Career, Internship & Fellowship

  • Summer Intern for Travel Startup

    Vamos Summer Intern

     

    Vamos is looking for a summer intern to work with the founding team to support in all areas of the business with a focus on marketing, sales, operations, and data collection.  

     

    During the summer, this individual will workin the founders with various projects to support the team as they attend the CCEI Summer Fellowship – UConn’s startup accelerator and prepare for a future capital raise.  During this time, the intern will have the ability to attend the prestigious CCEI Summer Fellowship – UConn’s startup accelerator program with the founding Vamos team, learning valuable information about how to build a company from the ground up.  

     

    The ideal candidate will be driven with a high degree of curiosity and the desire to learn all aspects of building a company.  Having an interest and experience in marketing, communications, sales, data analysis, or business administration is  strongly preferred.  

     

    Responsibilities 

    • Attend CCEI Summer Fellowship – UConn’s startup accelerator program and support the founding teams as needed with assignments over the course of the summer

    • Conduct market research and competitor analysis to identify trends and opportunities

    • Assist in the creation of our go to market strategy include compiling list of potential targets 

    • Analyze and evaluate new opportunities along with creating supporting documents (e.g. slide decks, etc.)

    • Manually compile data on cities across the united state to help feed our recommendations engine 

    • Own a project (or multiple!) from start to finish alongside the founding team

    • Assist the team with additional ad hoc projects and analyses

    • Create captivating content for social media posts, blog articles, and email newsletters

    • Collaborate to brainstorm creative ideas and strategies for promoting brand awareness and driving customer engagement

    • Assist with administrative tasks and other duties as assigned

    Qualifications

    • The fellowship is available to current undergraduate and graduate students, and students that are graduating in May '24. 

    • A high degree of motivation and the ability to independently research and learn new information as needed

    • Past professional experience in sales, marketing, analytics, or operations in a professional setting required. 

    • The ability to work independently and resolve minor issues without direct input from a supervisor

    • Ability to multitask and learn quickly in a fast-paced environment

    • Laser-sharp attention to detail, organized, and a high standard for excellence

    • Operates with urgency and thrives in a fast-paced and ever-changing work environment

    • Experience working in early stage companies or launching their own product a plus 

    • Passionate about travel 

     

    More Information

    This position will start May 20 or 27th and last for about 10 weeks (If you have a vacation planned during this time we can be flexible).  Hours may vary but around 7 hours per day Monday- Thursday, with half day on Friday.  The candidate should be able to attend in person sessions in Hartford once or twice per week with the remaining time being remote.  A stipend will be provided to this student from the CCEI Summer Fellowship – UConn’s startup accelerator

     

    About Vamos

    Vamos is a group planning and booking tool that makes it easier to find the best time and place for Group Travel.   Our goal is to make the entire booking experience easier, by understanding your preferences to make the best trip recommendations, reducing the mental load so you can focus on the details that matter.  

     

    Interested 

    If you’re interested in this program, we encourage you to apply.  Applications should be submitted to Info@govamos.io.  We ask that interested candidates submit their resume, a TDLR overview of who they are (background, your interests, career aspirations, whatever), and a blurb about why you want to join Vamos.  Please try to be original!  We would rather read something short and authentic than long winded and Ai generated.  

    What to expect

    We expect this process to take 2-3 weeks.  You can expect 

    1. 30 minute video screen with our founder 

    2. 30 minutes video screen with our head of Product 

    3. 5 minute presentation on anything that interests you related to the travel industry (literally anything) 

    4. (Offer) Lunch with the founder to finalize review the summer 

    For more information, contact: Alycia Chrosniak at alycia.chrosniak@uconn.edu