsuite, 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:

• Respond to Buyer chat support and possibly Farmer chat as well
• Proactively review sessions to look for common issues and abandoned carts
• Create bugs for the engineering team based on findings from reviews and customer reports
• Test the Barn2Door platform as we deploy new features - report bugs and make product suggestions based on your experience
• 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:

• $15 - $18/h working full-time (40h / week)
• 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.