Design Intern
HomeX
Posted 3 years ago
HomeX is an end-to-end technology and services platform for both homeowners and service providers, radically improving the historically complex and fragmented home services industry.
About the Team
In terms of marketing jackpots, we feel pretty lucky. Our team gets to bring solutions to both homeowners and service providers, which means every day we're putting our skills to use to take on projects that span across business-to-consumer and business-to-business. Some of us are content creators, some of us are designers and brand managers, some of us are social savants and marketing automation experts. All of us are storytellers, passionate about understanding our end-user, all of us are builders - helping to create brands and solutions that are loved, and all of us are team players.
Internships will be remote for summer 2021 (you can work from anywhere in the US, so long as you keep Central Time business hours), but any subsequent full-time offers would be made in Chicago.
The marketing team gets to:
- Bring the HomeX brand (and its family of brands) to life through integrated programs across traditional and digital channels and best-in-class design
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Design, executive stakeholders, and additional teams across the organization to bring our products and services to life
- Dive into understanding our different audiences and how to best connect with them, with a goal of making their interactions with HomeX delightful
- Establish and launch programs that grow awareness and demand for HomeX’s solutions
- Bring solutions to homeowners and service providers that make their lives easier and home management simpler
Components of HomeX Summer Internship Program
- Can tackle an ownable, real-world project and present key findings to the HomeX Marketing team
- Participate in Marketing team meetings - share ideas and help brainstorm solutions
- Participate in regular employee orientation, with introductions to each of our business units and key functions
- Weekly lunch ‘n learn with deep dives into the inner workings of specific projects and teams, from sales operations to content strategy and more
- Fireside chats with the CEO and the President
- Dedicated mentorship from a senior team member, in addition to your direct manager
- End-of-summer capstone presentation, where you get to show off your project to folks across the company
- Inclusion in all HomeX employee events, including (virtual) socials and monthly All Hands presentations
Key Qualifications:
- Ability to complete 10 or 12-week summer internship -- assume internships will be remote in the US, with the option to work from our Chicago office pending reopening date
- Positive attitude
- Currently enrolled in or recent graduate of a Marketing, Journalism, IT, Business, Design, Analytics, Psychology, or UX/UI program
- A passion for the HomeX mission
About You:
- Lifelong Learner: You’re passionate about learning the latest marketing trends and technologies and are never afraid to jump on a free software training course to expand your capabilities.
- Customer Obsessed: You’re focused on creating an engaging and relevant experience for each customer.
- Team-Oriented: You are a constant collaborator and look for ways to partner with others on the team.
- Great Communicator: You have a natural ability to build relationships with cross-functional team members and represent our brands while showing great enthusiasm for the work you’re doing.
- A Believer: You understand that technology can simplify, delight, and enhance our lives and hope to build transformative innovation through your career.
- Startup Mentality: You thrive in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment where you balance multiple projects and can prioritize your work both short and long term.
- Driven: You are motivated to achieve success.
- Commercially Aware: You understand how marketing ties to business objectives, understand target audience profiles and insights and incorporate these into campaigns.
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
- Must be authorized to work in the US (no visa sponsorship/relocation)
- Currently enrolled in or recent graduate of a Marketing, Journalism, IT, Business, Design, Analytics, Psychology, or UX/UI program
About HomeX
Do you want to reinvent a trillion-dollar industry?
HomeX is a radically better home services platform combining world-class technology and next generation service operations. We are reshaping the experience for both consumers and businesses in the trillion-dollar home services industry.
Being radically better requires new end-to-end solutions for both consumers and technicians. This is why HomeX is combining a technology platform for the entire industry, a managed service network, and full-service experiences for consumers. Creating this integrated ecosystem enables us to deliver uniquely simple and personalized solutions that are redefining home services.
HomeX has experienced exponential growth because of our commitment to evolve the industry, our determination to be a positive force, and our passion for groundbreaking technology. Joining HomeX now is a once in a lifetime career opportunity for anyone passionate about making a difference and making history in consumer technology.
Note: All HomeX offices are currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. As of Feb 2021, we plan to reopen offices some time in Q3 and will expect most employees to work onsite ~3 days per week.
Why work with us?
Working at HomeX means collaborating with experienced, people-first leaders with a clear vision and a track record of success, as well as the close-knit camaraderie of a team of highly talented and motivated coworkers. We offer a collaborative, positive working environment where we encourage employees to balance productivity with the need to recharge the batteries. And of course, you get paid pretty well - we offer competitive compensation packages, including equity, performance-based incentives and competitive benefits for full time employees.
HomeX values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible work environment. We thank all candidates who apply, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. If you require accommodation, please let us know. We will work with you to meet your needs.