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Bandana · 11 hours ago

Operations Intern (Summer 2026)

Brooklyn, NY

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$12K/yr - $15K/yr

Start in 2026 Spring

Bandana is a company dedicated to improving the livelihoods of hourly and entry-level workers through transparency and trust. They are seeking an Operations Intern to assist in executing projects, conducting user research, and supporting grassroots advocacy efforts for the Bandana platform.

Information TechnologyOnline PortalsSoftware

Responsibilities

Test, execute, learn, and (if successful) roll out projects across the Bandana team

Identifying new companies with qualified jobs that should be added to the Bandana platform to deepen our job coverage within both existing and new markets

Run resume workshops and table job fair events

Conducted user research and interviews on both the worker and business sides of our marketplace

Create grassroots public advocacy through local community and government organization outreach

Cold phone outreach & door-to-door sales of local businesses to sponsor jobs on the Bandana platform and co-create social media content

Identifying new companies with qualified jobs that should be added to the Bandana platform

Create grassroots public advocacy through local community and government organization outreach

Qualification

Google SheetsCold outreachProblem solvingCreativityGrowth mindsetEmotional intelligence

Required

You can problem solve. Example: we need to get this product in front of 1,000 net new users in 2 days. How would you do that?

Google sheets experience for basic market sizing, cost estimation

Grit & Hustle: Get-shit-done attitude, with willingness to roll up your sleeves

Creativity Within Ambiguity: When we tell you to 'go test and figure it out', you can test and learn, quickly!

Speed & Independence: You have a track record of driving projects from 0-to-1 quickly and autonomously

Growth Mindset: You have an innate desire to always be learning, no matter the knowledge source

Heart & Head: You're kind. You balance decision-making with both logic and emotional intelligence

Preferred

Deep experience and empathy with our core target audience of American hourly workers

Cold outbound and/or door-to-door sales experience

Benefits

We cover lunch at work

Have a ton of fun activities

Potential to cover $3,000 in housing stipend (total)

Company

Bandana

Bandana operates as a people-first online job platform.

Founded in 2022

Brooklyn, New York, USA

11-50 employees

https://bandana.com/

Funding

Current Stage

Early Stage

Total Funding

$25.3M

Key Investors

General Catalyst

2025-09-25Series A· $13M

2024-08-07Seed· $8.5M

2023-09-06Seed· $3.8M

Leadership Team

Caleb L.

Co-Founder & COO

Recent News

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2025-04-03

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