Summer Intern - Toronto, Canada - NEXT Canada

NEXT Canada
NEXT Canada
Verified Company
Toronto, Canada

1 month ago

Sophia Lee

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Role overview and purpose:


The Program Intern's primary responsibility is to support the program facilitators, academics, staff and participants across all three NEXT Canada program streams.

This public-facing role works closely with cohort participants (founders, prospective applicants, and members of the NEXT Canada staff.

Your mission is to ensure NEXT is delivering world class accelerator and incubator programs and going above and beyond to help our founders succeed not only in the program, but also beyond with their ventures.

This internship will allow you to work with an incredible and dynamic multi-lingual and cultural team.

You will be able to sit in on classes conducted by Harvard and University of Toronto Business professors, watch new businesses evolve and be a key part of a creative and innovative eco-system.

Most importantly, you will be helping business leaders of tomorrow.

This is an inspiring and fun place to be at this time in history at the edge of the next technological revolution:
AI.

NEXT Canada prides itself in fostering a hands on learning environment for students or recent post-secondary graduates who are as passionate about the entrepreneurial start up space as we are.

We are looking for students who have some combination of a subset of the following skills and interests:

  • Strong understanding of all social media platforms
  • Ability to create dynamic social media posts (reels, Instagram, LinkedIn, tik toks, Vlog style videos)
  • Passionate about the startup community
  • Passion for helping others
  • Studying at a college or University in a related field preferably in a cooperative program
  • Thrives in a fastpaced environment and enjoys wearing multiple hats
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Demonstrated problem solving skills and can manage multiple priorities
  • Demonstrated good judgment and choices
  • Extremely organized and attention to detail
  • Experience using Google Suite, Excel, and Word mandatory.
  • Experience using Air Table and Salesforce preferable
  • Previous experience in the entrepreneurship/accelerator ecosystem a plus
  • Experience with pitch competitions or starting your own business or collegiate organization.

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