1871 - Startup Experience Intern

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Chicago, IL
Internship
Information Technology • Design
The Role
Assist in managing customer data, communication, and processes at 1871, while gaining firsthand experience in customer success methodologies and startup environments.
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Description

The story of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 isn't about the fire. It's about what happened next. It was a remarkable moment when the most brilliant engineers, architects, and inventors came together to build a new city. Their innovations – born of passion and practical ingenuity – shaped Chicago and the modern world. What started 140 years ago continues to this day.

1871 inspires, equips, and supports founders, growth scalers, and innovators in building great businesses. We deliver unfair advantages at scale. The team supports members made up of Chicago's brightest digital designers, engineers, and leaders shaping new technologies, disrupting old business models, and resetting the boundaries of what's possible.

Come to a place where you can share ideas, make mistakes, partner with others, work hard, grow professionally, and change the world with a bit of luck. If that sounds like you, join us!

Time Commitment

This internship is from June 5 to August 7, 2025, and is virtual with occasional on-site collaboration. Hours and time commitment may be flexible if agreed upon by the supervisor and the internship candidate prior to the start of the internship.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Help organize and track customer data in HubSpot
  • Support communication with startups and other community members through inbox management
  • Develop processes to quickly solve member requests
  • Participate in high-level strategy meetings related to customer experience and success
  • Create canned responses for inbox management based on common inquiries
  • Organize the Membership Google Drive
  • Design HubSpot deal flows for the member sales and renewal cycles
  • Track incoming member and non-member requests to evaluate common inquiries and recommend solutions
  • Apply Customer Success methodologies to develop survey strategy and questions to gauge customer happiness
  • Develop processes to track and analyze cancellation data for insights into the member experience
Requirements
  • Currently enrolled at an accredited university (recent grads will also be considered)
  • CRM experience preferred (HubSpot is a plus)
  • Knowledge of Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides)
  • Demonstrated interest in startups, entrepreneurship, and Chicago’s tech ecosystem
  • Proactive self-starter with the ability to work autonomously and in cross-functional teams
  • Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
  • Organized, dependable, and detail-oriented
Benefits
  • Letters of recommendation from our leadership team.
  • College credit (upon school approval).
  • Work with some of the best and brightest entrepreneurs and startups in the country.
  • Develop in-demand skills and enhance your resume with hands-on experience.

Top Skills

Google Workspace
Hubspot
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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
664 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

The story of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 isn’t really about the fire. It’s about what happened next: A remarkable moment when the most brilliant engineers, architects and inventors came together to build a new city. Their innovations – born of passion and practical ingenuity – shaped not just Chicago, but the modern world. What started 140 years ago continues to this day. Chicago’s brightest digital designers, engineers and entrepreneurs are shaping new technologies, disrupting old business models, and resetting the boundaries of what’s possible.

1871 is Chicago’s innovation hub and the #1 ranked private business incubator in the world. It exists to inspire, equip, and support early stage, growth stage and corporate innovators in building extraordinary businesses. 1871 is home to ~400 technology startups, ~200 growth stage companies, and ~1,500 members, and is supported by an entire ecosystem focused on accelerating their growth and creating jobs in the Chicagoland area. The member experience includes virtual and in person access to workshops, events, mentorship, and more. The nonprofit organization has 350 mentors available to its members, alongside access to more than 200 partner corporations, universities, education programs, accelerators, venture funds and others. Since its inception in 2012, more than 850 alumni companies are currently still active, have created over 14,500 jobs, and have raised more than $3.5 billion in follow-on capital.

Come to a place where you can share ideas, take initiative, work hard, grow professionally and, with a little luck, change the world. If that sounds like you, come join us.

Welcome to 1871.

**Please note, the jobs on our job page are positions with our startups.

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