Overview

We’re an innovative new toy startup backed by Amazon, Verizon and Y Combinator. We’re building the next revolution of smart toys. Check us out at www.toymail.co.

We are looking to fill a key position of our operational team. Are you super-smart? Are you self-motivated? Are you an avid social media user? Does the idea of growing with a start-up company that creates highly innovative consumer products, possibly becoming a critical member of its operational team with the potential for a long-term full-time career appeal to you? Do people feel you are the ultimate team player who always does the right thing for the company while still achieving amazing results? If the answers are yes, read on.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Help Execute and plan our Social Media strategy (we’ve got a ton of ideas)
  • Content creation (facebook, vine videos, instagram, youtube, twitter, etc.)
  • Help engage customers in social media networks

TO APPLY:

Here’s how to apply. The goal of this position is to get the word out about our new brand, and generate direct online sales. We’re currently developing our social media personality and we’re looking for someone to help us do that. To apply simply answer why you want to join our team in a few sentences (or more if you like!) and attach your resume in PDF form. If you have a portfolio, that’s great, send it along too!

a) What is your earliest start date, and what is your end date? Are you available 20 hours per week?
b) Are you able to work mainly remotely but attend meetings in the Flatiron district in NYC?
c) Can you provide your own laptop?

Internship opportunities available are unpaid and for credit.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

  • The student will build their social media portfolio and learn to build and develop brand language.
  • The student will receive mentor-ship from our CEO and VP of Marketing in social media as well as business development of a startup
  • The student will be able to sit in on team meetings and contribute ideas to high level development
  • The student will be able to pitch projects to the co-founders and learn to develop their ideas in a professional setting
  • The student can gain experience in an office / startup setting in a field relevant to their major
  • The student will develop their professional communication skills and receive resume and cover letter support

About Toymail

We're an Amazon, Verizon & YC backed, early stage tech startup based in NYC building a groundbreaking way for kids to exchange voice messages with loved ones. Our founding team are the serial entrepreneurs behind Clocky, the runaway alarm clock that has sold over a million units. We value people who communicate complex ideas with fluency, attack problems creatively with simple and focused execution, and are hungry to build something big.

The only kid-friendly WIFI toy messenger. Use our free app to message our toys from your phone & your child can reply right back!

After securing funding from both Amazon and Verizon and getting into Y Combinator, Toymail has just launched the "Talkies"​ - a quirky new line of plush toys that let friends and family exchange messages with kids for two-way voice talk.

With Toymail's Talkies kids can:

• Send messages to grownup's phones with the free Toymail app
• Send messages directly to other friend's Talkies.
• Play for hours on or offline with our on-board voice filtering software