Student Ambassador Intern

Help shape a new local app that is the digital front door to your local community by connecting local charities, local businesses, and local residents together to do good for the community. Get on the ground floor of a nation wide rollout and put the platform through its paces then bring your campus and neighbors onto it.

Student Ambassador Intern · A few hours a week, flexible · Rockbridge County, Virginia · 18+, currently enrolledAbout The Word.The Word.™ is a free local social media app where students, neighbors, local businesses and charities connect, do good together, and earn real rewards for it.We're launching in Rockbridge County first, then growing across Virginia and nationwide. Our interns are on the ground floor of that rollout.The roleThis internship has two phases. First you test The Word. as a real user and tell us what works, what breaks and what confuses people. Then you take what you learned and become a Student Ambassador, helping fellow students and neighbors join and get active.Nobody knows the app better than the people who tested it. That's what makes our ambassadors credible: you're inviting people to something you helped build.What you'll doPhase 1: Test the app• Use The Word. every day the way a student would: post, join communities, chat, find events, take on challenges and good deeds• Work through test checklists for new features before they reach the public• Report bugs clearly: what you did, what you expected, what happened, with screenshots• Flag anything confusing, slow or hard to find, and suggest how it could be better• Tell us what would make students on your campus actually want to use it• Join short feedback sessions with our founding teamPhase 2: Become a Student Ambassador• Complete a short online ambassador training in a small group• Help students and neighbors sign up and get active, using your personal invite link• Host sign-up events such as a pizza night, game night or group volunteer day• Make short videos (TikTok, Reels, Stories) showing how you use The Word.• Partner with clubs, teams and service organizations, and table at campus and community events• Keep testing: bring back feedback from the people you sign upYour impact on the communityEvery person you bring onto The Word. is one more neighbor connected to the place they live.• Students and town, together. You help close the gap between campus and the community around it, so students find local events, businesses and causes, and neighbors get to know them.• More help for local charities. Active members discover volunteer days, sign up for events and give their time to the causes that keep Rockbridge County going.• Stronger local businesses. Members find and support the shops, restaurants and services down the street.• A safer, better app for everyone. The bugs you catch and the ideas you share shape what thousands of future users see, here and as we grow across Virginia and the country.• Good deeds that add up. You'll help build a habit of doing good, one post, challenge and volunteer hour at a time.Who we're looking for• 18 or older and currently enrolled in college• An iPhone or Android phone you use every day• Curious and detail-minded: you notice when something feels off and can explain why• Comfortable talking to people, on campus and around town• Active on social media, or happy to start• Reliable with a few hours a week through the semester• Cares about your community; volunteer or club experience is a plusNo tech or marketing background needed. We'll train you.Ground rules• Follow your school's rules on promotion and work through approved channels• Disclose the partnership in social posts (#TheWordAmbassador)• No spam, fake or duplicate accountsWhat you'll gain• Hands-on product testing and startup marketing experience for your resume• A front-row seat to launching an app, from feedback to rollout• Direct access to our founding team• A reference letter and a LinkedIn recommendation after a semester in good standing• Flexible hours around your class schedule