Internships at BatchMates

Build With Us. Learn By Doing.

BatchMates is an early-stage startup building a connected ecosystem for university life—bringing students, alumni, mentors, recruiters, communities, opportunities, and campus experiences together on one platform.

We believe the best learning happens when you work on real problems with real responsibility.

At BatchMates, you won't join just to observe from the sidelines or complete meaningless tasks for the sake of an internship certificate. You'll contribute to a real, evolving startup and gain firsthand exposure to how ideas are researched, products are shaped, brands are built, users are acquired, partnerships are developed, and an early-stage company grows.

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What you'll experience

Real work. Real learning. Real startup exposure.

  • Work on real projects with meaningful ownership.
  • Contribute to a live and evolving startup.
  • Understand how an early-stage company operates.
  • Turn ideas and research into real execution.
  • Collaborate across product, design, marketing, growth, operations, and business.
  • Work with modern AI tools, automation platforms, and emerging technologies.
  • Experiment, solve problems, and learn from real outcomes.
  • Build practical skills and portfolio-worthy work.
  • Gain exposure to the realities of the startup ecosystem—not just classroom theory.

We're building a healthy, collaborative, and learning-focused environment where people can ask questions, share ideas, experiment, make mistakes, learn, and improve.

At the same time, we value ownership, accountability, curiosity, initiative, and honest communication.

Come to learn. Stay curious. Take ownership. Build something real.

Open internship roles

Find where you can contribute.

Five internship tracks with clear ownership. Pick the role that matches your strengths, curiosity, and ambition.

01 · Product, Research & Knowledge02 · UI/UX & Product Design03 · Marketing, Content & Social Media04 · Growth, Community & Operations05 · Business Strategy, Finance & Partnerships

Role 01

Product, Research & Knowledge Intern

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What you'll do

  • Researching the needs and challenges of students, alumni, mentors, recruiters, and universities.
  • Conducting market, competitor, and industry research.
  • Identifying user pain points and potential product opportunities.
  • Collecting and analysing user feedback through surveys, conversations, and other research methods.
  • Researching new features, tools, technologies, APIs, AI solutions, and emerging trends relevant to BatchMates.
  • Converting ideas and user problems into structured product requirements.
  • Creating user stories, user flows, feature specifications, and acceptance criteria.
  • Supporting product prioritisation and roadmap planning.
  • Tracking features from research and ideation through testing and improvement.
  • Testing product features and identifying functional issues, UX problems, edge cases, and improvement opportunities.
  • Maintaining structured product, research, and process documentation.
  • Turning research into clear, actionable recommendations.

This role may be a good fit if you

  • Are naturally curious and enjoy understanding how things work.
  • Like research but also want your research to influence real decisions.
  • Can structure complex information clearly.
  • Enjoy analysing products and identifying ways to improve them.
  • Are interested in product management, user research, AI, technology, or innovation.
  • Can think critically instead of simply accepting the first answer you find.

Your goal

Help us understand what should be built or improved, why it matters, and what we need to know to make better product decisions.

Role 02

UI/UX & Product Design Intern

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What you'll do

  • Understanding the needs and journeys of different BatchMates users.
  • Designing intuitive user flows and experiences.
  • Creating wireframes, user journeys, user flows, high-fidelity interfaces, and interactive prototypes.
  • Designing and improving dashboards, onboarding flows, networking experiences, messaging, communities, events, jobs, mentorship, and other product modules.
  • Identifying confusing or unnecessary steps in existing experiences.
  • Designing responsive experiences across different screen sizes.
  • Contributing to and maintaining the BatchMates design system.
  • Creating reusable components and maintaining visual consistency.
  • Collaborating with product and other relevant teams.
  • Reviewing implemented interfaces and identifying design inconsistencies.
  • Conducting basic usability testing and improving designs based on feedback.
  • Exploring AI-assisted tools for research, ideation, wireframing, prototyping, and design workflows.

This role may be a good fit if you

  • Care about both how something looks and how it works.
  • Enjoy simplifying complex experiences.
  • Have experience with or are actively learning tools such as Figma.
  • Understand that good design is about solving user problems—not just making attractive screens.
  • Pay attention to consistency and details.
  • Are curious about AI-assisted design and modern product experiences.

Your goal

Make BatchMates simple, intuitive, consistent, and enjoyable to use.

Role 03

Marketing, Content & Social Media Intern

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What you'll do

  • Managing and growing BatchMates' presence across relevant social platforms.
  • Creating and maintaining a structured content calendar.
  • Researching content trends and audience interests.
  • Developing content around student life, careers, networking, mentorship, campus experiences, technology, and startups.
  • Creating or coordinating social media posts, carousels, reels, short-form videos, product announcements, feature explainers, stories, and campaigns.
  • Writing captions, scripts, website copy, campaign messages, and product communication.
  • Supporting product and feature launches.
  • Translating product features into clear and relatable user benefits.
  • Engaging with relevant audiences and online communities.
  • Tracking content and campaign performance.
  • Using insights and data to improve future content.
  • Exploring AI tools for research, ideation, copywriting, content repurposing, video workflows, and marketing productivity.

This role may be a good fit if you

  • Understand social media beyond simply posting content.
  • Enjoy storytelling, writing, trends, and creative experimentation.
  • Can think from the audience's perspective.
  • Are interested in branding, content strategy, product marketing, or digital marketing.
  • Can balance creativity with data and performance.
  • Are comfortable experimenting and learning what works.

Your goal

Help the right people discover BatchMates, understand its value, and want to become part of it.

Role 04

Growth, Community & Operations Intern

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What you'll do

  • Developing and testing strategies to acquire and activate users.
  • Supporting student onboarding and campus growth initiatives.
  • Identifying opportunities to expand BatchMates across colleges and universities.
  • Connecting with student leaders, clubs, committees, and campus communities.
  • Supporting campus-specific launch and engagement initiatives.
  • Helping build and manage campus ambassador initiatives where relevant.
  • Encouraging meaningful community participation.
  • Supporting community activities, events, and engagement initiatives.
  • Identifying highly engaged users and potential community leaders.
  • Collecting structured user and community feedback.
  • Identifying where users drop off and suggesting improvements.
  • Helping turn ideas into executable processes.
  • Coordinating operational activities and special projects.
  • Identifying bottlenecks and helping improve workflows.
  • Creating repeatable processes and documentation where needed.
  • Supporting a collaborative and positive working environment.

This role may be a good fit if you

  • Enjoy working with people and solving practical problems.
  • Are proactive and comfortable taking initiative.
  • Like turning ideas into action.
  • Are interested in growth, community building, campus engagement, operations, or startups.
  • Can communicate confidently with different people.
  • Are organised but adaptable when priorities change.

Your goal

Help people discover BatchMates, join the platform, participate meaningfully, return, and bring others with them.

Role 05

Business Strategy, Finance & Partnerships Intern

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What you'll do

  • Researching markets, competitors, industries, and startup trends.
  • Supporting business planning and strategic decision-making.
  • Evaluating potential markets and expansion opportunities.
  • Researching and evaluating potential business and revenue models.
  • Supporting basic budgeting, cost tracking, and financial planning.
  • Analysing potential monetisation opportunities.
  • Identifying potential partnerships with universities, companies, recruiters, student organisations, mentors, alumni networks, and startup communities.
  • Researching potential partners and maintaining structured outreach.
  • Supporting the preparation of proposals, presentations, and pitch materials.
  • Assisting with partnership conversations and follow-ups.
  • Researching incubators, accelerators, grants, startup competitions, funding opportunities, and relevant government and ecosystem programmes.
  • Evaluating opportunities based on potential benefits, costs, risks, feasibility, and long-term value.

This role may be a good fit if you

  • Enjoy understanding how businesses work.
  • Are interested in strategy, finance, partnerships, entrepreneurship, or consulting.
  • Can research and analyse opportunities objectively.
  • Are comfortable working with numbers as well as people.
  • Can communicate professionally and structure information clearly.
  • Want to understand how an early-stage startup moves toward becoming a sustainable business.

Your goal

Help BatchMates make smarter business decisions, build valuable relationships, and identify opportunities for sustainable growth.

What we look for

You don't need to know everything first.

We care more about your willingness to learn, ability to think, and quality of execution than whether you already have years of experience.

Curiosity

You genuinely want to learn.

Ownership

You take responsibility for your work.

Initiative

You don't always wait to be told what to do.

Reliability

If you commit to something, you take it seriously.

Communication

You communicate progress, questions, and blockers honestly.

Critical thinking

You question assumptions and think beyond the obvious.

Collaboration

You can work respectfully with people from different functions.

Adaptability

You're comfortable learning and adjusting as things evolve.

Problem-solving

You try to understand problems before jumping to solutions.

Responsible use of AI

You use AI to improve your work, not to avoid thinking.

Early-stage reality

A Note About Working at an Early-Stage Startup

BatchMates is an early-stage startup, and startup priorities naturally evolve as we learn from users, technology, the market, and real-world execution.

The responsibilities listed for each internship represent your primary area of ownership, but they are not an exhaustive list of every task you may work on.

You may occasionally contribute to other projects, experiments, or responsibilities that are reasonably aligned with your skills, interests, and the evolving needs of the startup.

This does not mean being randomly assigned unrelated work. It means having clear ownership while remaining flexible enough to learn, collaborate, and contribute where your skills can create meaningful value.

Your role defines your primary ownership—not the absolute boundary of your contribution.

AI & emerging tech

Working With AI & Emerging Technology

AI is changing how modern teams research, create, design, analyse, and solve problems. At BatchMates, you'll be encouraged to explore and responsibly use AI tools, automation platforms, and emerging technologies relevant to your work.

  • Research and analysis
  • Product thinking
  • Content creation
  • Design exploration
  • Automation
  • Data interpretation
  • Documentation
  • Brainstorming and experimentation

AI should improve your thinking and productivity—not replace your thinking. You are responsible for checking the accuracy, relevance, originality, and quality of the work you produce.

What you'll take away

More than a certificate.

This is not designed to be a passive internship. You are joining as an intern, but you are expected to take ownership of your work like a professional.

  • How an early-stage startup is built.
  • How real-world problems are identified and solved.
  • How ideas move from research to execution.
  • How products are shaped around users.
  • How brands and communities are built.
  • How startup teams collaborate across different functions.
  • How AI and modern technology are used in real workflows.
  • How decisions are made when resources are limited.
  • How experiments, failures, feedback, and iteration drive progress.

Real responsibility. Real learning. Real exposure. Real-world startup experience.

Ready to build with us?

Explore the open roles. Find where you can contribute.

If you're curious, willing to learn, ready to take ownership, and excited about experiencing how an early-stage startup is actually built, we'd love to hear from you.

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